In a split decision, she kills him, leaving her with an internal conflict: she must protect herself from the aliens, and the aliens that look like humans, so she either saved herself from being killed, or she murdered an innocent and wounded soldier.Īfter this scene, two stories are presented in the opening of the book. On one such trip, she meets a young man in soldier's attire who is badly wounded, armed, and potentially dangerous. She acquires food, water, toiletries, and other essentials by rummaging through abandoned stores, avoiding drones who will kill her if she's spotted.
Cassie is shown to have fallen into a rhythm of survival, having established a sort of home base. A very thoughtful Cassie details nostalgic memories of her life before the invasion as she fights for her survival. The novel opens with an ominous, aphoristic passage about invasions, and then quickly shifts to Cassie's story.Ĭassiopeia "Cassie" Sullivan is a survivor of an apocalyptic invasion of Earth by aliens who have transformed the world into an isolated wasteland through a series of plague-like waves. The story is offered through a few narrative lenses including brief passages by two other characters, namely Ben Parish, Cassie's pre-invasion crush, and another young man, Evan Walker, whose relationship with Cassie becomes complicated as she learns more about his true identity. Here are the 16 YA Franchises That Flopped (And 5 We’ll Never Get To See).This novel tells the story of an alien invasion through the eyes of a teenage girl, Cassie Sullivan, who seeks to rescue her brother, Sammy, from the enemy. Whether they're tragic losses or narrowly missed bullets, disposed trash or neglected treasure, there are some young adult series that are doomed to remain stuck in limbo forever. After this, it is abandoned completely.įor television series, it can be even more tragic, with pilots never seeing the light of day. However, most of the time, the first and maybe second entry of a beloved young adult series of books is given a rushed adaptation, only to make a measly dent at the box office.
Meanwhile, other producers are scrambling to launch the next must-see franchise. This tactic occasionally produces some hits (like The Maze Runner trilogy or even the recent revitalized Series of Unfortunate Events for Netflix). Rowling's Wizarding World to continue the money-making machine indefinitely.
Rather than staying up all night reading dystopian novels and teen romances, the studio has simply invented a prequel to J.K. The Twilight Saga and The Hunger Games stuck around to pick up the coattails for a few years, but producers were reading anything they could get their hands on in a desperate plea to dethrone the boy wizard's place at the top of the young adult box office. When the original Harry Potter series concluded in 2011, studios were scrambling to find the next big hit.
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