Ruins

Author:  Dan Wells

Series:  Partials Sequence, Book 3

Year:  2014

Publisher:  Balzer + Bray

Pages:  451

Goodreads Summary:

Kira, Samm, and Marcus fight to prevent a final war between Partials and humans in the gripping final installment in the Partials Sequence, a series that combines the thrilling action of The Hunger Games with the provocative themes of Blade Runner and The Stand.

There is no avoiding it—the war to decide the fate of both humans and Partials is at hand. Both sides hold in their possession a weapon that could destroy the other, and Kira Walker has precious little time to prevent that from happening. She has one chance to save both species and the world with them, but it will only come at great personal cost.

This was a one sitting read (of course 1/3 of that was at the hair salon). But after reading that first 1/3 of the book, I was too caught up in the story to quit and come back to it later. So, I came home and finished reading to find out what happens to Kira and her motley crew. There were times when I couldn't believe the turns that Dan Wells took with this story. Overall this series ranks at the top of my lists. I like the world, the details, the friendships and the overall theme of the series of working together and living in peace. I even liked the way that Wells handled the stereotypical love triangle. It was a bit of a non-stereotypical triangle. I'm curious to read anything Dan Wells comes up with after this.