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The 5th Wave The First Book of the 5th Wave Series Rick Yancey Books

What a take on an alien invasion. This book had me hooked by the 2nd chapter. I really enjoyed the different point of views. Especially the silencers. Cassie was hilarious, feisty and strong. I loved the way she was able to think her way through almost any situation. I honestly believed her and Parish would meet up and fall in love from the beginning. Especially with her huge crush on him, but when she met up with Evan, I knew Parish did not have chance. Sammy at times seemed older for his age and then younger during different times. I made a real connection with all the main characters and was extremely happy with one unnamed sadist was killed. I wanted to read this book before seeing the movie, came out 2 days ago. I hope the movie does it justice because this is one heck of a book. You don't want to miss it. I purchased it paperback because it was cheaper than kindle.


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The 5th Wave The First Book of the 5th Wave Series Rick Yancey Books Reviews

When I first started the book, I stayed up until 130 AM and still couldn't sleep after I laid it down because my heart was beating out of my chest from the excitement. It has taken me about 8 hours total to finish reading because I couldn't put it down! If you enjoy dystopian, futuristic thrillers - you're going to love this one. The only part that kind of tripped me up throughout the book was the point of view changes that happened every few chapters. I had to flip back at first to see whose mind I was in during that chapter. I'm also not much for reading profanity, but that's personal preference.
I'll start with a disclaimer I LOVE alien stories. The ones where the aliens are nice are my favorite thought so I went into this one not knowing if I'd like it or not.

Earth is under attack from aliens. It's so intense death seems to be the only outcome for Earthlings. However, this is not horror, nor is it post-apocalyptic either since it's happening as we read. It's science fiction at its best.

The story is told in three different POVs, two of them being first person. I admit I got lost the first time it switched. I wondered how Cassie suddenly got sick with the disease from the third wave; however, after this little hic-up, I paid more attention to the section changes and didn't have any more problems.

The idea behind the story is plausible, enough you might catch yourself looking at the sky from time to time, and you won't see the next electricity failure the same way ever again.

All four main characters showed courage, strength, and they all faced their own dilemmas, yet my favorite was Evan. Although I loved the story and the way the author put us into the protagonist's heads, I'd say Evan is the reason I give this book a 5* (in lieu of a 4*). HE IS the difference between 'Yep, I love the story!' and 'Oh, I want to read more!'

I'll definitely pick up 'The Infinite Sea, The Fifth Wave #2'.
The 5th Wave was an adequate start to what might just be a promising new series for me. The world building was well executed, the tone was bleak and as a whole, one of the best dystopian worlds I’ve visited by far. This was one of those reading experiences that peaked an unexpected dread that seeps through the pages. I highly recommended this book with some obvious reservations.
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WHAT I LIKED
+ I marveled at Rick Yancey’s exceptional ability to effortlessly paint a perfectly terrible doomed world. This is seriously one of the most dreadful world’s I’ve visited in the dystopian realm, and it wasn’t so much the imagery that left me agape and with a paralyzed immobility, but the choice of words Yancey used that set the tone and triggered an inevitable appreciation for things we often take for granted ― family and companionship for starters, home cooked meals, nicknames that grate on the nerves, the sound of music, laughter, trust, time to name a few.

"Even when there were people around to call me anything, no one ever called me Cassiopeia. Just my father, and only when he was teasing me, and always in a very bad Italian accent Cass-ee-oh-PEE-a. It drove me crazy. I didn’t think he was funny or cute, and it made me hate my own name. “I’m Cassie!” I’d holler at him. “Just Cassie!” Now I’d give anything to hear him say it just one more time."

+ Most, if not all the characters started out as fragmented dystopian archetypes which is an element I appreciate in dystopian books. We have the lonesome and extremely cynical Cassie Sullivan who’s determined to find and rescue her little brother Sam from the Others. The high school football star Ben Parish who is found wrestling with an inner demon that peppers a dark overtone onto the story line. And lastly, the complex and altogether mystifying Evan Walker who truly got the story moving. Strictly speaking, I loved seeing how each one fought to hold on to their existence and the endless terror that ushered in new moments of painful regret.

+ I have to admit that while I did see Evan Walker’s unexpected twist early in the story, I was really surprised with the way his character arc unfolded. Truth be told, Evan Walker is by far my favorite character in this book. Most interesting to me was how he changed over time, and how his internal conflict manifested throughout the plot line. Seriously, author Rick Yancey could write an entire book on his character arc alone, it’s well-executed and genius!

