Happy Thursday! This is a review of one of my favorite recently read books, The 5th Wave. I have been recommending it to both boys and girls, and most of them liked it as much as I did.
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: I received a copy of this book at a conference, and it sat on my desk for a few weeks. I really couldn't get used to the idea of aliens. Science fiction is a genre I don't usually enjoy, so I looked at it with true trepidation. However, it kept popping up on my radar- listed in EW's 10 must have list, Amazon rated as one of the best new books for YA, and a starred review in Booklist. I thought I would give it a shot. I am so glad I did! The book is told through different perspectives, which keeps the action moving. Cassie has a fierce determination to find her little brother, and kept me rooting for her. The aliens have embodied humans, so you're never sure who is one, and who is not. This is a book anyone would enjoy, and I can't wait to read the next installment of Cassie's story.
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