A few days ago, I finally completed The Last Star, which is the final installment to the trilogy. I have not read a lot of sci-fi, as it's not my preferred genre, however, I enjoyed these books very much. And I think that much of that has to do with how character-driven this story is.
The narration is divided among different tenses and different characters, giving the reader a lot on insight into the lives of multiple people who are experiencing the invasion: Cassie (who wished to be called Courage), Sam a.k.a Nugget, Ben a.k.a Zombie, and Marika a.k.a Ringer, just to name a few. And the side characters are honestly no less interesting to me. The trilogy deals with present-day Earth that is suddenly plagued with panic when an alien spaceship starts to circle above the planet before resting above the United States. It remains there for 10 days without contacting humans once. When the Others as they are called finally begin to invade, they attack in a series of Waves to quickly kill billions of people without damaging the planet more than necessary. When a small group finds out the truth about the Others, it is up to them to convince other humans the truth. But it proves impossible. A small group of child soldiers must find a way to defeat the system before the aliens unleash the 5th and final wave of destruction, which will lead to the extermination of most survivors. The characters are very dynamic, showing major changes in how they carry themselves throughout the books. That leads to an emotional impact when something happens to a favorite character--and there are plenty to choose from. The writing is smooth and the plot is well-constructed. By far, The 5th Wave trilogy by Rick Yancey is definitely on my list of favorites as far as series are concered. I'd totally suggest that you put the trilogy on your TBR list if you haven't already. :)
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As I write this, I am in bed, eating a cookie, and snuggling under a fuzzy blanket that my husband got me for Christmas, so you could say that I'm livin' the dream, my friend.
I've had a website before this, however, it was super out of date and I was terrible at keeping up with it. So it was easier to creat a new site than try to get the previous one up to speed. One of my New Year's Resolutions is to blog more often. Like, ideally reviewing at least one book a month, if not more. And that's not even the half of it. But with this new year comes new chances to start all over again! And again, and again, until all our years are consumed by death. But hey, let's not worry too much about that right now. :) In this moment, we are alive and that is what matters. I hope to get to know some of my readers better. Because an author without a reader is like, well, Voldemort with Harry Potter. Who would he let out all of his rage on!? Perhaps that's a bit of a stretch. But not that much of one. Until next time, Alex |
AuthorAlex Katt is a writer, primarily in Young Adult fiction at the moment. She is published by Dark-Ink Press in MA. When she's not writing or reading with a cup of hot tea, she's probably cuddling with a kitten or watching vegan recipes and BookTubers on YouTube. ArchivesCategories |