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A review by ciphertextx
The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey
4.0
I quite enjoyed this book. A lot of it was really predictable - such as the romance, the fact that Evan is actually an alien (seriously, from the summary alone, I kinda figured). Some of it was less so. Won't give spoilers. Mind = BLOWN. I was kinda catching on the more I read, but I didn't really believe it until it was confirmed, then I was all OH MY GOD, IT'S THE 5TH WAVE AAAHHH
There's a sense of desperation prominent throughout the book as Cassie struggles to get back to her younger brother. She's completely alone (both her parents have died in previous waves), at least until she meets Evan, whom she doesn't trust, then she does, then she doesn't. And it kinda just goes like that, because he keeps being sketchy, and she keeps catching him being sketchy, but he's HOT and manly and gentle, so that makes it easier to trust him. I mean, it's sort of realistic in that most people are looks-biased, but it was the only part of the book I really couldn't stand. Seems like all the sketchy stuff really outweighed his hotness IMO.
There's a sense of desperation prominent throughout the book as Cassie struggles to get back to her younger brother. She's completely alone (both her parents have died in previous waves), at least until she meets Evan, whom she doesn't trust, then she does, then she doesn't. And it kinda just goes like that, because he keeps being sketchy, and she keeps catching him being sketchy, but he's HOT and manly and gentle, so that makes it easier to trust him. I mean, it's sort of realistic in that most people are looks-biased, but it was the only part of the book I really couldn't stand. Seems like all the sketchy stuff really outweighed his hotness IMO.