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 Only 0.001 percent of the entire human population remains. 
 When? The year 2076. Where? Long Island, NY. Why? Humanity's own foolishness, of course. 
 After a war with the Partials - beings genetically engineered for fighting in the war, but are physically identical to humans - the human population is almost nil. A deadly virus dubbed "RM" was released by the Partials and killed all but the small fraction who were immune. 
 The threat of the Partials still remains in a far-off way, but the remaining humans gathered on Long Island are busy dealing with the issues at hand. Their main concern is creating a future, and this is difficult considering no child born after the war has lived. Every single baby dies of RM within 72 hours of being born. The Hope Act was created in hopes of overcoming this sad fact. Women are required at age 18 to become pregnant as soon as possible, and as often as possible - by law. 
 16-year-old Kira Walker is one of the medics assigned to the maternity ward at the hospital. She is devastated each day as she watches newborn after newborn die of the virus. She begins to question the methods being used; question why it's been 11 years and not one baby has been born immune. Kira is pushed over the edge when she learns that her best friend is pregnant. She takes it upon herself to personally save that baby, as well as future ones. In her studies, she comes to the realization that to cure RM they must go to the source of the virus: The Partials. 
 Thus begins a deadly journey to cure RM and save the human race. 
 Jayden laughed grimly. "Press the attack and hope for the best." 
 "Hope is not a strategy," said Kira 
 "It's not plan A," said Jayden, "and it shouldn't be plan B, but it is every plan C that has ever been made." 
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 Okay, wow. I had to wait days to review this just so I could get my thoughts in order - and even now, they aren't in order. This book was such a breath of fresh air. I have been waiting for something fantastic to knock me off my feet, and Partials has done it; done it without gobs of romance and/or a sappy love story. That's impressive all in itself. 
 The world building was fantastic. The post-apocalyptic world Wells has created is believable and easy to picture. Dark. Desolate. Dangerous. Wells paid great attention to detail and it had me poring over this book for hours. It was quite hard to put down. 
 The characters were really wonderful. Kira was a little different from your average YA heroine. She wasn't 'girly' so to speak. She was super strong and determined. I found her to be a very inspiring protagonist. She questioned everything and never fell into the mold the Senate wanted her to be in; or anyone wanted her to be in, for that matter. She was definitely what I'd call kick-ass. 
 Supporting characters such as Jayden, Haru, Xochi, and Samm were all fantastic in their own ways. Each one had a distinct personality and played their own part in how the story panned out. 
 The writing was beautiful and flowed perfectly. The story was fast paced and riveting. It was one that made you think and wonder. It's one of those stories that you just can't wait to find out what the heck is going on. It's packed with adrenaline filled action scenes, plenty of politics, war, betrayal, and people fighting the system for what's right. It's inspiring and the end left me in tears and totally begging for more. If you're a dystopian fan, you need to read this one. It's a truly powerful story. 
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 Book source: NetGalley 
 Publisher: Balzer + Bray/HarperCollins