Uglies - Scott Westerfeld

Plot Summary 
Uglies is the first book of the trilogy. It's about a world in which everyone has an operation when they turn sixteen, making them supermodel beautiful. Big eyes, full lips, no one fat or skinny. This seems like a good thing, but it's not. Especially if you're one of the uglies, a bunch of radical teens who've decided they want to keep their own faces. 


My Review
Hmm...I'm not quite sure where to start with this book. I think I am sitting on the fence, not loving it but not hating it. The ideas and the futuristic setting is well thought out and interesting however I didn't like the characters. Especially Tally. I dont know why but she just annoyed me. She was so self-centered that she got on my nerves so much I had to skip chunks of pages to get rid of her. Which was very hard considering she was the main character. 


Also the plot was a bit predictable however I haven't read anything about turning people pretty so far in this genre. But i haven't read a lot so who knows. Anyway you know those books that you absolutely cannot put down? The ones that every spare second you have it spent reading them? Well this one was strange. When I was reading it i didn't want to stop. However when I wasn't reading it I didn't want to start reading it again. I don't know why this was. But I'll let you guys be the judge if you read it.


Score 6 out of 10 


...sincerely, a reader 

Hunger Games - Suzanne Collins

Plot Summary
Could you survive on your own, in the wild, with everyone out to make sure you don't live to see the morning? 

In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts. The Capitol is harsh and cruel and keeps the districts in line by forcing them all to send one boy and one girl between the ages of twelve and eighteen to participate in the annual Hunger Games, a fight to the death on live TV. 

Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen, who lives alone with her mother and younger sister, regards it as a death sentence when she steps forward to take her sister's place in the Games. But Katniss has been close to dead before—and survival, for her, is second nature. Without really meaning to, she becomes a contender. But if she is to win, she will have to start making choices that will weigh survival against humanity and life against love.


My Review 


The Hunger Games is a fantastic novel. It has great description, character development, romance and a full throttle, exciting action filled plot set in the future. The characters are not perfect which makes them easier to relate to and more realistic. Katniss, the main character, has an inner temper and a firer strength that I really loved and that made her stand out to me. The plot was really unique and it was one of the first dystopia books I read. 


The imagery described is really intense and powerful but not confusing. It was like watching a movie in your head (totally corny but so true). The Hunger Games is an emotional ride for anyone who reads it that can manipulate your feelings in ways you never expected. It is action filled and faced paced. There is never a dull moment. 


Score 9.5 out of 10


...sincerely, a reader