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Uglies by Scott Westerfeld
4.0
This was great! I can't wait to go into the next book. It was super easy and quick to read and I loved how the story was so different to anything I have ever read.
I also think this book can be quite relatable to today's society and the way we and the media perceive "beauty", so I really think it makes you stop and think.
I also think this book can be quite relatable to today's society and the way we and the media perceive "beauty", so I really think it makes you stop and think.
The Ugly Princess: The Legend of the Winnowwood by Henderson Smith
3.0
I won a copy of this book in the Goodreads First Reads giveaway.
Review to come :)
3.5
So this book is about an ugly princess as you may have guessed. Olive is the last Winnowwood and she has choosen her wonderful powers that can help her kingdom over beauty unlike her Mother and sister. And with that comes challenges as her Farther hates her for it and everywhere she goes she is constantly getting teased and snickered at.
Olive has the True kind of beauty and that is really inspiring. I thought that this book had a really good message. Although I don't know how I felt about her turning beautiful at the end because I kind of thought it defeated the purpose of this book (even though I was kinda shamefully hoping for it the whole book). I also thought the fact that she only turned beautiful because Bart truly loved her was a whole other issue as I didn't like the fact that the only way she would be beautiful and keep her powers laid in someones elses hands and more specifically a MAN'S (I don't mean to sound sexist at all, I just thought that with the whole principle of this book that aspect would have been different).
Other than that I enjoyed this book and liked the message that it sent out. I would recommend for girls ages 12-17 but I think the message can be valuable for everyone.
Review to come :)
3.5
So this book is about an ugly princess as you may have guessed. Olive is the last Winnowwood and she has choosen her wonderful powers that can help her kingdom over beauty unlike her Mother and sister. And with that comes challenges as her Farther hates her for it and everywhere she goes she is constantly getting teased and snickered at.
Olive has the True kind of beauty and that is really inspiring. I thought that this book had a really good message. Although I don't know how I felt about her turning beautiful at the end because I kind of thought it defeated the purpose of this book (even though I was kinda shamefully hoping for it the whole book). I also thought the fact that she only turned beautiful because Bart truly loved her was a whole other issue as I didn't like the fact that the only way she would be beautiful and keep her powers laid in someones elses hands and more specifically a MAN'S (I don't mean to sound sexist at all, I just thought that with the whole principle of this book that aspect would have been different).
Other than that I enjoyed this book and liked the message that it sent out. I would recommend for girls ages 12-17 but I think the message can be valuable for everyone.