Book Review :: The Fifth Wave, by Rick Yancey

The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey
ISBN: 0399162410
Series: The 5th Wave #1
Published by G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
on May 7th 2013
Genres: Dystopian, Science Fiction, Young Adult
Pages: 457
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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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What is The Fifth Wave by Rick Yancey about?

Told in the perspective of three people, Cassie, a teen called Zombie, and Cassie’s little brother Sammy, The Fifth Wave is a fast paced book that is written wonderfully. Cassie’s voice was great to read, and I really enjoyed the way she was smart and realistic and funny, all at the same time. The human-like alien factor (the ‘Them’ in the book description just there), was brilliant, and, as Cassie mentions, were not like the Hollywood movies that have depicted aliens as small green guys.

My thoughts on The Fifth Wave

While The Fifth Wave has been on my TBR list for a long while now, it’s one of those books that I haven’t quite got to. Until the movie came out. It often seems to be the way that when a movie is released which is based on a book, it’s then that I get my A into G and read the book. I’m so glad I read this one though.

“Some things you can never leave behind. They don’t belong to the past. They belong to you.”

While some of the mini-plot lines and twists along the way were a tad obvious, it was definitely a well worth read, and as you can see, I gave it four stars. I now feel like I can watch the movie, and I’m looking forward to it. The story is definitely film-worthy, so I’m hoping they do it justice. Must go and check it out.

I managed to buy this book and its sequel, The Infinite Sea, at the same time, so devoured the second book from start to finish in one day. Look out for that book review coming soon!

Have you read The Fifth Wave? What did you think?