The Infinite Sea (The 5th Wave #2) by Rick Yaney

"A direct continuation of The 5th Wave and Yancey goes even deeper, never pulling any punches and leaving the reader feeling shocked and horrified but at the same time, like the characters, somehow, still hopeful. I'm excited to see how the Series ends in The Last Star."

5 Stars

Pros: Basically picking up right where The 5th Wave left off, we follow Ben/Cassie in their attempts to lay low and survive after the cataclysmic events of the first books ending/The scene between Poundcake and Grace was absolute perfection.

Cons: Some of the scene with Ringer were very surreal and a little hard to follow, a little repetitive but it didn't take away from the book too much, sometimes it went on for a little too long though.

Full Review:

Cassie has found her little brother Sam, along with Ben (Zombie) who is Sam's commanding officer and the rest of Ben's unit. Once they realized what was happening, they went rogue and they know it's only a matter of time before they're hunted down. Cassie stays with them, since Evan Walker, her mysterious savior, promised her he would find her and she can't let go of that promise.

Of course, things go belly up quite quickly and they're forced to abandon their plan.

Ringer, who was scouting out a possible place for them to hole up for the Winter, is alone in the woods when she hears someone following her. She does what she does best and shoots them, only to find out, it's Teacup. The little girl followed her and now Ringer, might have killed her. Of course, at that precise moment, two Black Hawk Helicopters show up and Ringer knows it's either fight, die or surrender. For Teacup, she surrenders and is brought back to Vosch.

I can't write too much because then I'll give everything away but needless to say, this book was just as intense and hard hitting as the first one. We learn more about Ringer as a person, her past, as well as Poundcake and Evan Walker. And though this book was shorter than the first, it was still an intense and emotional read. Again, Yancey pulls absolutely no punches and I had to remind myself at times that this was fiction.

It's been a long time since I've re-read this series and I'm really enjoying it. I'm excited to see how Yancey wraps everything up in The Last Star.

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