Name: Extras
Author: Scott Westefeld
Genre: Young-Adult, Fantasy
Publication Date: 27th September 2012
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Childrens Books
Synopsis: "Extras, the final book in the Uglies series, is set a couple years after the 'mind-rain', a few earth-shattering months in which the whole world woke up. The cure has spread from city to city, and the Pretty regime that kept humanity in a state of bubbleheadedness has ended. Boundless human creativity, new technologies, and old dangers have been unleashed upon the world. Culture is splintering, the cities becoming radically different from each other as each makes its own way into this strange and unpredictable future . . . One of the features of the new world is that everyone has their own blog/myspace/tv channel. The ratings of your feed (combined with his much the city interface overhears people talking about you) determines your social status--so everyone knows at all times how famous they are. As Scott Westerfeld explored the themes of extreme beauty in the first three Uglies books now he takes on the world's obsession with fame and popularity. And how anyone can be an instant celebrity."
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Source: Paperback
Review:
Alright, this is the last book in the series and in my opinion, not the best! I liked the ideas of the book, that was really unique and cool but oh goodness I was surprised when you don't read the book as Tally! I was confused as to why the new character was introduced at first but then remembering the ending of Specials, I realised why this new character was introduced. I have to say the first half of the book (roughly) I didn't like, and I thought it was going to end as a 3 star book, but once the second half started and all the action kicked in, it only just saved it, and bumped it back up to 4 stars, but because of the first half, I could not make it a 5 star book. I guess I was kind of upset that the series had ended but I was just disappointed with the new character, who you read it from the perspective of. It would have been nice to continue reading it as Tally. But have no fear, Tally has not been forgotten! This book just irritated me so much!!!! GGGRRR!!! But it has made me want to read other books by Scott Westerfeld. So I guess some good comes out of this, and it's one of my favourite series now (But let's pretend the first half of Extras didn't happen) . In conclusion with the entire series, I loved it, the characters were awesome and my editions have nice simplistic design, which makes them pretty to me! And I highly recommend checking out the series. (Wow Laura, shortest conclusion ever...)
Rating: 4/5 Stars
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