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A review by booshort
The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey
5.0
More of a 4.999 star rating.
I absolutely loved this book. It's one of my favourites for sure. It's a very different apocalyptic themed book compared to others on the market at the moment, because these days when you think of the apocalypse you think zombies (although there is a Zombie in this book). In this novel the apocalypse is brought on by an alien invasion.
Usually in books it's easy to guess what's about to happen next, or guess what the 'ultimate goal' is that the bad guy has, or even who the bad guy is. But with this book, it threw me for a loop. I was constantly conflicted on who I should believe, and who I should root for. Which is obviously a sign of an amazingly thought out, well written book.
Another thing I want to mention is I HATE flashbacks. I don't know why, I guess it's because I just want to get to the actual story (If I Stay was a nightmare for me). But I was really surprised at just how much I was invested in them in this book. I don't think it was the story itself that left me wanting more (although it is an amazing story), it was Yancey's writing.
At first glance it seems just like any old story, but the deeper meanings are incredible to think about. Basically what I'm saying is it's a VERY quotable book.
Now the reason why I didn't give it that extra 0.001? I felt it almost went too long. Don't get me wrong, It didn't get boring at all, you're captivated the whole time trust me. I just find if you look at the book as a whole, like for example, the initial plot. There are sometimes where it goes a bit, I don't want to say off track, but too detailed in the back stories. But that just might be me, because as I said before, I'm not a fan of flashbacks.
Overall, an amazing book. Most of all, an amazing author. I don't think I'll dive right into the next book, but I'll definitely look into more of Rick Yancey's work.
I absolutely loved this book. It's one of my favourites for sure. It's a very different apocalyptic themed book compared to others on the market at the moment, because these days when you think of the apocalypse you think zombies (although there is a Zombie in this book). In this novel the apocalypse is brought on by an alien invasion.
Usually in books it's easy to guess what's about to happen next, or guess what the 'ultimate goal' is that the bad guy has, or even who the bad guy is. But with this book, it threw me for a loop. I was constantly conflicted on who I should believe, and who I should root for. Which is obviously a sign of an amazingly thought out, well written book.
Another thing I want to mention is I HATE flashbacks. I don't know why, I guess it's because I just want to get to the actual story (If I Stay was a nightmare for me). But I was really surprised at just how much I was invested in them in this book. I don't think it was the story itself that left me wanting more (although it is an amazing story), it was Yancey's writing.
At first glance it seems just like any old story, but the deeper meanings are incredible to think about. Basically what I'm saying is it's a VERY quotable book.
Now the reason why I didn't give it that extra 0.001? I felt it almost went too long. Don't get me wrong, It didn't get boring at all, you're captivated the whole time trust me. I just find if you look at the book as a whole, like for example, the initial plot. There are sometimes where it goes a bit, I don't want to say off track, but too detailed in the back stories. But that just might be me, because as I said before, I'm not a fan of flashbacks.
Overall, an amazing book. Most of all, an amazing author. I don't think I'll dive right into the next book, but I'll definitely look into more of Rick Yancey's work.