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The 5th Wave

By: Rick Yancey
Narrated by: Phoebe Strole, Brandon Espinoza
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The downloadable, digital audiobook edition of Rick Yancey’s gripping epic, read by the actors Phoebe Strole and Brandon Espinoza.

After the 1st wave, only darkness remains. After the 2nd, only the lucky escape. And after the 3rd, only the unlucky survive. After the 4th wave, only one rule applies: Trust no one. Now, it’s the dawn of the 5th wave.

On a lonely stretch of highway, Cassie runs from Them. The beings who only look human, who roam the countryside killing anyone they see. Who have scattered Earth’s last survivors. To stay alone is to stay alive, until Cassie meets Evan Walker. Beguiling and mysterious, Evan may be her only hope for rescuing her brother and even saving herself. Now she must choose: between trust and despair, between defiance and surrender, between life and death. To give up or to get up. Cassie Sullivan gets up.

©2013 Rick Yancey (P)2013 Penguin Audio Contemporary Fiction Genre Fiction Fiction Survival
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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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