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books4susie's review against another edition
3.0
This book suffered from second book syndrome. Nine days to drag myself through but the last 50 or so pages really set up book three. I hate I had to trudge almond with Kira. Give it a shot if you are a big fan. Lots of questions answered and secrets revealed. Will finish the series because book three should be good.
thebookhaze's review against another edition
4.0
There were some huge inconsistencies in the book:
This happened in the last part of this book, so it didn't affect the reading of the first book or the second book, in fact. It's a huge mistake, but if you ignore that, it doesn't detract from the story. I still really enjoy the books so far. I wonder if it will be explained in the third book though.
Spoiler
Isolde's baby is not the first hybrid baby, Ariel is also a Partial and was pregnant and gave birth in the first part of the first book, her baby didn't survive.This happened in the last part of this book, so it didn't affect the reading of the first book or the second book, in fact. It's a huge mistake, but if you ignore that, it doesn't detract from the story. I still really enjoy the books so far. I wonder if it will be explained in the third book though.
michalice's review against another edition
5.0
I've had Fragments waiting to be read for a while, and it just continuously got pushed back to the end of the reading queue. I eventually gave up trying to read it and chose to pick up the audiobook with my credits, which would mean I wouldn't have to sacrifice a book to read this, and I can listen to this one the go.
The Plot
Fragments picks up a few months after Partials. Kira is off by herself, trying to find the cure to save humans and Partials, but also trying to find out more about herself and where she comes from. The group has been divided, with Marcus at home trying to continue his life on Long Island, but thier so called peace is quickly shattered with a Partial invasion, with one intention only, they want Kira. Samm also has his own path to walk before being reunited with Kira, and bringing Heron for company. Together, with the human, Afa, this odd travelling group must travel across the wastelands in order to find the answers they seek.
Fragments was just a good as Partials, but this time we are given even more questions and mysteries. I really love how the author kept me guessing over what was going to happen, and would they ever find what they needed. There were a lot of shock revelations that I really did not see coming, and I was left quite speechless when they were made. Heron may not be my favourite person in this world, but I do like her spunkyness and attitude towards Kira, I feel like it's what keeps Kira going sometimes, reigniting the spark of anger giving her that little push she needs to get her head sorted. Samm was someone who is slowly learning what it means to be human, but he has a few awkward moments along the way which were embarrassing for him, but hilarious for me. There was one moment towards the middle of the book that shocked me, I think in the back of my mind I knew it was going to happen eventually, I just didn't expect it there and then. The way this event was written in to the book also made the event even more shocking, just a normal sentence and then, bamm!!!, you are hit with the news. I had to rewind to make sure I heard it correctly, and once the shock wore off the tears came.
Fragments may have taken me a while to get around to reading, but once I started I found it hard to put it down. It also made me happy that I didn't have to wait for ages for the next book as it's already out.
The Narrator
Julia Whelan is the narrator for this audiobook, and I do like how she portrays the characters. I think some had voices that were too similar in tone, but as they were with different groups it wasn't too hard to figure out who was who. Julia does a great job of adding to the tension, but also making other moments funny, or more real
Final Verdict
Fragments is my favourite book so far out of the series and I am really looking forward to seeing how it all ends.
The Plot
Fragments picks up a few months after Partials. Kira is off by herself, trying to find the cure to save humans and Partials, but also trying to find out more about herself and where she comes from. The group has been divided, with Marcus at home trying to continue his life on Long Island, but thier so called peace is quickly shattered with a Partial invasion, with one intention only, they want Kira. Samm also has his own path to walk before being reunited with Kira, and bringing Heron for company. Together, with the human, Afa, this odd travelling group must travel across the wastelands in order to find the answers they seek.
Fragments was just a good as Partials, but this time we are given even more questions and mysteries. I really love how the author kept me guessing over what was going to happen, and would they ever find what they needed. There were a lot of shock revelations that I really did not see coming, and I was left quite speechless when they were made. Heron may not be my favourite person in this world, but I do like her spunkyness and attitude towards Kira, I feel like it's what keeps Kira going sometimes, reigniting the spark of anger giving her that little push she needs to get her head sorted. Samm was someone who is slowly learning what it means to be human, but he has a few awkward moments along the way which were embarrassing for him, but hilarious for me. There was one moment towards the middle of the book that shocked me, I think in the back of my mind I knew it was going to happen eventually, I just didn't expect it there and then. The way this event was written in to the book also made the event even more shocking, just a normal sentence and then, bamm!!!, you are hit with the news. I had to rewind to make sure I heard it correctly, and once the shock wore off the tears came.
Fragments may have taken me a while to get around to reading, but once I started I found it hard to put it down. It also made me happy that I didn't have to wait for ages for the next book as it's already out.
The Narrator
Julia Whelan is the narrator for this audiobook, and I do like how she portrays the characters. I think some had voices that were too similar in tone, but as they were with different groups it wasn't too hard to figure out who was who. Julia does a great job of adding to the tension, but also making other moments funny, or more real
Final Verdict
Fragments is my favourite book so far out of the series and I am really looking forward to seeing how it all ends.
writewanderread's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
4.0
natidelgadov's review against another edition
4.0
Una muy buena continuación, el único problema fue que la primera parte del libro se me hizo muy lenta.
juliardye's review against another edition
4.0
Another engaging book in this series. I liked this one a bit better than the first one (more character development and the plot twists and turns kept me wanting to read on). It was a bit long (560ish pages) so it dragged a bit from time to time. Unfortunately, the ending was another cliff-hanger, so I'll have to wait to see what happens!
cari1268's review against another edition
3.0
I went into this book not remembering very much from Partials. Unfortunately, there was very little recap and I ended up resorting to an internet search to figure out what was going on.
The plot was pretty involved and it was definitely a book that made me think. The author provided lots of food for thought. I enjoyed the moral arguments in this book.
Unfortunately, there were several things I didn't enjoy so much. For one, the characters were very underdeveloped and there was never enough time devoted to building them up. Plus, I know this was the point, but Samm came off as very robotic. It was hard for me to think of him as a human.
There wasn't very much growth in the character's relationships and I wasn't buying the romance.
The story dragged a lot and it was very easy for me to put this book down. I'm not sure if I'll finish the series. To be honest, the only reason why I picked up the second book was because I was running low on book recommendations. This wasn't a terrible read, but there are better out there.
2.5 Stars.
The plot was pretty involved and it was definitely a book that made me think. The author provided lots of food for thought. I enjoyed the moral arguments in this book.
Unfortunately, there were several things I didn't enjoy so much. For one, the characters were very underdeveloped and there was never enough time devoted to building them up. Plus, I know this was the point, but Samm came off as very robotic. It was hard for me to think of him as a human.
There wasn't very much growth in the character's relationships and I wasn't buying the romance.
Spoiler
Kira and Samm had very poor communication. How on earth did they fall in love? To me, it was like two people who speak two different languages falling in love, or more likely, lust.The story dragged a lot and it was very easy for me to put this book down. I'm not sure if I'll finish the series. To be honest, the only reason why I picked up the second book was because I was running low on book recommendations. This wasn't a terrible read, but there are better out there.
2.5 Stars.
hayleyccc4's review against another edition
5.0
Well, that was awesome. The characters were incredible (I loved Kira), and they developed so well throughout the book. The plot was just as great as the first book. And the way the book ended was perfect. It wasn't an explicit cliffhanger, but the ending left you wanting more!
nzkiwishen's review against another edition
3.0
It took me awhile to remember what was going on in this series. I liked that it answered a lot of questions from the first book, and I enjoyed the adventure that Kira and Samm took, but I honestly didn't really care much about the rest of it.