The 5th Wave Pt. 2

People began freaking out when the alien ships were sited near Mars. After that, there were ten days of swirls of speculation and news coverage, with government officials relocating to bunkers in fear of an attack, and researchers trying desperately to learn more about the extra-terrestrials, or make contact. Soon there was mass exodus from metropolitan areas, crowds of people in front of grocery stores and Starbucks, and millions of people living live as though the world could end tomorrow - all without truly knowing what would happen; and when it would happen. The fate of humanity was uncertain. The answer came all to soon without warning - as though someone turned off a switch, every electronic or mechanical object stopped working, and the grid went dark.

That was only the first wave, it only killed a half a million, but it was a calamity - humans were unprepared for the sudden lack of technology which they depended on; like microwaves, Siri, and Facebook. The next wave would be far more devastating. The next after that would be cataclysmic. The next after that would not be that bad, just because there weren't that many people left for the aliens to kill. Only a select few have survived the earthquakes, the plague, and the hunt for last survivors; one of whom is a young woman named Cassie. Cassie does not know if she is the last human on Earth. She does not know if there is any government left. But she holds on to two things: The first, is that if she truly is the last human on the planet, it is her moral duty to at least go out kicking. The second thing: Hope. Hope that maybe there is something else out there. Hope that her younger brother is alive.

I really enjoyed this book, and had trouble putting it down for a week to read the classic books. Its 450 some pages, but that felt like a breeze. I was almost never bored. The good characters were mostly like- able which made the book more interesting to read, and you can almost feel bad for the bad characters (aliens) who are homeless, but hate them at the same time which is rare and cool in a book. The first third of the book which sets up the alien situation and gives us the characters backstories was interesting and highly entertaining, but the middle third felt just a little like a filler, but was still good. The last third was gripping and also, highly entertaining. Perhaps my favorite part of the book was the main character's humor - and personality; it made the book so much better. I would recommend this book to anyone in the class for just a good, fun read.