G. S. Prendergast

Sixteen year-old Raven, injured and still grieving over her boyfriend's death by the invading Nahx, crosses paths with Eighth, a Nyx warrior who has deserted his unit and abandoned his directives, and as the world falls apart around them, the two learn to trust each other in order to survive.

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jess

I haven't read much sci-fi this year so I was pretty excited to read this - aliens are cool. And part of the narrative from the alien side of view seemed really intriguing, especially how Eighth was humanized and set apart from the other Nahx. The premise was incredible, but the execution was not as I expected. It's slower paced, more of an exploration of human survival - which I did like, and it was fascinating to watch. 

Except - the romance subplot. I could not deal with the romance subplot between Eighth and Raven, because it was definitely instalove, and it was ... kind of weird when you're looking at it from the perspective of Eighth as an alien. I liked Raven, and I liked seeing Eighth from Raven's point of view but not him on his own, especially for the first half of the novel. I feel like Eighth could have been omitted from the first half and nothing would have changed. I don't feel like Eighth was nearly as dynamic as Raven. 

One thing I really loved was the setting, because not only is it Canadian, it takes place in and around my hometown, Calgary, something I wasn't expecting at all. The characters are Calgarian. I take trips into the mountains a lot, so I could imagine the setting so much more clearly than other places. Some of the action took place in Calgary itself and the Saddledome and Stampede grounds (I presume, I don't pay attention to sports, so that is the only stadium I know of). Even if I couldn't really connect to any other traits of the characters, I connected to that, because wow, it is so cool to see your hometown in a book. 

While I did like this book, I wasn't expecting the slow pace and the romance subplot - but if you like romance and sad characters, go for it. 

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The 5th Wave meets Beauty and the Beast in this fast-paced and heart-stopping novel about an invasion of murderous creatures and one girl fighting for her life at the end of the world. He has no voice or name, only a rank, Eighth. He doesn’t know the details of the mission, only the directives that hum in his mind. Dart the humans. Leave them where they fall. His job is to protect his Offside. Let her do the shooting. Until a human kills her… Sixteen-year-old Raven is at summer camp when the terrifying, armored Nahx invade. Isolated in the wilderness, Raven and her fellow campers can only stay put. Await rescue. Raven doesn’t like feeling helpless, but what choice does she have? Then a Nahx kills her boyfriend. Thrown together in a violent, unfamiliar world, Eighth and Raven should feel only hate and fear. But when Raven is injured, and Eighth deserts his unit, their survival comes to depend on trusting each other…

Luna

i don’t care for most of the characters, story, or weird representation like the killing your gays trope, but i do care for eighth and if anything happens to him i would kill everyone else (raven first) and then myself. i seriously have not felt this much love for a character since i read TID 6 years ago and yes i did cry every time we got his pov because he is my sweet baby alien and oh my god i just want more of him 😭

Kaele Perkins 

Wow. This was crazy. I will say this book took me a while to really get into. But about 100 pages in I was really interested in how this was going to go. The main boy Eighth, needs to be protected at all costs. He is the sweetest thing ever. Can’t wait to read the sequel!

Gabrielle Prendergast

The 5th Wave meets Beauty and the Beast in this fast-paced and heart-stopping novel about an invasion of murderous creatures and one girl fighting for her life at the end of the world. He has no voice or name, only a rank, Eighth. He doesn't know the details of the mission, only the directives that hum in his mind: Dart the humans. Leave them where they fall. His job is to protect his Offside. Let her do the shooting. Until a human kills her... Sixteen-year-old Raven is at summer camp when the terrifying armored Nahx invade. Isolated in the wilderness, Raven and her fellow campers can only stay put. Await rescue. Raven doesn't like feeling helpless, but what choice does she have? Then a Nahx kills her boyfriend. Thrown together in a violent, unfamiliar world, Eighth and Raven should feel only hate and fear. But when Raven is injured, and Eighth deserts his unit, their survival comes to depend on trusting each other...

Laura

Only finished 80% of book! Struggled through that much.

Ashlee

It started off a little slow, but really took off near the halfway point. Perfect for fans of Partials!

Jeremy Cote

Note: I received an ARC of this book from NetGalley.

A very interesting book. The book does indeed move slowly at times, but that's only because the book isn't a fast-paced action novel. Instead, it's about the struggle of humanity against others that are just as fierce as themselves. I found the plot quite compelling, and I enjoyed that the book tackled some thorny issues and had the two main characters fight. It showed how complicated relationships of any kind can be.

I'm not sure where the next book will go, but I am looking forward to reading it.

Anna Stewart

The 5th Wave meets Beauty and the Beast in this fast-paced and heart-stopping novel about an invasion of murderous creatures and one girl fighting for her life at the end of the world. He has no voice or name, only a rank, Eighth. He doesn’t know the details of the mission, only the directives that hum in his mind. Dart the humans. Leave them where they fall. His job is to protect his Offside. Let her do the shooting. Until a human kills her… Sixteen-year-old Raven is at summer camp when the terrifying armored Nahx invade. Isolated in the wilderness, Raven and her fellow campers can only stay put. Await rescue. Raven doesn’t like feeling helpless, but what choice does she have? Then a Nahx kills her boyfriend. Thrown together in a violent, unfamiliar world, Eighth and Raven should feel only hate and fear. But when Raven is injured, and Eighth deserts his unit, their survival comes to depend on trusting each other…

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