The 5th Wave - A Book Review

THE 5TH WAVE
- Author: Rick Yancy 
- Publishing date: May 7, 2013
- Tags: YA, Dystopian, Science Fiction and Fantasy

THE 5TH WAVE for me was a wildly entertaining read that I couldn't seem to put down. I first picked it up off the shelves because the movie was coming out, and I love love love going to see book to film adaptations. So it was a week before the film was released, and I thought Oh dear, I'm never going to find the time to finish it before it comes out. Well lo and behold, picked it up... didn't put it down. Over in a day. It was that good.

THE 5TH WAVE commenced with following a teenage girl, Cassie, who recites her experience of the"Others", an unknown alien species, arriving and laying waste to the humans of earth. In a journal-like monologue, Cassie (for Cassiopeia) tells us her story, how she lost her little brother in a whirlwind of chaos as humans are dying off left right and center, and of her astonishing stubbornness to find Sammy and be reunited with him.

All the while, the first 4 waves the "Others" unleashed upon the earth, was basically eradicating the humans to a bottleneck of survivors. As seen on the covers, and movie trailers the waves that have occurred when Cassie starts her story of current events and memories are as follows:
WAVE 1: Black out - no electronics, no engines, nothing that runs on batteries or power.
WAVE 2: Earthquakes and Tsunamis - eradicating all island and coastal countries and cities.
WAVE 3: The plague - a mutation of the bird flu that kills the majority of the population.
WAVE 4: The silencers - the "Others" positioned in zones around the world, with sniper rifles, to pick off the human survivors.

So of course, the book is titles, THE 5TH WAVE, so the question you ask yourself for the majority of the book.... is what the heck is the 5th wave going to be, what form it will take, how ruthless it's going to be, and... will there be any humans left once it's over? All good questions, and this is the reason why I was so intent on reading this book, and let me tell you, it was incredible.

Cassie's section of the book was very interesting, mainly because she is a feisty and witty protagonist, and what more can you ask for? But what I really enjoyed about this story, was that we get to see from multiple points of view. For the purpose on no spoilers, I won't say more than this, but each story told from different perspectives was interesting, fast-paced, dynamic and incredibly entertaining. One of my current favorite reads so far of 2016. Which is only like 5, but hey, still a great start to a new year of reading!!

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MY RATING

- 4.5/5 stars - it was a great read, entertaining, dynamic and lovable characters. Would I recommend this book to others? Heck to the yes - I already have!

DESCRIPTION - (as at Amazon.com)

After the 1st wave, only darkness remains. After the 2nd, only the lucky escape. And after the 3rd, only the unlucky survive. After the 4th wave, only one rule applies: trust no one.

Now, it's the dawn of the 5th wave, and on a lonely stretch of highway, Cassie runs from Them. The beings who only look human, who roam the countryside killing anyone they see. Who have scattered Earth's last survivors. To stay alone is to stay alive, Cassie believes, until she meets Evan Walker. Beguiling and mysterious, Evan Walker may be Cassie's only hope for rescuing her brother--or even saving herself. But Cassie must choose: between trust and despair, between defiance and surrender, between life and death. To give up or to get up.

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