I Finished The Fifth Wave!

     I finished Rick Yancey's The Fifth Wave yesterday. It was just as good the second time and freaked me out just as much as it did the first time.

     Let me correct a statement I made in my last post about this book. Originally I said that the narrator was a young girl named Cassie. In actuality she is one of three narrators. Cassie and Ben Parrish, another narrator, tell their story in the first person. The third narrator tells the story in the third person from the point of view of Cassie's younger brother Sammy. Cassie describes the alien invasion, the death of her parents, how she is separated from her brother, and surviving on her own after the separation. Ben Parrish describes his ordeal after the alien invasion and Sammy describes what happens to him after being separated from his sister.  

     The first 85 percent of the book is very good, although I think the author didn't really adequately explain why Cassie is rescued after being shot. What is it about her that made Evan want to take care of her? I'm not sure.  Also, the ending was a bit of a disappointment for me.  The last 15 percent of the book is Cassie's attempt to locate and rescue her brother and it is action packed. I would love to see this ending in film. But then when I finished the book I was left questioning whether the author will have a sequel. Is the story over for good or just for now? I honestly don't know.

     Have you read this book? If so, what did you think?