Series: The 5th Wave (Book 1)
Format: Hardcover Pages: 480
How I Got It: Purchased
Rating: 4 Stars
I
don’t even know where to begin with this book. This is probably the most
confused I have been during a book. But, I did ultimately enjoy it and would
like to continue the series. However, I’m not eagerly waiting for its release
this fall.
The
characters were enjoyable and Cassie is a pretty good heroine. She’s actually
spunky and funny, but I don’t think you realize it right away. But the humor is
a nice break in this super intense alien invasion story. I have more to say
about other characters but I’ll save that for the spoiler section.
Rick
Yancey does a fantastic job of making you question what is going on and who you
can trust. This is why I was confused so much. It might be odd that I’m not
taking away stars for the confusion, but there is a difference between not
writing a clear story and purposely misleading the reader. I believe he was
purposely twisting the story to make it hard for the reader to judge people. My
opinions on characters changed multiple times while reading.
One
weakness is probably the romance. I’ve heard some people thought it was
insta-love, but I disagree. The romance did develop over a decent amount of
time, in my opinion. And, if you ask me, it’s understandable to be drawn to
someone when 97% of the earth’s population has been killed and you could die
any day. That being said I didn’t think the romance flowed with the rest of the
book. The books had a consistent tone across perspectives and I felt the
romance drifted from that tone.
And
now onto the spoiler bits.
First,
I want to talk about my favorite character: Bear. I know he is an inanimate
object, but he was entertaining. When Cassie and Bear were “speaking” were some
of my favorite parts. I hope he continues to be a part of series.
Now,
I want to talk about Evan. I knew pretty quickly that he was the Silencer. It
was the one thing I wasn’t confused about. And I went back and forth on whether
I liked him or not. But then he kicked some serious ass at Camp Haven and I
practically fell in love. He is strong and fights for what he believes in. I
hope he sticks around, but I’m pretty sure he will be.
Then,
there’s Ringer. I’m going to say right now I think she is an alien. The way she
speaks and the way Evan speaks are very similar. They taught Cassie and Ben how
to shoot in similar ways. I don’t think these similarities are a coincidence.
On a
side note, Cassie and Ben have similar thoughts, but I haven’t decided what I
think that means.
The
multiple perspectives did bother me. Well, in the end, I appreciated them and
the storytelling choice. But it confused the hell out of me while reading. It
would always take me awhile to know who was talking and where we were both
physically and time. Then worst one was the first switch, because I thought it
was still Cassie and I didn’t understand why she was suddenly somewhere else.
Part of the reason that one was so hard was because he purposely avoided giving
a name to the character so we could have the big reveal at the end.
OK,
that’s all I have to say.
Thanks for reading!
Holly
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