Jessi's Blog Post #5 Page 297

"Just get whatever Dr. Cable wants. And don't you dare touch one of those hoverboards."

"Don't worry, I won't have to," she said, and snapped the fingers of both hands as loudly as she could.

Croy's hoverboard jumped into the air, knocking the Special's feet out from under him. The man rolled off the roof again, and Tally leaped onto the board.

____________

I chose this passage not for the quality  of the writing, but for what  it shows about Tally's character development  She is very conflicted throughout (almost) the entire book, right up until she talks to David's parents. She throws the pendant into the fire, which seems to be the moment she truly decides she wants to stay. But, then Dr. Cable shows up. Tally knows she can turn pretty now, once more she has the power of choice in her hands. And, it almost seems she's going along with Cable, right up until she says the necklace is on the roof. And, the minute she chooses to oppose the specials and the privilege to turn pretty, we see how far Tally has come. She knows the city secrets and wants to escape them. At this point, Tally is deciding for herself, without the overpowering influences and threats of the city.

 Tally Youngblood lives in a world where the best day of your life is your sixteenth birthday. And, that's because on this day, a surgery turns them from Ugly, to Pretty. But some last minute complications come up, and Tally's future twists. And suddenly she's tumbling through things she never wanted to happen...This book is a journey through the future in a world much different than we know it today. The fate of others seems to fall in Tally's hands throughout the risky page-turner. And quite the page turner it is. The story encases you, drags you in and pulls you along as Tally fights her way to find herself through a world that's beautifully known to her. Folded within the pages lies an adventure-packed story full of discovery. This is definitely a good book for those who enjoyed the Matched Trilogy, or for anyone who wants a good adventure story to hang onto.