“I’m a shark, Cassie,” he says slowly, drawing the words out, as if he might be speaking to me for the last time. Looking into my eyes with tears in his, as if he’s seeing me for the last time. “A shark who dreamed he was a man.”

+ It’s rare to find a distinctive voice that can say so much with so very little words in the dystopian genre. One of my all-time favorites being Katniss Everdeen. That being said, Cassie’s storytelling was utterly enthralling and simply brilliant! The dialogue, the banter, the altercations, all of it was written in such a realistic dialogue.

WHAT I DIDN'T LIKE
- My most prominent complaint with The 5th Wave was with the alternate point of views. Firstly, I should confess that I’m not typically a fan of multiple POV’s―albeit, The Lunar Chronicles making the exception. That said, I understand the author’s choice in giving the reader a glimpse into Zombie’s and Evan’s mind and thought process, the story and conflicts wouldn’t have developed otherwise. On the other hand, however, with Cassie’s spellbinding narration, it became irritating having to take in the abrupt switches. To boot, with the consistent distance between each character, I felt there was a lack of attachment, which in turn made me less empathic towards their plights.

- The plot was gripping and full of tension, but after a good quarter into the book, I seemingly lost interest; the plot didn’t reach any great heights and I expected more. To begin with, I had hoped to see Cassie fighting her way into a battle of wits against the Others on a more grandiose scale. **SPOILER** It stands to reason that the way she managed to find her brother was too convenient and clunky. I don’t know. I think it would have been amazing to see her recruited along with the child soldiers. I’m almost convinced there would have been a lot more action and plot development than what we received.**END SPOILER**. All that to say, I didn’t like the way the story drifted into a cringe-worthy romantic subplot that released a whiff of insta-love to say the least.

- Personally, I would have enjoyed the story on a greater scale had I actually seen each Wave actually unfold rather than have the author Cassie show them to me. Other than the 3rd Wave, and everything it entailed, I never really felt any suspense or desperation for the other Waves. What I mean to say is, the emotional impact was vague and missed the mark.

- I’m not sure how I feel about Cassie at this point, she’s definitely in a mixed bag for me. While I love her dry humor and reckless infatuation with Evan, I found her to be way two-dimensional. In truth, we are only shown one part of her persona and that’s her snippy attitude and response through reactions and emotions. Everything else, however, was undeveloped and lacked a great deal of depth. It goes without saying, her snarky approach became tedious and bogged down my interest in her character towards the end. I’m hoping to see more depth and complexity to her character arc in book two.

AFTERTHOUGHTS
In the end, I enjoyed The 5th Wave. I found the world-building and tone to be most incredible, there were certainly some thought-provoking moments to boot, and the story telling was (as aforementioned) spellbinding, but overall, the story wasn’t as spectacular as I anticipated it to be. In any case, I'll still be reading book two ― which I've already purchased
I'm torn between a 2 and a 3 on this one because the first book is actually not bad. But the series as a whole ends up making very little sense and the conclusion of the overall story is fairly rushed and entirely unsatisfying.

While the set up in this first installment was really quite articulate and left a great deal of promise, I must rate it as part of a whole and so doing must rate it to reflect the wandering ineffectual second installment which had no real beginning or end but just simply was as well as the third installment which seemed to accept the eventual destruction of man but ended with sacrificing the character I probably most liked in the entire series. At times the motives of the characters was nearly indecipherable. And the author was so willing to kill characters that in the end I felt like I was Quentin Tarantino film - there were so many deaths, they stopped feeling like tragedies and became merely plot devices to move forward a story that didn't seem to know where it was going until it got there.
What a take on an alien invasion. This book had me hooked by the 2nd chapter. I really enjoyed the different point of views. Especially the silencers. Cassie was hilarious, feisty and strong. I loved the way she was able to think her way through almost any situation. I honestly believed her and Parish would meet up and fall in love from the beginning. Especially with her huge crush on him, but when she met up with Evan, I knew Parish did not have chance. Sammy at times seemed older for his age and then younger during different times. I made a real connection with all the main characters and was extremely happy with one unnamed sadist was killed. I wanted to read this book before seeing the movie, came out 2 days ago. I hope the movie does it justice because this is one heck of a book. You don't want to miss it. I purchased it paperback because it was cheaper than kindle.