This book was a little heavy handed at times. I almost gave it a 3 but I loved the concept and the ending. A very enjoyable read but I hope the next book is a little more subtle with the message it is trying to impart. ( )

En 2076, en un mundo devastado por la guerra, los seres humanos están al borde de la extinción y la clave de la supervivencia está en manos de una chica de 16 años. La Humanidad está a punto de desaparecer tras haber perdido la guerra con los Parciales (seres creados con tecnología genética, idénticos a nosotros). Los humanos sobrevivientes fueron reducidos a unos pocos miles por el RM, un virus letal utilizado como arma biológica, al cual solo parte de la población es inmune. Los habitantes se concentraron en Long Island y, aunque los Parciales se han retirado misteriosamente, su amenaza persiste. Pero lo peor es que en once años no ha habido un solo bebé que haya sobrevivido al RM.
Kira Walter, una estudiante de medicina de dieciséis años, se encuentra en la línea de fuego en esta batalla. Es testigo de los estragos que causa el RM y también de las leyes de embarazo obligatorio, que han llevado a la ciudad a las puertas de una guerra civil. En la desesperada búsqueda por salvar la continuidad de su raza, Kira descubrirá que la supervivencia de humanos y Parciales dependerá de sus esfuerzos por comprender la conexión entre ambos, algo que el mundo ha olvidado... o quizás nunca supo que existía. En el camino develará varios misterios y un secreto que va más allá de las luchas por el poder, el control y la conservación. ¿Rebeldía u obediencia? ¿Autoritarismo o revolución? La respuesta parece ser una sola: libertad. Pero, ¿a qué precio?

I do like a good post-apocalyptic ya novel now and again. Not fantastic or particularly ground-breaking, but I am really looking forward to the sequels! ( )

Interesting and different. Some of the plot twists you could see coming a mile away, but some of them actually surprised me. Great book. Going to check out the sequel, if it is out yet. :D ( )

This book was AWwwSooome! Sorry but its true. It has lots of different and diverse characters, all this science and pathology stuff, distopian future, and some minor romance stuff happening. I hate to compare it to other books but if you enjoyed the Hunger Games you simply must read this. One thing that made me sad was a lack of queer characters. :( It wouldnt have made sense for the main character considering some of her motivations but I dont thing the issue was even adressed at all. Its quite a long book, and surely they could have put a few mentions in considering they took the time to discuss future clothing and music and other aspects of the society.

PS. I just read a bunch of the other reviews and people seem pretty hard on the plot point of the main character Kira coming up with a medical solution that all the adults had missed. However that didnt seem like that big a deal to me. Kira is shown to be very intellegent and in a world where only a small percent of the human population is around the percentage of competent medical researchers and pathologists would be tiny. She also has an attitute that many of the older generations seem to have lost. She is very open minded and refuses to accept no for an awnser, this makes me love her as a character and accept that she finds solutions that others were unable to produce. ( )