Here is my completed series screenshot for The Fifth Wave by Rick Yancey.
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You may want to check out my reviews and see if this fantastic adventure series is something you or someone you know would enjoy. From teens to us old guys, Rick Yancey has created a fantastic alien/zombie, science fiction/horror, apocalyptic/dystopian series that KNOCKED MY SOCKS OFF.
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The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey is a #1 New York Times Bestseller, and now a major motion picture starring Chloë Grace Moretz.I have not seen it, but after reading the series I really, really, really want to.
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Now, it’s time for my reviews.
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OMG. Rick Yancy grabbed me by the throat right out of the gate and never let me go. I am blown away and totally creeped out.
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Alien = extinction.
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And Cassie is. Five months from normal to alone.
Now, let’s go back in time and find out how Cassie came to be alone.
Ninety seven million people wiped off the face of the earth. She keeps a journal just in case…well, in case there is anyone left to read it, except for the aliens. She has a special note just for them…”BITE ME!” I’m with her!
Could you imagine? Silence! Think of sitting on your porch or patio listening to the hum of the world around you…automobiles in the distance, birds singing, your neighbor starting their car to go to work. Now, imagine it gone.
Deafening silence (urban dictionary definition) – when even the solemnity of silence has become too loud.
Deafening silence described: the point of silence in which one can feel the fine hairs in the inner ear vibrating with the subtlest change in air pressure. Going out on a limb, but the sound of dead proteins rubbing and creating static nerve pulses to the brain at such a lean frequency that the wave pattern is then magnified by your brain to the point of confusion, annoyance, uneasiness, or anxiety.
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Will the children be the ones to save mankind?
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Other than Cassie, some of the characters I became curious about were Evan, Zombie, Ringer and Nugget.
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The twists and turns take me down the long…dark…rabbit hole. I want to know who will win the war for Earth. Who will survive and who will not? Be careful who you get attached to. Like some authors I know, Rick Yancey is not afraid to kill off his characters.
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Rick created a dark and terrifying world where characters counted on their insight and intuition, as much as their training and their desire, to survive.
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I just can’t stop reading…my eyes are blurring and I can’t see the words, can’t focus, but…I’m almost there…
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Truly an unputdownable book. I laughed and I cried. I screamed and I whispered.
I despaired and I hoped. But, above all, I kept reading til the very end…of The 5th Wave.
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Even the acknowledgments written by Rick Yancey are very entertaining.
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I read all three books, 1095 pages, in two days. That’s how good this epic series is!
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5 Stars
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GOODREADS BLURB: After the 1st wave, only darkness remains. After the 2nd, only the lucky escape. And after the 3rd, only the unlucky survive. After the 4th wave, only one rule applies: trust no one.
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.
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I did finish the book and went straight to bed, only to pick up…
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The Infinite Sea first thing in the morning.
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I absolutely loved the first book. The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey, and could not wait to open the pages for The Infinite Sea, and I mean really open the pages of my paperback copy that I bought. I rarely buy books any more, because I get so many great ones free, and borrow from my sister or the library, but this was a set I wanted to have for my shelf.
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I began this in the morning and I read it cover to cover in one sitting.
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Picked up right where the first book, The 5th Wave, left off.
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The Infinite Sea by Rick Yancey started out with a BANG…and kept on going.
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Dammit Teacup.
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We discover what the gang is made of as they experience love, loss and sacrifice.
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What do the aliens want? Why don’t they just wipe them out already? Are they toying with them, like a cat with a mouse?
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We will lose some old friends and meet some new ones, but at least for the moment, life goes on.
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Rick Yancey is a master storyteller in this epic series filled with complex characters, some good, some bad, and some down right evil.
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The Infinite Sea is a thought provoking novel that may keep you up at night…wondering.
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I read all three books, 1095 pages, in two days. That’s how good this epic series is!
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5 Stars
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GOODREADS BLURB: How do you rid the Earth of seven billion humans? Rid the humans of their humanity.
Surviving the first four waves was nearly impossible. Now Cassie Sullivan finds herself in a new world, a world in which the fundamental trust that binds us together is gone. As the 5th Wave rolls across the landscape, Cassie, Ben, and Ringer are forced to confront the Others’ ultimate goal: the extermination of the human race.
Cassie and her friends haven’t seen the depths to which the Others will sink, nor have the Others seen the heights to which humanity will rise, in the ultimate battle between life and death, hope and despair, love and hate.
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Finally…I will know the end of this awesome trilogy.
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Who will be the last one standing…alien…human…somewhere in between?
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I root for the ultimate romance to survive.
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Dumbo is the one who brought me to my knees!
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Treachery, betrayal, love and sacrifice…
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The Last Star by Rick Yancey will stick with me long after I have put the book on my shelf. Will it do the same for you? Will it leave you pondering your own definition of purpose and humanity?
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I have fears for Cassie and a smile for Bear, as Cassie thinks, “Yes, Daddy, I want to fly.”
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The 5th Wave series is not the story I thought it would be…it far surpassed all my “high” expectations. I cried through the ending with a smile on my face for the happy and the sad.
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Life goes on.
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5 Stars
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GOODREADS BLURB: The enemy is Other. The enemy is us.
They’re down here, they’re up there, they’re nowhere. They want the Earth, they want us to have it. They came to wipe us out, they came to save us.
But beneath these riddles lies one truth: Cassie has been betrayed. So has Ringer. Zombie. Nugget. And all 7.5 billion people who used to live on our planet. Betrayed first by the Others, and now by ourselves.
In these last days, Earth’s remaining survivors will need to decide what’s more important: saving themselves…or saving what makes us human.
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Wow, Sherry. I had no idea you would love these this much! Absolutely fantastic reviews. Make me want to dive back into them. LOL
Thanks so much Laura. I was surprised myself and was worn out after finishing them. LOL Almost felt like I was there.
You read these books in 2 days? WOW! I wouldn’t get anywhere close to that. But I have been interested in seeing how these books are. They are on my TBR list for next year. 🙂
That’s fabulous Chrys and I look forward to hearing what you think. I just couldn’t quit reading them. I had to know the end. So glad I broke down and actually bought the first two after winnning the third.
I really enjoyed the movie, but it was obvious to me that the book would be a thousand times better. The premise was amazing, and yet we found ourselves laughing at the movie in parts. That’s not a good thing! There were many parts I loved though. Chloe made the movie good. I love her and everything she stars in. The movie made me want to read the book and in this case the book is clearly much better than the movie! Love your reviews–now I must read the books! AND I can’t believe you read these in two days. You’re amazing!
Haven’t seen the movie and it’s okay to laugh at it. I do that all the time, tear down the show, looking for all the stupid stuff, even when I love it. Books are always better for me, because in them all is possible. I just couldn’t stop reading. Everything hurt, by fingers, my wrists, my arms, my shoulders, my neck and my eyes blurred. Just couldn’t stop!
When our family gets together to watch TV or a movie, look out, the most serious plot suddenly turns into a comedy. We are downright irreverent when we all get together. But, you know what, it’s fun–even when we really do love the movie.
There’s no better recommendation for a book when you just can’t stop reading!
Wow you were really going for it Sherry – glad you enjoyed the experience as much as you did!
Wow! That is an amazing feat! I’ve got the first book in my TBR pile – it looks like I should check it out… Thank you for your impassioned review. Take care and have a great week.
Well shoot..I loved Fifth Wave and own the second book..but never read it. It sounds like I need to dig it out!
I’m like you and have not read this one yet either, even though I should have, and even though I saw the movie. It seems like my TBR pile is growing exponentially with books that I really don’t want to pass up on. Someday. 🙂