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The 5th Wave (Book 1)

By: Rick Yancey
Narrated by: Brandon Espinoza, Phoebe Strole
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*NOW A MAJOR FILM by Sony Pictures, starring Chloe Grace Moretz*

'Wildly entertaining . . . I couldn't turn the pages fast enough' The New York Times

*The 5th Wave is the first book in the bestselling series from award-winning Rick Yancey. Perfect for fans of The Hunger Games, Divergent and Maze Runner*

After the1st wave, only darkness remains. After the 2nd, only the lucky escape. And after the 3rd, only the unlucky survive. After 4th wave, only one rule applies: trust no one.

NOW IS THE DAWN OF THE 5TH WAVE

On a lonely stretch of highway, Cassie runs.
Runs from the beings that only look human, who have scattered Earth's last survivors.

To stay alone is to stay alive, until she meets Evan Walker. Beguiling and mysterious, Evan may be her only hope.

Now Cassie must choose: between trust and despair, between defiance and surrender, between life and death.

www.rickyancey.com

'Remarkable, not-to-be-missed-under-any-circumstances' Entertainment Weekly

'A modern sci-fi masterpiece . . . Should do for aliens what Twilight did for vampires.' USA Today

'The pace is relentless' Heat

'Chilling' Sun

'Nothing short of amazing' Kirkus (starred review)

'This book's scary!' Teen Now (5 starred review)

'A twisty survival story that borrows elements from romance, horror and dystopian fiction' Wall Street Journal

'An epic sci-fi adventure about a terrifying alien invasion. You'll read it in one sitting' Bookseller

'Heartfelt, violent, paranoid epic, filled with big heroics and bigger surprises' Booklist (starred review)

'Gripping' Publishers Weekly

'Borrow this one from your teen's nightstand while they're at school.' People Magazine

*Winner of the 2014 Red House Children's Book Award
*2014 Children's Choice Book Awards Finalist for Teen Book of the Year
*A YALSA 2014 Best Fiction for Young Adults
*A YALSA 2014 Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Readers
*A Booklist 2014 Best Fiction for Young Adults
*A VOYA 2013 Perfect Ten
*An Amazon Best Book of the Year

Books in the series:
The 5th Wave (Book 1)
The Infinite Sea (Book 2)
The Last Star (Book 3)

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The storyline is really good and very promising but the audio presenters were average at best.
I also struggled with the first person, present tense writing. Just doesn’t work for me. Not enough narrator detail for events. Overall, it could have been a lot better.

Disappointed. Very average reading.

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I love YA genre but this book feels a little young. I love the story idea but I found myself bored in a lot of the chapters. I didn't find myself excited to listen to it like I usually am with my favourites. Finishing it feels like a chore

Good story idea but boring

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It was a captivating Story but the narration was haphazard in many places. There was no clear distinction between characters thoughts vs their actual speech, so you're often left wondering if they said things out loud to other characters or they were just thinking it. I agree with the other reviews in that there was a lot of unnecessary repetition but that's more q problem with the actual prose of the novel. Otherwise , an interesting story.

Captivating Story let down by narration

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I really didn't think i would enjoy this book but I purchased it as it kept coming up in my recommended sections. I absolutely feel in love with it and was always wanting more.

great book!!

100% loved this book!!!

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i can only ever enjoy movies from books if i watch the movie first, then the book. this was no exception. watch the movie, then listen to this.

the voices are pretty amazing in this audio. there is so much emphasis.

5th wave

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