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Specials

By: Scott Westerfeld
Narrated by: Emily Tremaine
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"Special Circumstances": The words have sent chills down Tally's spine since her days as a repellent, rebellious ugly. Back then Specials were a sinister rumor - frighteningly beautiful, dangerously strong, breathtakingly fast. Ordinary pretties might live their whole lives without meeting a Special. But Tally's never been ordinary. And now, in the third book in the series, Tally's been turned into a Special: a superamped fighting machine engineered to keep the uglies down and the pretties stupid. The strength, the speed, and the clarity and focus of her thinking feel better than anything Tally can remember. Most of the time. One tiny corner of her heart still remembers something more. Still, it's easy to tune that out - until Tally's offered a chance to stamp out the rebels of the New Smoke permanently. It all comes down to one last choice: listen to that tiny, faint heartbeat or carry out the mission she's programmed to complete. Either way,Tally's world will never be the same.

©2008 Scott Westerfeld (P)2015 Simon & Schuster Audio

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A YA classic

This was a great book when I first read it in 2007, and it has held up. I would recommend this book to any YA reader in 2024.

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Still a good series, not sure about the ending

The author did a great job making you feel the details of being a Special. His hatred for our society taints this book and I'm not sure I feel about Tally becoming an ecoterroritst at the end (perhaps it's my assumption). Overall though, it's an interesting book that makes you think.

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Better still

It seems this series just keeps getting better with each book. On to the fourth and final book in this series.

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Sooooo good!!!

Ughhh this series really was so good! The story line is very interesting and the characters are inviting and Tally is being thrown around in all these different situations and she’s only 16! Im happy I ran across this series.

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wonderful!

I love this series. I can't stop! so glad to hear more are on the way!!!

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Character Traits

I know a story has to have many twists to keep it interesting. But I do believe that sometimes you can change a character's triats too much. I almost stopped reading after the first couple chapters. I pushed through to the end and I'm still not completely satisfied with the main character's changes but I am going to continue reading and hoping that book 4 brings me back to enjoying the story instead of being upset with it.

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Love it!

Personally, I loved the narrator through all of the books! I think she did a great job!

The author did a wonderful job bringing his world to life! I just listened to the original trilogy for the first time since high school, over a decade ago.

I absolutely loved it from beginning to end. Now, onto Extras. 😍

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The last ice special

Trying to catch the smokey at all costs, ending up with a war in their hands only to be saved by a super tiny transmitter . Excellent narration.

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Emily is awesome!

I really loved reading the series growing up & Emily does an amazing job voicing the characters!

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Amazing

I loved this book. The best of the series by far. Amazing reminds me to be icy in life even if it's not some fantasy place

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