Shatter City by Scott WesterfeldMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
The sequel to Impostors brings us to the midpoint of Westerfeld's latest series in finer form than its predecessor in all the ways, and not just the fact that Shatter City is a significantly cooler title. There's also the ways in which this book finally starts growing into its own thing, distinct from all the other books in the Uglies-verse that came before it - and as on point as the social commentary of the original series is, Shatter City raises the stakes by introducing us to Paz, a city built on the ruins of Baja California where the population uses implants to regulate their emotions in such a way that it eerily comes off more like drug addiction than anything else. And as Frey and Col start to gain allies in this free city - a place where liberty is so prized - they both get to become even more badass than their Book 1 selves in all the ways, ready to wage war against certain warlike First Families willing to set the remains of the world on fire just to watch them burn. Even more so than in Impostors, Shatter City leaves me wondering so much what Westerfeld has in mind for the rest of the series - two books to go now!
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