Rick Yancey - Infinite Sea

World is a clock winding down

Now that Cassie has got Sam back, the self-appointed Survivor Fight Club is stuck up in a dead end. No turning back but they can't move forward either,  so there's no much to left but contemplate where is Evan when he promised he would come back for her.

The story winds up standstill being devoid all of the action that kept the 5th Wave flowing. Unfortunately.

"We were trapped between the before-time and the after-time. Different kind of viral plague: uncertainty, fear, panic."

Why?

Ranger has got caught and she's involved with a guy who's not Ben Parish, despite the obvious they're meant to be together. Maybe it's the twist and turn of a seemingly predictable, flagrantly logical step. I'm adherent to about-face but not the pointless one. It's beyond me why this new king bee appears out of the blue and while he doesn't kick some serious alien-ass but he kicks the bucket within 100 pages. What is the point?

"You know how we tell the good guys from the bad guys? The bad guys shoot at us.”

Why??

I'm on the right track to blow a fuse as it is possible it isn't about vicious we-want-to-destroy-you little aliens anymore but a bunch of people meddling with the nature and our heads. I feel totally screwed over here. Seriously. Big scam.

Silver lining

After some fight-to-deaths and explosions Evan is safe and sound who has found his mayfly. They're the best really!
Additionally to the meticulously detailed characters (even if I can't stand Apocalypse-Grumpy-Cat-Ranger) I love the writer's garnish. Thought-provoking and intense. Kind of keeping me on edge. Love it!

Rating

4 out of 5 (Thanks to the 5th Wave, underrating is not in my intention.)

“Sometimes you’re in the wrong place at the wrong time and what happens is nobody’s fault. You just want to feel bad so you’ll feel better.”