Guess what? I have a new favourite book of 2016!
Just to let you know, The Infinite Sea is the sequel to The 5th Wave, which I suggest you go and read right now! (You can read my review of The 5th Wave here on Movellas.)
"How do you rid the Earth of seven billion humans? Rid the humans of their humanity."
I'm just going to jump right into this. I LOVED THIS BOOK. I loved it so much I felt the need to carry it around with me for a little bit once I'd finished. This book tore me down and built me back up.
So yes, this review is going to be me trying to convince everyone in the known universe to read it.
Let's start at the beginning, shall we?
The prologue drives you right back into the world as though book one never ended. I don't usually like prologues, but I liked this one because it's immediately apparent why it's there. There's information we need to know that Cassie doesn't. It's vital. And that's why I didn't hate it. Prologues are far too often just there for no reason. But don't worry, Rick Yancey, I never doubted you.
Each time a 'part' ended, I'd have to jump straight into the next one because I just had to know what happened next! I genuinely have no idea where you're supposed to put the book down to eat and sleep and stuff. While reading The Infinite Sea, all that stuff seems unimportant somehow.
Again, as with The 5th Wave, I loved Cassie's narration. She made me laugh. She made me think. She made so much sense. She's just so spot on and accurate that it hurts a little bit. As well as Cassie, we also get Ringer's narration which too, is perfect, but in a very different way. They narrate in a totally opposite way, and somehow the narratives compliment each other. Ringer was one of my favourite characters from The 5th Wave, so I was thrilled to get a peek inside her head.
The plot was super-fast and intense, but what else did I expect? It's real heart-in-your-mouth, fingers-gripping-book, face-getting-closer-to-the-pages stuff. I was 100% involved 100% of the time. When I realised I was getting closer to the end, I wanted to put the book down to make it last longer, but I couldn't because I couldn't stop reading for anything.
As well as the incredible plot and characters, there were certain phrases that really jumped up and stuck in my mind. Sometimes they just clicked and everything made so much sense. I found myself agreeing with every revelation about life and death the characters made.
One of my favourite quotes was:
Easiest 10/10 I've ever given. If anything, it was off the charts.
The Infinite Sea broke me down and rebuilt me. It both killed me and made me want to live. It will stay with me always.
Let's start at the beginning, shall we?
The prologue drives you right back into the world as though book one never ended. I don't usually like prologues, but I liked this one because it's immediately apparent why it's there. There's information we need to know that Cassie doesn't. It's vital. And that's why I didn't hate it. Prologues are far too often just there for no reason. But don't worry, Rick Yancey, I never doubted you.
Each time a 'part' ended, I'd have to jump straight into the next one because I just had to know what happened next! I genuinely have no idea where you're supposed to put the book down to eat and sleep and stuff. While reading The Infinite Sea, all that stuff seems unimportant somehow.
Again, as with The 5th Wave, I loved Cassie's narration. She made me laugh. She made me think. She made so much sense. She's just so spot on and accurate that it hurts a little bit. As well as Cassie, we also get Ringer's narration which too, is perfect, but in a very different way. They narrate in a totally opposite way, and somehow the narratives compliment each other. Ringer was one of my favourite characters from The 5th Wave, so I was thrilled to get a peek inside her head.
The plot was super-fast and intense, but what else did I expect? It's real heart-in-your-mouth, fingers-gripping-book, face-getting-closer-to-the-pages stuff. I was 100% involved 100% of the time. When I realised I was getting closer to the end, I wanted to put the book down to make it last longer, but I couldn't because I couldn't stop reading for anything.
As well as the incredible plot and characters, there were certain phrases that really jumped up and stuck in my mind. Sometimes they just clicked and everything made so much sense. I found myself agreeing with every revelation about life and death the characters made.
One of my favourite quotes was:
"I didn't know till then that rage had a taste and it tasted like your own blood."It was just so awesome . . . gah. I don't even have enough words. It was so good, I couldn't believe it. I laughed. I cried. I read and read and read. It was phenomenal. The 5th Wave was clever, but The Infinite Sea was something else. Rick Yancey is a master of words. I bow down to his power.
Easiest 10/10 I've ever given. If anything, it was off the charts.
The Infinite Sea broke me down and rebuilt me. It both killed me and made me want to live. It will stay with me always.
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