After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. ... Shay is Tally’s close friend, adventurous and independent-minded.

Why does Shay not like the pretty surgery? Not since you showed up" (28.106).

when Special Circumstances comes knocking (34.47).

I am thoroughly pissed off over that. She always seemed like she was just there to instigate or react to Tally, and was rarely more than irritating with a side of pity.

JavaScript seems to be disabled in your browser. Tally and, ...young ugly approaches Tally and asks why she looks so sad.

I loved, loved the Uglies series, but I never thought Shay came across as a real person. But I wouldn't use the word ugly.

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“You can’t change it by wishing, or by telling yourself that you’re pretty. The Uglies series was one of the first YA series I read and I loved every bit of it. When Tally recognizes, ...operation as he gleefully discovers her SpagBol.

They didn’t know about biology.”, “Yeah, and people killed each other over stuff like having different skin color.” Tally shook her head. It reminds us that Shay is out-of-step with her time period. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 12, 2012.

And by "friendship" we mean "guilt-tripping." while it was nice to read a new perspective, I was happier with just the original story. So, I loved this book for offering us that perspective. None of them can remember exactly how they met, or what happened at the Smoke, or why Shay ended up getting the Operation after running away. Tachs reminds Shay that he saved her from drowning during a flash flood when they were on their way to the Smoke together, and the two kiss. That’s why they invented the operation.”, “But it’s a trick, Tally. Tachs' fear and Shay's pain cause them both to remember things from Ugly days.

I kind of hated Shay, BUT I'll probably read it anyway.

We personally assess every book's quality and offer rare, out-of-print treasures. It really drove home the point of what this government was doing...brainwashing all the kids to think less of themselves, and like Shay even says in the book, to hate themselves. On the very first page, I was like "I shouldn't read this." Maybe he was a few years older than she was.

This is so good I can’t wait for more!!!! Go check out "What's Up with the Ending?" Even poor Shay. Her face is turned into a cruel prettiness. ...activated the pendant when she arrived, as now she knows that she’s not just betraying, ...they can take the scrub trees back to the Smoke to burn.