Author: Rick Yancey
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The final book in The 5th Wave series, which was read to ease my curiosity about all the loose ends and mysteries from the previous books. In the future, if I decide to read a series, I’ll do the entire series in one review (provided the author has written them and I’m late to the party).

First, good for Yancey to write a YA series that had me wanting to read it to its conclusion.

Does this series wrap up nicely? Yes.

I think it ends on exactly the note it should have, even if it is a depressing one. Without giving away any spoilers, your faith in humanity will be exactly where you left it.

Did it keep my interest as the previous two? Not quite.

The characters all seemed to have transformed into different people between the second and third book, making it hard to really care about them in the same way I did in the first. By change, I don’t mean character development, but written as different people all together.

It felt like a decision couldn’t be made about what direction to take them in, so just take them in every direction.

Overall, it is a satisfying series and I would recommend it to others considering it hooked me to the end. There’s enough mystery to keep you going and a payoff in the end to make you satisfied.