We do find out what's really going on with Vosch and the Others, but only after wading through copious amounts of superfluous information and metaphors that employ the title of the book which was far more confusing than it was helpful.Īnd then there was the moment that won the award for Most Creative Escape Tactic Ever.
(You risk getting lost if you aren't paying attention.) The action is sporadic and the intensity doesn't kick up until about the halfway mark. But if you go into this expecting some kind of epic humalien reunion with lots of romance and lots of kissing, well-good luck with that.Īs with THE FIFTH WAVE, there are multiple POVs that not only alternate between characters but switch tense too. Because we end up spending 70% of the book with her.Īnd yes, we catch up with Cassie, Ben, Sam, Poundcake and Dumbo. In fact, the story opens with Ringer, a character I barely remembered from book one and honestly, didn't care all that much about. So you can imagine my surprise when that didn't happen.
I expected THE INFINITE SEA to pick up where THE FIFTH WAVE left off, with Cassie anxious to find out what happened to Evan, and figuring out how to save humanity. I went into THE INFINITE SEA wanting to know one thing: WHAT HAPPENED TO EVAN WALKER BECAUSE HOLY FREAKING ALIENS EVERYWHERE THE ENDING OF THE FIFTH WAVE WAS LIKE.WHAT EVEN?!Īctually, I had a few other unanswered questions too, but still. (There may have been a lot of screaming.) A HUGE thank you to Penguin for sending me a copy of this book! I was SO excited and SO surprised when this showed up on my doorstep the other day.