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Their stories run parallel for most of the book, with neither of them ever being aware of the other’s existence (either pre- or post-invasion), but there are common threads in each of their narratives that keep the stakes climbing for both of them. Both eighteen-year-old protagonists have survived the atrocities of the first four waves of invasion, and both have suffered heavy losses. The 5th Wave follows two primary points of view, Cassie and another guy whom I will let you discover as you read (he is not, as the blurb suggests, Evan Walker - although Evan does get one short POV section, as does one other character). This was the alien apocalypse book I never knew I always wanted. But this book was one of those books that reminded me how much I love reading, and how much I love the sci-fi genre in particular. It’s been a while since a book has led me to stay up way past my bedtime, because I simply could not put it down. It made each reveal thrilling and satisfying, and made it impossible to stop turning pages. I’m going to try to give away as little as possible of the plot in this review, because I honestly feel that going into this book knowing essentially nothing about it is the way to go.