For her senior capstone project, Pip researches the disappearance of former Fairview High student Andie, last seen on April 18, 2014, by her younger sister, Becca. Pip has known and liked Sal since childhood he’d supported her when she was being bullied in middle school. There’s not much plot here, but readers will relish the opportunity to climb inside Autumn’s head.Įveryone believes that Salil Singh killed his girlfriend, Andrea Bell, five years ago-except Pippa Fitz-Amobi. Even secondary characters are well-rounded, with their own histories and motivations. Autumn’s coming-of-age is sensitively chronicled, with a wide range of experiences and events shaping her character. But on August 8, everything changes, and Autumn has to rely on all her strength to move on. In the summer after graduation, Autumn and Finny reconnect and are finally ready to be more than friends. Growing up, Autumn and Finny were like peas in a pod despite their differences: Autumn is “quirky and odd,” while Finny is “sweet and shy and everyone like him.” But in eighth grade, Autumn and Finny stop being friends due to an unexpected kiss. They drift apart and find new friends, but their friendship keeps asserting itself at parties, shared holiday gatherings and random encounters. The finely drawn characters capture readers’ attention in this debut.Īutumn and Phineas, nicknamed Finny, were born a week apart their mothers are still best friends.

The rushed ending promises a sequel, progressing the story enough that readers are certain to return. The rollercoaster plot takes precedence over character at times, and the generally realistic world occasionally strains credibility. Their covert mission starts a chain reaction, uncovering secrets revealed through political dealings, medical pathology and paramilitary action sequences.

But with all human aspects of the virus thoroughly studied, Kira and a small band turn to a less orthodox way of gaining biological information-the immune Partials. Kira's determination to discover a way to save her species is intensified through her adopted sister's pregnancy. While the Senate attempts to prevent extinction through the Hope Act-legislation commanding all girls 18 or older to be pregnant or trying to conceive-quantity has not yielded a surviving infant, and the oppressive rule births a resistance movement, threatening their small civilization. Kira is a medic intern working in the maternity ward, where, despite the doctors' best efforts, there has yet to be a single infant born with its parents' immunity. Eleven years prior, a war against genetically engineered humanoid weapons called Partials abruptly ended with the release of a weaponized virus that killed most humans. In the year 2076, Kira Walker's one of the last humans. Teens battle human extinction in a post-apocalyptic thriller.

Partials series by dan wells