Reviews

Specials by Scott Westerfeld

alyssakatherine's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

annlnm's review against another edition

2.0

2⭐️ Why did Zane have to die?! He was the only character I liked in this series and he had way more chemistry with Tally than with David..
Also there were so many plot holes and the ending was just so anti-climatic and there was no big unraveling.
Kinda disappointed tbh
I read more about Tally being on the hoverboard than the actual plot haha
Shays change of heart was always out of nowhere and it was never written about what made her change her mind. There was just so much potential with her so i was so frustrated.
Peris was just standing there the entire series

jessdl's review against another edition

5.0

I loved this book but it’s not that I was disappointed with the ending it was just not what I had anticipated, I know it’s not a fairytale but I wish it would’ve gone all the way I had hoped it would! Still suck an amazing book that will keep you on the edge of your seat!

rwelchans8's review against another edition

This is what happens when you have read through all the “always available” book on Libby. Can’t say I would recommend.

geo_ix's review against another edition

4.0

I’m rating this a loose 4 stars, because I did really like this, but I had a lot going on while reading so I couldn’t really appreciate it or put my whole focus on it. Definite trigger warning in this book for

Spoiler

self harm

and I really didn’t love Tally for most of the book because of the Specials enhancements, but still really enjoyed the book. By the way this ended, I don’t really think you need to read book four at all, there wasn’t really any loose ends but I’ll read it and see if it’s worth it.

ashurtleff's review against another edition

3.0

I’m sad how much I wasn’t a fan of this book and how long it took me to read it. I’m happy she “ended up” with David at the end but it took too long to get to that point. Felt very rushed in the last few chapters

jessicatamm92's review against another edition

5.0

I've lost count of how many times I've read this series..
Chance are now that I'm blogging/booktubing I'll be rereading this very soon so that I can have a better review up for you all!
Just know that this is my favorite dystopian series!

bethanie22's review against another edition

3.0

Well, I finished it... I could have lived my life not ever had read it but also don't hate that I did. I don't plan on reading extras, didn't love the world enough. I love the way Tally ended up turning Dr.Cable normal, that was a great way to destroy her control and allow the regime to fall. Slowly, over a month, it was genius. I figured Zane would die and she would end up with David, so no big surprise there. I mean its kind of cool that she ended up remaining a special and being a warrior for nature. One of my favorite aspects of this was in uglies she was clear headed, in pretties loving Zane kept her clear-headed, and in Speacials feeling pain kept her clear headed. Life does some weird shit to you and that is one of them right?? Overall it's a take or leave, I'm over the series though.

jennaoregan's review against another edition

adventurous tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Reread

readerchey's review against another edition

2.0

This book was simply meh... but the ending wasn’t as predictable as the previous two.