Yes, he has to learn to shoot an M16 and follow orders at 6 years old (how can he even carry the thing?). Even her little brother Sammy seemed to have more smarts than Cassie, being inducted into the army at 6 years old.

Why would you carry around a stupid teddy bear that you promised to bring back to your brother? It occurs late in the book to her that maybe that wasn’t the smartest idea after all. I’m hoping that this will be answered in later books because it was a frustrating experience all round.Ĭassie, the main character, made questionable decisions which made me facepalm. But upon finishing, I didn’t get the answers I wanted, for why the alien invasion was occurring and why they’re just not killing the humans. You know when you finish a book and it leaves you without an impression? That’s how I feel about The 5th Wave. It was actually quite a long and convoluted book, with many varying points of views (some completely unnecessary and which did not impact the story at all). But Cassie must choose: between trust and despair, between defiance and surrender, between life and death. Beguiling and mysterious, Evan Walker may be Cassie's only hope for rescuing her brother-or even saving herself.

To stay alone is to stay alive, Cassie believes, until she meets Evan Walker. Who have scattered Earth's last survivors. The beings who only look human, who roam the countryside killing anyone they see. Now, it's the dawn of the 5th wave, and on a lonely stretch of highway, Cassie runs from Them. After the 4th wave, only one rule applies: trust no one. And after the 3rd, only the unlucky survive. Genres: Young Adult, Dystopian, Apocalyptic & Post-Apocalyptic, Science FictionĪfter the 1st wave, only darkness remains. Published by Penguin Australia on May 7th 2013

The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey