The 5th Wave

The 5th Wave

Sarah Lyle, Author

The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey is a post-apocalyptic book about the Others, as Cassie calls them, coming to Earth and wreaking havoc on the planet and all of the people. So far, they have attacked in 4 waves. The first one was an electro-magnetic pulse (released by The Others) that made all technology stop working. Everyone who was in a train, plane, boat or car crashed. In the second wave, the Others dropped a huge metal pole on one of Earth’s fault lines. That caused earthquakes and huge tsunamis, wiping out every coastal city. The third wave was a deadly virus (created by the Others) that killed 97 out of 100 people. The fourth wave was called the ‘Silencer’. In this wave, the others deployed themselves on Earth to kill large groups of survivors. 

And it is during the fourth wave that our story takes place. Cassie is trying to survive, to hide from the silencers. Trust no one, the only way to stay alive as long as possible is to be alone as long as possible. These are the new rules that Cassie lives by ever since the fourth wave started. In the fourth wave, the silencers are disguised as humans and are put on Earth to kill survivors of the third wave. So in order to survive, you have to stay alone for as long as possible. 

But when Cassie finds another person, she is forced to leave her shelter in the woods. But will she be safe? Will the Others kill all of humanity? Read the book to find out.