The 5th Wave | Book Review

“I maybe the last one, but I am the one still standing. I am the one turning to face the faceless hinter in the woods on an abandoned highway. I am the one not running but facing. Because if I am the last one, then I am humanity. And if this is humanity’s last war, then I am the battlefield.”

-The 5th Wave, Rick Yancy

Overall rating: 8/10

The fifth waves is about aliens taking over Earth in a plan of using waves to do so. the world is pretty much at a standstill since the arrival of aliens. The first wave cuts out all technology like your lights, your phone, your cars, everything. The second wave is just a tsunami that takes over all the coastal areas. Only the lucky escape. The third wave is a disease and killed 4 billion people. The fourth wave is the Silencer which is aliens that look like human. They come and kill people.

Cassie is a survivor from all waves and she is alone. Her parents have died from the former waves and her little brother is lost. At that time, Cassie thinks that she is the last human on Earth. So, her goal is pretty much to find her brother and survive. After the fourth wave, Cassie set a rule for herself, which is to trust no one. There are Silencers around. Although they look like human, they aren’t. Then Evan Walker shows up, a savior, and her resolve to stay alone waivers, because surely, he can help rescue her brother.

The world building in this book was fantastic. The first 100 or so pages are basically about what had happened. I love hearing about what has happened to the world, although the first 100 pages are kind of long and descriptive. However, having the back story told straight away help me understand what is happening a lot more.

I like Cassie’s character. She used to be a normal, teenage school girl who had a crust on the hottest guy in school. But after the alien invasion, she has to change. Cassie becomes the strong, tough but realistic woman who determines to do everything to stay alive. So that she can keep her promise with her brother that she will come and safe him.

The writing of this book is also beautiful. Rick Yancey has used a good amount of metaphors and poetic writing. Overall, this is a very addictive, fast-paced, action packed book. It is just fantastic. I also like the little romance till the end. It doesn’t take up the whole book. It is mostly actions. There is a love triangle developed in the end of the book between Cassie, Even and Ben (the boy Cassie fancy). We don’t know much about what will happen. And the story ends. I am looking forward to reading more from this trilogy. This is probably one of my favorite book in 2013.