Actual Rating: Something between a 3.75 and 4.0. 
 Is it what people call a roller coaster ride? I think so. Waking Gods is much better than Sleeping Giants. In sleeping giants there is really not much happening. It was only the preparation of the big events that was in this book. I don't have anything to say about the writing style or anything general like that. They were the same as sleeping giants. So, about this book I will just say what I liked and what I disliked. I don't think I can say these without spoilers. So watch out people. 
 I liked all the characters as they were the same as the previous book. Some are new like General Eugene Govender and Eva Reyes. I liked the General but didn't like Eva much. I think I didn't understand Eva at all. She has a lot of things in her cup that shouldn't be in the cup of a ten year old. I think I need to see more of her to understand her. Of course, there is the next book for that. 
 In this book, we get to know our mysterious unnamed interviewer a little more. And he gave the biggest bluff I have ever heard or read. Seriously!!! Nobody cared to check his background or something? They all got along with it??? I find it very amusing and at the same time hard to believe. (view spoiler)[ I will miss him. Things are a little less fun without him. (hide spoiler)] 
 (view spoiler)[ Then comes the alien raid. I was reading it and thinking u can hide from a bullet, may be even escape a bomb but how do you escape gas?? It's scary. But why sending such big robots just to release gas? There sure have another way. (hide spoiler)] 
 This book discloses the mystery how Rose reappeared after being dead. I find the explanation hard to believe. May be it's because I think that one cannot create life with just atoms. But it's science fiction. It does not associate with religion. May be it's just my problem. 
 I liked Rose in the first book. She was a very enthusiastic character. In this book she is not quite herself. She had lost four years and she feels out of place. I get that well. But she doubts herself too much. May be if she wouldn't be absorbed in doubting herself, she could find the solution to all the problems sooner. 
 Lastly, I didn't understand why the robots came to earth and why they left. The reason is explained but I couldn't get it around my head. This does not seem like reason enough to me. 
 I said lots of things I disliked more than the things I liked. What I basically thought after reading this is that I may not understand or agree to different circumstances but still it is exciting and hard to put down. I was giving myself treat by reading two or three chapters between my boring exam studies. It sure gave me a nice break.