Some books more than others, but usually, authors don’t really know how to keep up the awesomeness of the first book. And what happens next: the second book isn’t quite as good as the first book and it will usually just disappoint you. You want to get your hands on the second book as fast as possible. Well, you all know how, when finishing the first book in a series, you are completely and utterly blown away by its awesomeness and you really really really want to know more.

This review will be shorter than my review about The 5th Wave because of this. I’ll let you in on the Second Book Syndrome first. I wanted to know what happened to Cassie, what happened to her brother and practically what happened to every other character still alive. I was craving for more and I think every other reader of this book experienced the same thing. The book actually picks up right after where The 5th Wave left us. 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.” Now Cassie Sullivan finds herself in a new world, a world in which the fundamental trust that binds us together is gone. “ How do you rid the Earth of seven billion humans? Rid the humans of their humanity. Surviving the first four waves was nearly impossible. But you should understand I read this during my Christmas break and that I had to pause reading The Infinite Sea to play Monopoly and such. But to be honest, after a couple of pages, is started to feel the SBS: Second Book Syndrome. I literally started reading this book the minute I finished The 5th Wave because I was sooo excited. Publication: Penguin (first by Putman Juvenille)

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