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The Infinite Sea by Rick Yancey

Brief synopsis (no spoilers)
Just about everyone is still dead. And the 5th wave is still crazy and mind-bending.

Category
YA, Dystopian

Why I chose this book
I sometimes like movie-book combinations

My personal opinion (the review)
I gave the previous one a bad review, so I don't know why I even tried this one. But I guess it was either curiosity, or the fact that I got it from the library (free). It doesn't matter how interesting the story line is, or how believable the characters are, I don't want to fill my mind with that kind of language. Especially not when yelled by a small child.

Warnings
Language: steaming pile of f-words in the first handful of chapters of the book
Violence: didn't get far enough to tell
"Adult" situations: didn't get far enough to tell
Death: about 7 billion

Movie rating equivalent
R, for language

Protagonist description
First few chapters were focused on Ringer, who is a serious warrior

Point of view of story
Third, centering around Ringer

Book length
Don't know

Story flow
Didn't get that far

Grammar and spelling issues
None

Character connection (no spoilers)
None

For series:
Independent or integral (stand-alone or back story dependent)
Integral!

Series review as a whole
I'm done with this series. Shouldn't have gone as far as I did.

If you only have time for one, read: (which one)

Pick a different series

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