I love a good book trailer (who doesn't really). And what really caught me about this book was the book trailer, well there are actually four of them, and they are all amazing. This is another book I heard about at a conference I went to and had to get from my bestie at the high school library. It was recommended for high school at the conference and I didn't want to buy it and then not be able to put it in my collection. And, you know, moratorium on buying my own books because it "isn't in our budget."
Anyway, I had just finished Winger and I was ready for some non-realistic fiction that wouldn't want to make me bawl my eyes out. The Fifth Wave just looked so good. The cover is great, the book trailers are even better, and you know what, the book does NOT disappoint. I love a good heroine, and Cassie is a great heroine. What is the fifth wave, you may ask? Well, aliens have taken over our world. They have destroyed humans in waves. In the first wave, humans no longer have electronics. No phones, stoves, refrigerators or Ipads. The second wave destroys the coast. Then the plague breaks out, killing millions of people. During the fourth wave even more humans are killed. Cassie has lost her mother and father and her brother has been taken away from her, and now she will stop at nothing to get him back. But Cassie can't do it alone.
Then Evan Walker saves her, but in a world where no one should be trusted, why would Cassie ever trust Evan?
For fans of any dystopia literature, start salivating. This book has action, survival, and romance. And, guess what? When I did my last order from Amazon, I forgot to order this book. Noooooooo! However, I quickly rectified the situation and it is now sitting in my cart. Along with a couple more copies of The Fault in Our Stars because now all the students have seen the movie trailer, which is super amazing as well.
And just because my students are also salivating over this as well:
