Pretties By Scott Westerfeld

What would life be like if everyone was supermodel perfect? How would anyone stand out? In Pretties by Scott Westerfeld, Tally’s dreams come true and she is finally perfect, just like every other New Pretty. Now that she is beautiful, the next goal she must reach is to become a Crim. Zane, the leader of the Crims, and Tally start seeing each other, but soon find out that there is a way they wouldn’t have to be like all the others. They have to find a way to leave the city and save all their friends in the process without alarming the Wardens. Tally searches for love through her relationship with Zane, truth by finding out what happens to all the New Pretties, and Identity by trying to remember who she used to be before the operation. Being gorgeous in New Pretty Town means there are more opportunities to meet new, special people. Tally wasn’t really looking for a relationship yet (especially since Peris had warned her about falling for someone too fast at first) but that was before she met Zane. He wasn’t exactly thinking of having anything more than a friendship with her at first either, but it changed the first time they went out alone. “Reality was
She was worried that it might not have done anything since she only had half a dose, but after she had a confrontation with Dr. Cable the resentment Tally has towards her recovers some of the seemingly expunged memories from before the operation. “Tally’s mind wasn’t going to fade away. She was not going to forget who she was (West 136). “ It seems that for Tally, harsh anger and high adrenaline flow are what finally pushed her to break through whatever mindset the operation had given her. She is finally able to recollect events from her past life as an ugly, and she is not about to give them up for anything. She now needs to figure out who she was before she became pretty. She isn’t about to let anyone get in her