A review by jupiter_01
The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey

adventurous funny sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

For the most part, I preferred Cassie's POV. I thought the action concerning the soldiers was often lacklustre (and, regrettably, think the movie did some things better...). However, the author did a good job of portraying such a devastating reality. The question of 'how do you even defend a planet against something like this?' was always on my mind.

Even though the romance was built on shaky grounds, I generally enjoyed it and some scenes were very cute.

I wanted to read the sequels until I saw the summaries and found them strange, so I'll likely stick to just The 5th Wave.
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