10/2013 loaned to Collin.

Oh my god.

Dare I say it? I will. I'm going to.
BEST BOOK I'VE READ SO FAR THIS YEAR.

I was hooked from page one and I'm still hooked because I refuse to believe that this book is over. The first thing I did after I finished was rush over to Goodreads to make sure this was the first in a series and didn't just stand alone. I might have attacked Yancey had this been a solo novel.

SPOILERS BELOW! SERIOUSLY. STOP READING NOW IF YOU HAVEN'T READ THE BOOK.

First wave: Electromagnetic pulse.
Second: Tsunamis on all coasts.
Third: Plague.
Fourth: They were inside a select few the whole time.
Fifth: Revealed toward the end of the book - will BLOW YOUR MIND.

This book genuinely captivated me. I loved the writing style and the reflections brought up by the characters at various moments. I was surprised that the book didn't spend more time in Cassie's POV, but I really appreciated getting to know the other characters as well. I loved that Ben got so attached to Nugget/Sam and the epic meeting at the end between Ben and Cassie was awesomely satisfying.
I wish we had gotten more of Evan's POV other than before we even knew it was him. I want to know more about why they've come to Earth, how long they've been looking for a habitable planet, what they looked like before they were just consciousness, how they developed their technology, etc etc... More more more!

I'm dying for more books and don't even want to know how long I'll have to wait.