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Oh, the incredible drama of teenage girls.
If there is one thing - and really, there is only one thing - that annoyed me about this book it was how irritatingly dramatic and ridiculous teenage girls can be. That said, it's a very accurate characterization of a teenage girl, for what it's worth.
The 5th wave takes place in a post-alien-apocalypse world, where the few survivors are trying to make it through the 5th wave of attacks, so different from what anyone expected or made movies about, by an a ...more
If there is one thing - and really, there is only one thing - that annoyed me about this book it was how irritatingly dramatic and ridiculous teenage girls can be. That said, it's a very accurate characterization of a teenage girl, for what it's worth.
The 5th wave takes place in a post-alien-apocalypse world, where the few survivors are trying to make it through the 5th wave of attacks, so different from what anyone expected or made movies about, by an a ...more


Fast paced and actioned packed. Good storyline though I didn't think it was original. Had similarities to The Host. Overall, good read and entertaining enough for me to finish the book. The ending was left hanging to be addressed in the next book (like most series). I am quite interested to know what happens to Cassie, Evans, Sammy, Ben and Ringer so will definitely get through the series just so that I get some closure.
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