If you’re going through Hunger Games withdrawal, this may feed your fix. P is for Partials by Dan Wells. Humanity has been ravaged by a virus that took 99% of the population and leaves infants unable to survive. Another enemy lurking in the shadows are the Partials, genetically engineered super-humans who were used as soldiers and rebelled against humanity. Humanity lost the Partial War and lives on the brink waiting to see if the Partials will come back to finish what the virus hasn’t done yet.
The book centers on Kira Walker who is trying to find a cure to the virus and to save humanity. She’s doing so under the strict hand of the government that requires mandatory pregnancies in the hopes of an infant born immune. This is the first in a series (probably a trilogy) and it dealt with its subjects very well. It deals with the warring mentalities of the strict Senate and rebel Voice. It deals with the fears and anxieties of the real people in this crumbling world. Because of Kira’s actions, she even gets inside the Senate to see what’s truly going on.
I love dystopian novels and this one has a semi-post-apocalyptic feel to it since humanity is on the brink of annihilation. It enhances the drama because there’s so much at stake but isn’t over the top. It also doesn’t downplay the inevitable violence. When the world is so close to ending, chaos is inevitable. It gives you just enough that you get resolution for the main events but leaves plenty of things to deal with in the next book in the series. I’m curious to see where Wells takes this.
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