Audiobook: The Infinite Sea

THE Infinite Sea

by Rick Yancy

Length: 8 hrs, 13 min
Format: CDs

Price: free from library

How I heard about it: sequel to The 5th Wave, which I read and heard about at my YAL conference

Basic Premise: After surviving the 5th wave, Cassie, Ben, Sam, and Ringer are understandably unsure whom to trust. Matters become complicated when they discover the newest tactic of the enemy - human bombs.

My Take: 5 out of 10 (scale here) 
This was NOT the sequel I was hoping for. However, in fairness to this book, I must say that I listened to it while I drove to Oklahoma with my son. So I wasn't entirely focused on it and must have missed a few key parts, because by the time I got home picked up the book to read the remaining 100 or so pages, there were a few holes. I had to flip back. Even so, I can safely say this book was nowhere near as riveting as its predecessor. There were multiple narrators (and a few times I was glad for the audio book so I could tell who was talking) and at times the story felt disjointed and jerky. And the ending was VERY abrupt. You know the plot map you learned as a child? This one:

There was NO falling action or conclusion. The action just kept rising. Not that surprising, considering the book is one of a series, but aggravating all the same.

So...ehh. It was okay.