Partials (Partials Sequence #1) by Dan Wells - GBR - Starting September 1st 2018

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Humanity is all but extinguished after a war with Partials—engineered organic beings identical to humans—has decimated the 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. But sixteen-year-old Kira is determined to find a solution. As she tries desperately to save what is left of her race, she discovers that that the survival of both humans and Partials rests in her attempts to answer questions about the war's origin that she never knew to ask.

Playing on our curiosity of and fascination with the complete collapse of civilization, Partials is, at its heart, a story of survival, one that explores the individual narratives and complex relationships of those left behind, both humans and Partials alike—and of the way in which the concept of what is right and wrong in this world is greatly dependent on one's own point of view.

Supports the Common Core State Standards.

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Partials (Partials Sequence #1) by Dan Wells will be our 2nd GBR for September 2018.

Please read at your own pace, and hide any spoilers ☺ You are welcome to join at any time during the month ☺

Happy Reading Everybody!

[Sarah Elizabeth]

Pre-Reading Questions -

Anybody got any thoughts on this one before we start?

Has anyone read anything similar to this before?

Anybody read anything else by this author previously?

[Lee]

7% (view spoiler)[ I'm incredibly grossed out on the thought of making girls get pregnant knowing that their child is going to die and then making them do it again... and again... and again. All in the hopes that at some point they are going to figure out what exactly is doing it. I mean I know y'all want to survive as a human race, but like... surely there is a better way to do that. I mean not making girls start doing that at 16 sounds like a good start. (hide spoiler)]

[Lee]

26% (view spoiler)[ Kira's plan sounds insane, but I mean... she's right. It's really their only chance to survive. (hide spoiler)]

[Lee]

75% (view spoiler)[ I feel like the steam I thought this book had, it's lost it. Everything has been predictable and I'm definitely a little bored with everything. Even if they are traveling with Sam now and trying to save humans and partials. (hide spoiler)]

[Lee]

Finished (view spoiler)[ This is another dystopian book that I feel like I might have enjoyed a whole lot better if I read it in the middle of the big dystopian phase. This one did follow the same model as them all, but holy crap it was so boring. Ugh. I was listening on audio and it was a struggle for me to finish it. (hide spoiler)]