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A review by yviie_reads
The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey
5.0
4.5 stars
One word: Wow. But before I say anything else, I had a hard time to get into it at first. I don't really know why, it's captivating and thrilling and I was super excited but at the same time I was constantly confused and irritated!
Cassie is an awesome character! She's badass and brave and strong and sceptical about everything, which is good because ... well, aliens? war? She's alone and there are "Silencers" everywhere? You can't just run around and trust everyone you see ... I loved Cassie's thoughts and also her humor! It's like I relived her memories and emotions and all the danger ... but without actual aliens here. :)
I liked the changing POV's a lot! Especially Ben Parish's POV was amazing to read and I always looked forward to them - I really started to like him and I was so scared he might die or get killed or something else might happen to him, ugh. But Sams! I loved how protective Ben was over him!
Another favorite was, of course, Evan Walker! He's a perfect, goodlooking farm boy that washes your hair, cooks you food and always helps you in general. He's also super good with guns and other weapons ... quite handy during an alien invasion, right? Gosh, I loved him so so much! At first I wasn't sure about him and especially when I read Cassie's sceptical thoughts ... well, I agreed with her. His scenes with Cassie were all amazing! I loved every little one of them, no matter how tiny and unimportant they were!
The story/plot itself was thrilling and very well thought out! I never read alien-invasion stories or something like that but of course I saw some movies and knew what I had to expect ... and still, this was SO MUCH BETTER! Everything made sense in the end and well, talking about the end ...
HOW AWESOME AND CRUEL AT THE SAME TIME WAS THAT?!? It leaves you with so many questions and you're worried about what happens next and if everyone survives and and and - just PERFECT! Damnit, I'm so excited for "The Infinite Sea" now! I can't wait to continue the amazing journey with all those amazing characters!
One word: Wow. But before I say anything else, I had a hard time to get into it at first. I don't really know why, it's captivating and thrilling and I was super excited but at the same time I was constantly confused and irritated!
Cassie is an awesome character! She's badass and brave and strong and sceptical about everything, which is good because ... well, aliens? war? She's alone and there are "Silencers" everywhere? You can't just run around and trust everyone you see ... I loved Cassie's thoughts and also her humor! It's like I relived her memories and emotions and all the danger ... but without actual aliens here. :)
I liked the changing POV's a lot! Especially Ben Parish's POV was amazing to read and I always looked forward to them - I really started to like him and I was so scared he might die or get killed or something else might happen to him, ugh. But Sams! I loved how protective Ben was over him!
Spoiler
Especially those last scenes, where he comes back for lil' Nugget and wants to save him, god. That made me love Parish even more! HE'S AWESOME!!Another favorite was, of course, Evan Walker! He's a perfect, goodlooking farm boy that washes your hair, cooks you food and always helps you in general. He's also super good with guns and other weapons ... quite handy during an alien invasion, right? Gosh, I loved him so so much! At first I wasn't sure about him and especially when I read Cassie's sceptical thoughts ... well, I agreed with her. His scenes with Cassie were all amazing! I loved every little one of them, no matter how tiny and unimportant they were!
The story/plot itself was thrilling and very well thought out! I never read alien-invasion stories or something like that but of course I saw some movies and knew what I had to expect ... and still, this was SO MUCH BETTER! Everything made sense in the end and well, talking about the end ...
HOW AWESOME AND CRUEL AT THE SAME TIME WAS THAT?!? It leaves you with so many questions and you're worried about what happens next and if everyone survives and and and - just PERFECT! Damnit, I'm so excited for "The Infinite Sea" now! I can't wait to continue the amazing journey with all those amazing characters!