Partials

"I was very disappointed by this book. The characters were bland at best, annoying at worst, and the plot development felt two-dimensional and far-fetched. It reads like a middle grade rather than young adult novel. I won't be continuing with the series.<br/><br/>Trigger warning: the story is narrated in first person and does include a fairly detailed depiction of the person being strapped down, drugged, and experimented on while still awake but unable to move, including related panic."

"It’s been a while but I remember liking it in high school"

"★★★★½ -- I thoroughly enjoyed this novel. Previously, I had never read anything remotely like Mira Grant's <i>Newsflesh</i> series. I found this to be an unfortunate fact, as I have found those to be some of the best books I have ever read. <i>Partials</i> bears the closest resemblance, at least tangentially, to <i>Feed</i> and <i>Deadline</i> of all the books I've read. In case you do not know of my love for this series, let me break it down for you: this is a very good thing. Here are some of the things these novels have in common: The novel is set in the post-apocalyptic remnants of a world trashed by a virus. The remaining society is dystopian and built on fear. Politics end up playing an important role. The novel ends up getting really science-y. And things are not always what you expect.<br/><br/>The society in which Kira lives is a tough one. From the outset, Dan Wells presents the reader with a world in which women are forced to become pregnant in a timely manner under the Hope Act. Not only that, but the infants are all but guaranteed to die shortly after birth. After all, the point of the Hope Act legislation was to provide a high enough population sample that perhaps a genetic anomaly would eventually pop up, affording resistance to that infant. From there, perhaps a cure could finally be developed for the other babies. Thus it is the invariable responsibility for all women of age to get pregnant as soon as they can, and as often as they can. Additionally, all survivors on Long Island live in constant fear of the Partials, whom they blame for the more than decimation of the human race. Salvage runs out into the surrounding ruins are risky, but necessary to obtain supplies for the survivors.<br/><br/>Kira, a young medic, fears that they will never find a cure for the virus. However, when her best friend becomes pregnant, she becomes desperate and willing to take matters into her own hands. What results is a thrilling battle to the finish line to develop a cure. What Kira learns along the way about humans, the Partials, and herself alike leave her and the reader grappling for the truth. How can she stop impending civil war when she doesn't truly understand the origins?<br/><br/>I'd recommend this book very highly to fans of post-apocalyptic science fiction and dystopian thrillers. This novel deals with some interesting issues, but it does so in an action-packed, science-filled, political gambit, pulse-pounding way that I've never read anything like it before (except perhaps, as I said before, Mira Grant's <i>Newsflesh</i> series). If it sounds up your alley, give it a try. You won't regret it!"

"Pretty good but I found my eyes glazing over a lot of the medical portions, which was not a good idea since it was quite crucial to the plot. It was exciting though, a fun story and take on human vs machine. I was pleased I guessed the “twist” early on, as that never happens for me, but then also not happy that I didn’t get to experience the “"

"My current favorites are Serpent and Dove by Shelby Mahurin, These Broken Stars by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner, and Obsidian by Jennifer L. Armentrout. As well as all the other books in those three series, they're all amazing (:"

"Great book"

"I really enjoyed this book. can't wait to see where the next one takes us."