Partials by Dan Wells

Partials by Dan Wells

Title & Author:
Partials by Dan Wells
Publisher:
Balzer + Bray
Publication Date:
February 28, 2012
Pages:
472
Source:
ARC from Publisher

Humanity is all but extinguished after a war with partials–engineered organic beings identical to humans–has decimated the world’s population. Reduced to only tens of thousands by a weaponized virus to which only a fraction of humanity is immune, the survivors in North America have huddled together on Long Island. The threat of the partials is still imminent, but, worse, no baby has been born immune to the disease in over a decade. Humanity’s time is running out.

When sixteen-year-old Kira learns of her best friend’s pregnancy, she’s determined to find a solution. Then one rash decision forces Kira to flee her community with the unlikeliest of allies. As she tries desperately to save what is left of her race, she discovers that the survival of both humans and partials rests in her attempts to answer questions of the war’s origin that she never knew to ask.

Combining the fast-paced action of The Hunger Games with the provocative themes of Battlestar Galactica, Partials is a pulse-pounding journey into a world where the very concept of what it means to be human is in question–one where our sense of humanity is both our greatest liability, and our only hope for survival. – Goodreads

GUYS. Partials by Dan Wells is a seriously intense ride. I read mixed reviews of Partials before I started reading it, but luckily I ended up really, really enjoying Partials.

I mean, it’s sort of hard to be really original with dystopians and post-apocalyptic stories these days. But I thought Dan Wells really kicked it up a knock with Partials. The whole biological robots aspect (aka the partials) was really interesting to me and I loved experiencing and learning about the partials.

The world building in Partials was excellent, I thought. There always has to be secrets in conspiracies in a dystopian society, and I really enjoyed learning all the secrets along with Kira. There were a lot of things I totally didn’t see coming and I really, really liked the twists.

It didn’t hurt that I loved Kira. A protagonist with medical aspirations – someone who wants to save lives with medicine and science and research! It was a very refreshing change and I loved her dedication and intelligence.

And as intense as Partials was, I will say that at some points I thought there was too much action – I was ready to find out more, to get to the conclusion, but stuff kept happening to slow things down.

Partials by Dan Wells was a very long book, but well worth the ride. It was exciting and intense, and a very interesting twist on the typical dystopians out there. The characters were admirable and brave, yet messed up and confused in a very relatable way. If you’re looking for a dystopian/post-apocalyptic type book that feels new, definitely check out Partials.

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