Review: The 5th Wave

The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Wow, a very strong start to a post-apocalyptic series. Or, would that be a during apocalypse series. Anyway, loved the world building. Some of the sciency stuff though, not so sure. For instance unless your vehicle is electric and plugged in at the time of the blast, an EMP won't kill your battery. It will fry the power grid though, which makes getting gas almost impossible.

I like that the one person she finally trusts is an alien, proving that even in such a disaster with clear lines drawn in the sand, there are people on both sides who don't agree. Fuck Vosch, seriously, Fuck him.

I loved the code names even though they were being used to dehumanize the kids to one another. Seriously though, who the fucking hell came up with the neck implant that can track you and fry your brain, that is the stuff of NIGHTMARES right there.

Hat's off to you Mr. Yancey, will definitely be reading the other books in this trilogy.

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