*Read for the 2016 reading challenge: A book that's becoming a movie this year* 
 After seeing the movie, I just liked this book even more, bumping the rating up to a 4.5 rating. 
 What I liked most about his book are the characters and the physiological elements. If you think that it is just action, aliens and destruction, you're wrong. That is what the movie is about. The book is also about friends, family, trust and loyalty. Especially the chapters about 'Zombie' (view spoiler)[ and all the indoctrination of children and the use of children as weapons going on (hide spoiler)] seem very strong to me. The only thing that is keeping me from giving this book a 5 star rating is the pace. Although I enjoyed this book immensely, it did drag out a bit and I had to put it down sometimes to read something more fast paced. If this book was a bit shorter it could have been perfect. 
 When I finished The 5th Wave, it felt complete to me. This could have been just a stand alone novel. Judging by the reviews I've seen of the other two books in this series, I think I'm just going to stick with The 5th Wave and not let the other books ruin it for me.