I'm so glad the movie came out so it could give me the push I needed to get this off my TBR. 
 I loved love The 5th wave. It has all the things that make a book good. 
 Interesting characters, full backstories and distinct voices in there own POV's. Amazing world building; from page 1 I was imagining the world: spaceships, drones, military camps, dead bodies, stinking cities on fire, car wreckages, aliens and the silence of the world without us. 
 I loved the imagery, the contradictions, and the relationships. 
 Cassie is such a badass and so independent, I despise sissy heroines that when the world falls down around them they seek out a friend/boyfriend to save the day for them. Cassie manages on her own fine enough and is able to receive help but she'd be fine without it and more then able to come up with plans herself. 
 When I picture her I just imagine a girl in the woods with a ratty teddy bear in one hand and a M16 in the other. 
 I was pleasantly surprised by the amount of times I laughed at this book, Cassie's inner monolog had me in tears at points. My favourite quotes from her: 
 "Sarcasm doesn't appear to work on him. If that's true, I'm in trouble: It's my normal mode of communication." 
 "I don't move. I wait behind my log, terrified. Over the past ten minutes, it's become such a dear friend, I consider naming it: Howard, my pet log." 
 "In case you're an alien and you're reading this: BITE ME." 
 Oh Cassie you go girl!. 
 Also we all had a Ben Parish in our lives, I know I had a Ben Parish and Cassie's thoughts and imaginary convos are so good, I loved the Babies line she made up, it's so awkward and completely something I would do. 
 Oh you like socially awkward and a bit strange/eccentric people well start lining up football boys - said no one ever. 
 (view spoiler)[I loved the aliens and how they came to earth, I love that they can be downloaded into bodies. At the start of the book I was thinking they were going to look like the "souls" in the Host by Stephenie Meyer. In the scene with Evan and Cassie in the woods, I was imagining his cells transferring into her but as code or some strange bio electricity which is different and definitely cool (hide spoiler)] 
 5 out of 5 stars, everything was perfect for me and I love the characters, Cassie's made it to my top list of Female badass's and Sams to the cutest. 
 - side note: Thanks Rick Yancey for writing the exact steps to destroying us so the Aliens have no problems when they get here. *slow clap*