In a near-futuristic world where a set standard of beauty is valued higher than virtue and meaningless hookups are the norm, “ugly” Tessa Julliard is unfortunate to have been born into a family of “beautifuls” living in an aesthetically elitist neighborhood. Her social-climbing mother is on a mission to fix her with multiple beauty enhancement surgeries Tessa doesn’t want, and her sister and brother scorn her. Only her dad, a terminally beautiful Internet newspaper mogul, seems to want her around. Things heat up when the most sought-after beautiful in the city—Tessa’s sister’s heartthrob—falls in love with Tessa, and a demented ugly turned beautiful stalks Tessa to claim her as his own.