And the author gives us a major dose of girl power as well, pairing Cassie and Ringer for an uneasy alliance that provides the best moments in this fantastic series’ thought-provoking and satisfying conclusion.”-USA Today "Rick Yancey sticks the (alien) landing in the action-packed finale to his The 5th Wave invasion saga. “Yancey's writing is just as solid and descriptive as in the first two books….What Yancey does beautifully is reveal the human condition.”. “he ending provides both satisfaction and heartbreak.”- Publishers Weekly
“Yancey has capped off his riveting series with a perfect ending.”. It’s a satisfying end to an impressive trilogy, true to the characters and the world Yancey created.”- Entertainment Weekly “Yancey doesn’t hit the breaks for one moment, and the action is intense, but the language always stays lyrical and lovely. “A haunting, unforgettable finale.”- Kirkus Reviews “Yancey’s prose remains achingly precise, and this grows heavier, tighter, and more impossible to put down as the clock runs out…this blistering finale proves the truth of the first two volumes: it was never about the aliens.”- Booklist, starred review
In these last days, Earth’s remaining survivors will need to decide what’s more important: saving themselves . . . Betrayed first by the Others, and now by ourselves. And all 7.5 billion people who used to live on our planet. They came to wipe us out, they came to save us.īut beneath these riddles lies one truth: Cassie has been betrayed. They want the Earth, they want us to have it. They’re down here, they’re up there, they’re nowhere. The 5th Wave is out in theaters on Jan 22.The highly-anticipated finale to the New York Times bestselling 5th Wave series. It was in that scene that I thought that that’s exactly it, that is how Cassie would react. It is so subtle but there is this look on her face when she realizes ‘Oh my god, this is the first hot meal I have had in months.’ It’s a simple human moment. I haven’t seen the finished product but here was this moment on set-this tin little scene-and the apocalypse has happened and she hasn’t had a hot meal in months and she sits down at a table for a meal. For Cassie she finds that connection to the world to be her brother.ĭid Chloe Grace Moretz embody Cassie in the way you imagined her? When she reaches the end of the world, what is the little shrub you hang onto that keeps you from falling off the cliff. What is so appealing for me about this story is Cassie’s heart and drive and understanding as a young girl. It is taking those female characteristics and traits and shoving them into a whole different type of context. I love seeing women as kick-ass protagonists that, in the past, have been portrayed from the masculine point of view. I think the other part is that it is great to see empowered woman breaking through the traditional stereotypes and roles. This is not to say there aren’t great books written with young male protagonists. I think people who are writing in the YA market recognize that writing about issues that are important to young women that are coming of age in our culture tend to do very well. It is no secret that in the YA age range the vast majority of young readers are female, and we tend to want to read about people who are like us.
I think there is a could of thing going on there. Why do you think that in action-heavy YA lit there are these young girl protagonists, and why do you think these are the books that get adapted? Like in The Hunger Games and Divergent, The 5th Wave has a young heroine at the center of the book. Like seeing a picture of a rose and then getting the chance to smell the rose. Like you kind of see the middle schoolers face in the grown up face but it just feels different.įor me, seeing iconic scenes from the novels actually done with actors and props and sets was exactly like I imagined it while being not at all like imagine it. I have tried to describe it before, it is like seeing someone you knew in middle school all grown up. When you write a book, the action and characters are inside your head but then you go onset and see it in three dimensions. I was also there for a lot of the film, for about 50 percent of it. They really made an effort to include me. I was meeting with the producers and talking with the screenwriters throughout the whole process. I had heard horror stories of writers being left out of the loop and feeling like they were an afterthought and the source material is ripped to pieces, but my personal experience was nothing like that. What surprised you about the adaptation process? This is the first book you’ve had that has been turned into a feature film.