Monday, October 28, 2013

The Fifth Wave by Rick Yancey

Aliens have arrived.  This book starts AFTER the Aliens already parked their mothership above Earth.  The first wave killed about 1/2 million people with an electronic magnetic pulse.  The 2nd wave had coastal cities and their population falling into the seas.  The 3rd wave was a virus spread by birds that killed almost everyone.  Cassie, the main character, survives when the aliens, hiding in plain site as humans, begin killing off the remainders of humanity.  This is the story of Cassie and her plan to reunite with her brother.  It is exciting and you are never sure who to trust...who IS the alien?  Who SHOULD you be afraid of?  While this book is told in the first person, it changes from character to character.  Unlike other books who label the chapter with who is talking, this one doesn't.  You have to pay close attention to what is happening to each character so you can figure out who is "talking" during the different chapters.  I enjoyed this book and KNOW that more will be coming in this series.  The movie rights have already been sold so I think it will be a big hit like the Hunger Games.  So make sure you READ it before the movie comes out.

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