The Infinite Sea

The Infinite Sea was a book that I had high hopes for. I thought that the first book, The 5th Wave was an excellent book. It had excellent characters, with excellent pacing and motivations that were unclear in the best way. You never knew if the characters were being true to each other or even themselves. So when I began to read the next book, I had very high hopes for it.Did it disappoint? Somewhat, but I'm not sorry about it.

To get the negative out of the way, I think that this book is having a case of Middle-book-itis. This is where a book in a series tries to get us from A to point C and the B portion just seems to get lost in the middle. This book is filled with lots of characters asking existential questions about humanity that can get a little boring and cause the book to drag in terms of pacing, especially towards the end. I also thought that the ending was a little odd with the twist, which I won't spoil. I think these are the reasons that I give it a four out of five.

But don't let that scare you. This is still a very good book. It has the ability to have very good imagery, and symbolism. It also is a book that has to be read in the best way. It is still a very good book that I highly recommend. I give it a four out of five.