Title: Partials (Goodreads)
Author: Dan Wells (Website | Twitter)
Series: Partials #1
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published date: March 1st 2012
Pages: 470 pages
Format: Paperback
Rating: 4/5 Noodles
From Goodreads:
The human race is all
but extinct after a war with Partials—engineered organic beings
identical to humans—has decimated the population. Reduced to only tens
of thousands by RM, a weaponized virus to which only a fraction of
humanity is immune, the survivors in North America have huddled together
on Long Island while the Partials have mysteriously retreated. The
threat of the Partials is still imminent, but, worse, no baby has been
born immune to RM in more than a decade. Our time is running out.
Kira,
a sixteen-year-old medic-in-training, is on the front lines of this
battle, seeing RM ravage the community while mandatory pregnancy laws
have pushed what’s left of humanity to the brink of civil war, and she’s
not content to stand by and watch. But as she makes a desperate
decision to save the last of her race, she will find that the survival
of humans and Partials alike rests in her attempts to uncover the
connections between them—connections that humanity has forgotten, or
perhaps never even knew were there.
Dan Wells, acclaimed author of I Am Not a Serial Killer,
takes readers on a pulsepounding journey into a world where the very
concept of what it means to be human is in question—one where our
humanity is both our greatest liability and our only hope for survival.
****
It's really hard to write a review if the book is really great. Sitting in front of my computer, think what to say about this awesome book. Honestly, I bought this book because I can't find a copy of Insurgent. Yes, my money for that time is for Insurgent, but I'm really happy that I
bought this book because it's a great book.
Dan Wells made a really great dystopian world. A world where babies don't survive because of a virus. A world where 99% of population gone. A world where there's a determined girl named Kira. A girl who's willing to do anything to save her world.
First of all, the characters. Kira is a really
great protagonist. Her determination on saving the baby of her adopted
sister, Madison and not only Madison's but all the babies made her a
great character, a hero. I also like Marcus because he's willing to help Kira, but at first he didn't support Kira's decision and he's funny. I just hate Haru. He's so confident, and I don't know I just hate him. XD
I really enjoy the 'science touch' of Partials (Science is my favorite subject, especially Biology). But there are some moments that the 'science touch' made me crazy (lol!) but it's really amazing.
The ending almost kill me. The twist and everything about it made me crazy. Gahd, I can't wait to read the next book. I'm really curious what will happen to Kira and Marcus. Oh, book 2 please answer all my questions.
Favorite Quotes:
“Happiness is the most natural thing in the world when you have it,
and the slowest, strangest, most impossible thing when you don't. It's
like learning a foreign language: You can think about the words all you
want, but you'll never be able to speak it until you suck up your
courage and say them out loud.”
“Each life has a different purpose, and some people can find their
purpose more easily than others. The key, the most important thing you
can ever know, is that whatever your purpose is, that's not your only
choice"
"No matter why you're here, no matter why any of us are here,
you're never tied down to fate. You're never locked in. You make your
own choices, Kira, and you can't let anyone ever take that away from
you.”
“I am stronger than my trials.”
“Life comes from death, and weakness teaches us strength.”
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