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The 5th Wave (The 5th Wave, #1)

Rick Yancey

Start date: January 4, 2016

Finish date: January 10, 2016

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Aug 04, 2014 Amy C rated it really liked it

This novel is unlike anything I have ever read. It is not your typical dystopian novel and it keeps you on your toes until the last page. It is a story of what the world would be like if aliens invaded, but not in a way that you would first think. Instead, their ship is just this ominous being in the sky and then a series of events-waves, crash into the Earth and they destroy humanity one wave at a time. You don’t know who to trust, whether you will live to see the next day but you keep going be This novel is unlike anything I have ever read. It is not your typical dystopian novel and it keeps you on your toes until the last page. It is a story of what the world would be like if aliens invaded, but not in a way that you would first think. Instead, their ship is just this ominous being in the sky and then a series of events-waves, crash into the Earth and they destroy humanity one wave at a time. You don’t know who to trust, whether you will live to see the next day but you keep going because if you are the end of the human race you will go down with a fight.

This book is amazing from the action packed plot, to the great characters, and the twist on war, love, friendship and what it means to be human. Yancey keeps you turning the page because he keeps you guessing every step of the way and you have to know what is coming next.

There is great character development and Yancey paints such a vivid picture that you feel Cassie’s loneliness, Sammy’s fear, and Zombie’s anger. You fight for each of them, hoping they are the good guys because you, as the reader, don’t quite know who to trust. The switching of narrative and perspective was confusing the first time it switched but after you got into the flow of the new characters rhythm and language it was easy. I normally don’t like narrative switching because typically I am more invested in one story over the other but Yancey did such an amazing job of showing that it was completely necessary to see part of it from Cassie’s eyes in order to understand Sammy, and you need Sammy’s perspective to completely grasp Zombie and Zombie brings more to the table that you did not see coming. Yancey also gives each character such a distinctive voice that you know when it is Cassie talking or Zombie that the shift seems normal and makes for a richer story.

What else can I say but that I highly recommend this book to anyone who loves Sci-Fi, adventure, aliens, war stories and friendship. I cannot wait to pick up the 2nd book in this series.
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Sep 15, 2015 A.M. marked it as to-read

Guess what I bought today?!

Ugh, never buying a book at the HEB near me. I swear! Every single book looked worse than books at a Goodwill or Salvation Army!!

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Aug 09, 2015 Lisa rated it liked it

Didn't love it, didn't hate it. It reminded of a cross between "The Host" and "The Hunger Games" thrown in with a little "The Passage" Kept me turning the pages though. I will continue on with the series. I would actually give this 3.5 stars if I could. ...more

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