Showing posts with label Partials. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Partials. Show all posts

Monday, April 15, 2013

Review Fragments by Dan Wells

Fragments (Partials, #2)Title: Fragments
Author: Dan Wells
Published: February 26th, 2013 
Publisher: Balzer + Bray
Pages: 564
Source: Netgalley
Series: Partials Sequence #2


Kira Walker has found the cure for RM, but the battle for the survival of humans and Partials is just beginning. Kira has left East Meadow in a desperate search for clues to who she is. That the Partials themselves hold the cure for RM in their blood cannot be a coincidence--it must be part of a larger plan, a plan that involves Kira, a plan that could save both races. Her companions are Afa Demoux, an unhinged drifter and former employee of ParaGen, and Samm and Heron, the Partials who betrayed her and saved her life, the only ones who know her secret. But can she trust them?

Meanwhile, back on Long Island, what's left of humanity is gearing up for war with the Partials, and Marcus knows his only hope is to delay them until Kira returns. But Kira's journey will take her deep into the overgrown wasteland of postapocalyptic America, and Kira and Marcus both will discover that their greatest enemy may be one they didn't even know existed.


Did you read Partials and liked it? Than you'll definitely love Fragments! I certainly did. I think it's even better than the first book in the series.

It took me a while to get into the story. I couldn't remember everything that had happened in Partials and that made it a bit difficult, because the story continues where the first book ends. But soon most of it came back and I really enjoyed this story. It was hard to put down. 

I loved that the story is told from different perspectives. In Partials I had a couple of times that I was annoyed by Kira and had to put the book down. With multiple perspectives the story was a lot more fun and fast paced! You also learn a lot more about the war that's going on and how they got there. 

That's the best thing about dystopians: the world building! It makes the story so much better if the world building is good. It's what made Partials less fun for me, I would have loved it if there was more about the world and how it got this way. In Fragments there was a lot of background information and I absolutely loved it! 

Beside having to get into the story when I just started I was pretty sad when I turned to last page. I want more! The ending screams for more!

A great dystopian series you definitely want to read if you love the genre!

Monday, January 14, 2013

Review Partials by Dan Wells


Partials (Partials, #1)Title: Partials
Author: Dan Wells
Published: February 28th, 2012 (Balzer + Bray)
Pages: 470
Source: bought
Series: 
Partials Sequence #1

Rating: 4 stars
Synopsis from Goodreads: The only hope for humanity isn’t human.

In a world where people have been all but wiped out by a virus created by part-human cyborgs called ‘Partials’, and where no baby survives longer than three days, a teenage girl makes it her mission to find a cure, and save her best friend’s unborn child.

But finding a cure means capturing a Partial…

I think it comes as no surprise that I'm a fan of dystopians! I love getting to know a new world and most dystopians have a strong MC, one of the things that makes me love a book almost instantly. The only downside is that I can't read too much of this genre in a row, because it does get confusing after a while. 

Partials is, of course, a dystopian and I loved it. The world setting in this book was really cool. Kira lives in a world where there hasn't been a surviving baby in eleven years. If they don't find a cure the human race will come to extinct. 

Kira is a strong MC (yay!) and she's one of the brightest person's in her year of medical training. She's determined to find a cure and she's close to getting one. Although her superiors won't let her do what's necessary to get it, catching a partial, a kind of human robot. When her best friend gets pregnant, Kira becomes even more determined than she was before.

It took me a while to get into the story and get to know the world and Kira. Dan Wells created a beautiful world setting, but it also took some time to introduce it. The pace really picked up after Kira sets out with a group to catch a partial. After that it was almost impossible to put the book down! 

That's also the moment the most awesome character in the book is introduced: Samm, the partial Kira manages to catch. At first he doesn't say anything and you just want to scream at him. But it also makes him very mysterious. When he finally started talking I was just as fascinated by him as Kira was. I want more Samm!

The ending didn't came as a surprise for me. But it's not a bad thing! I love it when I suspect something is going to happen and after a while (or sometimes even immediately) I want them to happen and they do. The ending made me very curious for book two and I can't wait to read it! 

If you love dystopian, then you definitely want to read Partials!

Saturday, November 17, 2012

Stacking the Shelves (20)


Stacking the Shelves is a weekly meme hosted by Tynga's Reviews. Bloggers share what new books (physical or virtual) they got this week. I like getting new books and showing them. So here's my haul for this week! 

I've had the most amazing week! Not only did I break my book buying ban, but I finally found a job! I'm so excited! I just heard it (while writing this post) and I'm jumping up and down! It's time for a celebration \o/. 

For review


A Shimmer of Angels (Angel Sight, #1)Title: A Shimmer of Angels
Author: Lisa M. Basso
Published: January 29th, 2013 (Month9Books, LLC)
Pages: 263
Series: Angel Sight #1








Elemental: The First (Primord Series, #1)Title: Elemental: The First
Author: Alexandra May
Published: July 10th, 2011 (Pauma Publishing)
Pages: 280
Series: Primord series #1








Bought




The Perks of Being a WallflowerTitle: The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Author: Stephen Chbosky
Published: September 1st, 2012 (Simon & Schuster)
Pages: 231










Partials (Partials, #1)Title: Partials
Author: Dan Wells
Published: March 29th, 2012 (HarperCollins Children's Books)
Pages: 470
Series: Partials Sequence #1






Freebie




Treachery (Nightshade, #2.5)Title: Nachtschade. Verraad (Dutch version)
Original title: Treachery
Author: Andrea Cremer
Pages: 22
Series: Nightshade #2.5








What new books did you get this week?