The fifth wave is only just beginning and the human species is becoming extinct by aliens who seems to have been waiting for thousands of years to take over earth, but why now? Why not the 17th century? For Cassie she must be strong and stay true to who she is as these parasites can enter the body and pretend to be the human itself.
I really enjoyed The Fifth Wave so when I got the chance to pick up the second book in the series I took it away. To be honest I was quite anxious because I normally don't like the second book of series, I find them an excuse to write the third book just to gain more money.
The start of the book was confusing but that didn't make me want to put it down so I kept reading it, then I began to understand it, so started to love it. I found it interesting that the book was very like a film structure in a way. For example the first links with another chapter later in the book, although what happens I cannot tell you because you must read the book for yourself. In the Infinite Sea there was depth in the characters so the reader got to find out where characters such as Poundcake were found and how they got their names. This made the reader have a depth of knowledge about the characters but also a sympathy of where they were at the moment. One of the funniest things in the book was how Cassie and Ringer disliked each other and when they challenged each other by guessing their past, this was funny because as much as they hate each other they are very much alike in every way.
The sad thing about the books was it was slow paced – there wasn't much action. However the description of the scenery contradicts this. The author has ways of describing the scenery that creates imagery in me as the reader. He also sometimes repeats the book title "infinite sea" in the novel itself – we don't really see this in books. One of my favourite quotes from this book is "Some things you can never leave behind. They don't belong to the past. They belong to you."
Do I recommend this book? Yes, because without it we wouldn't know the background of the characters and what the alien plans were for the last remaining humans.
• Buy this book at the Guardian Bookshop.
Want to tell the world about a book you've read? Join the site and send us your review!
