THE 5TH WAVE
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.
REVIEW
The 5th Wave is an absolutely rollercoaster ride of
emotion and adventure. Readers of Yancey’s other series, The Monstrumologist and Alfred Kropp, will not be
shocked with the fact that The 5th Wave, the first book in Yancey’s
new trilogy will leave readers at the edge of their seats for most of this (not
insubstantial book).
That said, while the 5th
Wave has tons of action to keep readers entertained, it also invokes a number
of deeper questions, that separate it from other alien invasion books, such as
Stephanie Meyer’s The Host, which has a similar basic plot. Yancey is able to
pull off these deeper philosophical questions while at the same time keeping
readers engaged by doing one thing so incredibly well, and that’s character
development. Cassie, Evan, and Sammy are absolutely fantastic. Yancey not only
does a fantastic job establishing the hopelessness of the situation, he also
will captivate readers through the different perspectives he jumps from, each
one timed perfectly to leave the reader absolutely stunned and wanting to know
more.
Speaking of wanting to
know more, while readers will certainly be clamoring for the next in the
series, Yancey was kind in his stopping point in the book, giving the readers
some semblance of closure, while still dangling questions and uncertainties for
the books to come.
All in all I loved The
5th Wave. Yancey has taken a story that has been done time and time
again and made it his own. Hooking readers in with the action and adventure and
then surprising them with the shocking amount of depth in the philosophical
points as well as the strength of the characters. Perfect for readers 12 and
up.
INFO
Publisher: Putnam Juvenile
Published: May 7, 2013
Price: $18.99
Link to Buy: http://www.amazon.com/5th-Wave-Rick-Yancey/dp/0399162410/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1367907732&sr=1-1
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