Book Review: The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey

The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey

Publication Date: May 7, 2013
Publisher: Putnam Juvenile
Genre: Young Adult Science Fiction
Source: Library

Summary

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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My Review

What can I say, The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey, is set to be one of my favorite books I've read this year. I was blown away with the world, the characters, and the story. I loved how little things would be introduced early in the story that seemed of little importance, and then pop back up later and have such a deeper meaning. Seeing as much of The 5th Wave was concerned with world building, I am excited to see what the second book, released later this year, has to offer.