Warning: Spoilers! (duh.)

How do you rid the Earth of seven billion humans? Rid the humans of their humanity.

Surviving the first four waves was nearly impossible. Now Cassie Sullivan finds herself in a new world, a world in which the fundamental trust that binds us together is gone. As the 5th Wave rolls across the landscape, Cassie, Ben, and Ringer are forced to confront the Others’ ultimate goal: the extermination of the human race.

Cassie and her friends haven’t seen the depths to which the Others will sink, nor have the Others seen the heights to which humanity will rise, in the ultimate battle between life and death, hope and despair, love and hate.


I had my reservations with the second book in The Fifth Wave series.  I started reading and I struggled to remember who was who and what exactly had happened previously, at one point I even confused Ringer and Zombie but once all that was cleared up. I think this book was stupendously better than the previous.

The multiple POV's work so much more efficiently with their separate parts rather than named chapters. I do however feel like Cassie's is the weakest plotline, she very much takes a backseat and is more the voice of reason behind everyone else. Primarily we follow Evan (who's story is delightful and fun.) and Ringer, who is now by far, my favourite character ever. 

I always thought she was badass in the first one and I aggressively ship her and Ben Parish. I think they are like perfect together, but her story was the one that pulled me in. It really says a lot about your writing talent if you can introduce a love interest in the last couple chapters, have them fall in love and then tragically kill them without it suffering the dreaded INSTA-LOVE! Cassie and Evan had always felt very insta-love to me but from the beginning, Razor is so her opposite and he s charming and relentless. It feels like it would be difficult not to have feelings for someone like that. So much time passes throughout these chapters and rather than skip to the part when you get to the emotion, you feel it change and develop and that was really beautiful. I even had to take a picture when I thought it was incredibly cute.

Every Word Nerd knows that feeling when you finish a book in a series and then realise you have to wait for the next one. I mean, its enough to drive anyone to fictitious insanity and the GIF's born from that are well...

So in no particular order.

The Infinite Sea by Rick Yancey

Surviving the first four waves was nearly impossible. Now Cassie Sullivan finds herself in a new world, a world in which the fundamental trust that binds us together is gone. As the 5th Wave rolls across the landscape, Cassie, Ben, and Ringer are forced to confront the Others’ ultimate goal: the extermination of the human race.

I adored The 5th Wave, it was like Falling Skies but more awesome. Cassie was awesome and the cliffhanger was legendary, I feel like I have been waiting forever for this book and I can't take any more. Come on Yancey, hand over the book and everything will be fine. 





Heir of Fire by Sarah J Maas

 While Celaena learns of her true destiny, and the eyes of Erilea are on Wendlyn, a brutal and beastly force is preparing to take to the skies. Will Celaena find the strength not only to win her own battles, but to fight a war that could pit her loyalties to her own people against those she has grown to love

I have already expressed my adoration for this series, it is by far my favourite and I am jump up and down, squeal at strangers and pee my pants excited for this book. Also Maas is releasing another series and I have complete faith it will be just as awesome. We aren't even halfway through the Throne of Glass series and I am deeply in love with everybody.





Winter by Marissa Meyer
 This book will feature Cinder and Snow White and will take place on the moon. 

This is literally all we know currently about the final book in the Lunar Chronicles series. From what we've seen of Winter it's going to be awesome.  I adore Cinder and now the Prince has joined the crew. What could go wrong?!










Landlines by Rainbow Rowell

Georgie McCool knows her marriage is in trouble. Two days before her and her husband are supposed to visit his family in Omaha for Christmas, Georgie tells Neal that she can’t go. She’s a TV writer, and something’s come up on her show; she has to stay in Los Angeles. She knows that Neal will be upset with her — Neal is always a little upset with Georgie — but she doesn’t expect to him to pack up the kids and go home without her. That night, Georgie discovers a way to communicate with Neal in the past. It’s not time travel, not exactly, but she feels like she’s been given an opportunity to fix her marriage before it starts . . .

 Having read all of Rowell's current books, I  am so excited for this new book. I have even been posting questions on the Goodreads interview with Rowell out of my excitement.



Blue Lily, Lily Blue by Maggie Stiefvater






No blurb yet for this book but this series is excellent. And that cover, that's enough to get anyone giddy.











Young Elites by Marie Lu
Adelina Amouteru is a survivor of the blood fever. A decade ago, the deadly illness swept through her nation. Most of the infected perished, while many of the children who survived were left with strange markings. Adelina’s black hair turned silver, her lashes went pale, and now she has only a jagged scar where her left eye once was. Her cruel father believes she is a malfetto, an abomination, ruining their family’s good name and standing in the way of their fortune. But some of the fever’s survivors are rumored to possess more than just scars—they are believed to have mysterious and powerful gifts, and though their identities remain secret, they have come to be called the Young Elites.

Even despite the disappointing ending to the Legend series I am so excited for Marie Lu's new series, the plot sounds awesome and she has such a wonderful visual style.