This is the only word of caution: There are spoilers ahead.

The Infinite Sea is the second installment to the Wave Series and just like the first book, The 5^th Wave, the story continues, keeping the reader constantly on their toes as they frantically flip the pages, trying to find answers to the questions they were left with at the cliffhanger of the first book. Rick Yancey has done it again as he takes the reader to the end of the world. Yancey does a fantastic job at keeping the reader’s attention from page one until the end of his gripping book, making the wait all that much harder to wait for the next installment. He competes with authors and franchises of apocalyptic worlds such as Suzanne Collins’ Hunger Games but stands out with his strong female characters that compete with their male counterparts without losing their femininity.

Unlike Katniss in the beloved series Hunger Games, Cassie never loses her caring, maybe dare say “girlish” attitude. She still wants to be saved, even in the middle of saving herself and everyone around her. Cassie wants love, she is fighting against becoming cynical, if only for her brothers sake.

Much like book one of the series the reader starts on the first page full of confusion, as a child walks into a home of survivors before it is destroyed in a blast of fire. The reader anxiously waits with Cassie to see if Evan Walker made it out of the explosion that destroyed the alien base. Ben seems to be dying as the team falls into disarray, and they learn how The Others plan to destroy the last of humanity, by turning humans on themselves.

The book does not have a slow point from start to finish; the reader is constantly being drawn in to another aspect of the story, whether it is a different plot angle, or a different point of view. Which in turn is one of the only weaknesses within the story, there is sometimes too much action and adventure going on, or the point of view changes too quickly making it hard to understand which part of the plot the reader is currently reading. For example there could be three chapters of Cassie’s point of view before abruptly switching to Evan’s point of view in the middle of a scene. Although it adds to the chaotic feeling of the story, it can become confusing.

The Infinite Sea is a great second installment to the Wave Series and I fully recommend the book to anyone who loved the Hunger Games Trilogy or anything post-apocalyptic. The book brings about a sense of pride for humanity as the Cassie and the few other survivors try to keep their own humanity. The story continues with romance, action and a raw human element that keeps the reader wanting more from start to finish. Now all that is left is to wait anxiously for the movie adaption and third installment to debut.