Technically speaking the people were like body-snatched without the human populace noticing. A perfectly executed plan, wherein the aliens controlled some people subconsciously. The fourth wave came without no one else noticing. Now it’s time for the family to run as it’s no longer safe where they are staying. Until the third wave came, an avian virus that became widespread and killed billions of people including Cassie’s mother. Their hope is to go to a military base in the hopes that the government still has plans. Looting and killing became rampant and the family protected themselves to survive. After the first two waves, Cassie’s family remain calm and intact. The second wave brought tsunamis killing people living near coastlines. Electricity died, vehicles stopped working, airplanes fell from the sky and cars lost control causing thousands to be killed. The first wave shut down every source of power. Everyone’s world shifted when unusual things started happening.

A normal teen who’s only problems are the same as other teens like when will her crush, Ben Parish, the high school football star notice her. Prior to the alien invasion, Cassie lives a normal life with her family. This emotionally intense science fiction adventure set during an alien invasion follows 16-year old Cassiopeia “Cassie” Sullivan as she struggles to survive both physically and emotionally during the invasion. Until, the sight of the spacecraft just became normal to the people who sees it everyday until the “waves” started coming.

Everybody knows that the time has come and aliens had already came to visit but everybody was clueless as to the purpose of their visit and when will they come out and meet the people of the earth. One day, the earth woke up with a huge spacecraft hovering in the Earth’s orbit.

“We’re here, and then we’re gone, and it’s not about the time we’re here, but what we do with the time.” It’s really hard to review this book without giving out a lot of details that might spoil you guys but I’ll really try not to do so. The synopsis really made me want to read the book and upon hearing that it will be adopted to a movie, I was given more reasons to read it and make sure I read it before the movie comes out. Cassie’s first rule in surviving: trust no one.Īnd it happened, I was able to finally read The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey. The first wave killed thousands, the second wave killed millions, the third wave killed killed billions that included her mother, only 3% of the total population remained then the fourth wave came that killed her father and got her brother taken.

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