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

Rick Yancey

Start date: January 1, 2016

Finish date: January 31, 2016

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THE 5TH WAVE

THE 5TH WAVE (NO SPOILERS)
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Jun 27, 2014 n a t a l i a rated it liked it

This book was pretty good, I didn't love it, but I can't say I hated it either.. ...more

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May 25, 2014 Whitney rated it it was amazing

Shelves: books-to-film, tbr-2016, read-2016, books-i-own

It took me two tries to read this book. And I noticed that I almost stopped reading in the same spot this time, as I did the first time I tried to read it. But I powered through and I was very happy that I did. My only real complaint with this book is that it changes narrators without any warning so you read a a couple of paragraphs before you realize it is someone else's thoughts. But I loved the story. I especially loved that even with only a few pages to go, I wasn't sure of the ending. With ...more

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May 13, 2014 Natalie Hennessy rated it it was ok · review of another edition

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3/5 stars.
I'm not sure what happened with this. It started off really strong with Cassie and the other characters but then it just didn't go anywhere for me until the last 60 pages or so.

I did like the different perspectives and the way everything was revealed near the end. I especially liked Zombie and Ringer and how they interacted with each other. Cassie acknowledges her period which is great! Cassie's snarky remarks kept me going throughout the book and my main reason for finishing it.

I did ...more

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May 23, 2014 Raquel (Rocki) rated it it was amazing

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This was really good. At first I was confused when it switched from different people but in the end that was the exciting part. And oh man did this book try to confuse me. In the end I refused to believe what the people where trying to make the kids and Cassie believe. So I was right all along but still the book had me doubting in some places. For Evan (view spoiler)!

There is always and exception ...more

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