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Violence
Some
Significant violence including deaths of teen characters; survival combat and its aftermath depicted throughout
Language
Barely any
Mild to moderate language in the YA sci-fi register
Sexual Content
Barely any
Mild romantic content between teen characters; nothing explicit
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
A lot
Strong psychological content: paranoia, trust breakdown, trauma, and a suicide attempt are significant plot and character elements
What this book is about
The second 5th Wave novel picks up immediately after the first, with Cassie Sullivan and her group hiding in a deteriorating hotel as they try to survive the alien occupation of Earth. The novel shifts perspectives between Cassie, Ringer, and others, each grappling with the fundamental question of the series: who can you trust? Yancey's YA sci-fi maintains the brutal stakes of the first book, with significant violence, deaths of teen characters, and psychological trauma throughout. A suicide attempt is depicted in one storyline.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
Suicide attempt depicted
Deaths of teen characters including sympathetic ones
Psychological trauma and paranoia as sustained themes
Alien invasion violence throughout
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