Partials by Dan Wells

As I begin to finish up the book Partials by Dan Wells I don't think I have talked much about the setting which plays an important role in the book. The book is set in New York, which in fact is where most apocalyptic stories in movies and books take place. Anyway, what I've noticed throughout the book is that setting helps the reader visualize more easily.

One disappointment I find in a lot of books is the description of the setting. Often there is very little description and when there is it's simply not detailed enough. Although there is quite a lot of dialogue in the book, (which I sometimes struggle with) the details describing the setting keep me reading. For example, "The bridge behind them exploded in a giant fireball, bright enough to sear Kira's eyes even in the cover of the truck. The blast shifted the Coke truck ten feet forward, pushing the fugitives across the asphalt." Because the setting is also in New York I find the book much easier to read. Across the story, several key features of New York are mentioned such as the skyscrapers of Manhattan and the Brooklyn Bridge. Although the book is science-fiction, mentioning these aspects of things I see everyday make the book more realistic.

As I come towards the end of the book, I hope to see it end just as strong as the beginning. I would recommend this to anyone that loves suspenseful and intricate plot twists.

Partials by Dan Wells

So far in "Partials" by Dan Wells, Kira has discovered a shocking fact about RM, the weaponized virus that the Partials inflicted upon humans. When Kira learned that Madison became pregnant, she was determined to stop the RM virus from killing innocent infants. Working as an intern at the hospital, Kira noticed that blood samples were taken only from the infants that would later die in the proceeding hours. When decided to take a blood sample from her boyfriend, Marcus, to find what the survivors of the RM virus had that the infants didn't, she astonishingly found that everyone was a carrier. Therefore, the reason behind the deaths of the infants was because although their parents were carriers, they however inherited the subliminal disease.

Determined as Kira is, there are still many obstacles in her way. For example, in order to have the greatest chance of curing the RM disease she has to find and study a partial. However, after attacking the humans the partials fled and since then no one has encountered one. Despite this, Kira may still have a chance of encountering a partial. Previously in the book, Kira was nearly killed when a bomb was detonated. What she didn't know was that the "radio installation rigged with a massive bomb" was from the Voice, a group of rebels that left the "grid" when the Hope Act was passed which required girls at a certain age to get pregnant as frequently as possible. Gianna, one of the people that was found in the rubble was part of the voice and was protecting something that wasn't supposed to be found. I think that the voice hasn't just rebelled because of the Hope Act but possibly because they are working with the partials. Hopefully I will find out as I continue to read the book.

Partials: A Story about Survival

I recently have began reading "Partials" by Dan Wells. In the book, a sixteen-year-old named Kira along with several others are some of the only remaining from the war. This war, which was fought between humans and partials, "engineered organic beings identical to humans," that also nearly wiped out the whole civilization using RM, a weaponized virus. Although Kira is safe in the protected area of Long Island the partials still remain a threat. However, there is also another threat besides the partials: The Voice. Ever since the war, not a single infant has successfully been born immune to the virus. In order for there to be a great chance, the Hope Act was created which required women at the age of 18 to become pregnant as frequently as possible. The Voice did not approve and therefore rebelled against the government.

Kira along with several others went on a mission outside the defense grid. On their way, they came across explosions that killed a few. They later found shelter and Owen Tovar, a former Marine Corp. Owen invites them into his house. They begin speaking about the war and eventually the Voice. After speaking about the damages from when he was a Marine and someone asking, "How did you receive those scars?" Tovar says that he was a demolition specialist. I suddenly thought that maybe Tovar could be part of the Voice. He showed much interest in Kira's mission as well as the defense system around Long Island along with knowing much information about the Voices. I predict that Owen is part of the Voice and that he will win Kira and the rests' trust enough so that he becomes a dangerous threat to the survival of the last humans remaining.