"It’s an alien apocalypse! Quick, grab the beer!"

Engagingly gripping and rather compelling throughout, it's as much a psychological alien invasion as a physical one. I'm rather glad I picked it up, for although it's not quite aimed at my age bracket, it bit me as much as the Hunger Games ever did.

"Trying to keep my cool in this strange and unexpected turn in the minefield. My head is spinning. Gut-shot, doped up, discussing Shakespeare with the commandant of one of the most efficient death camps in the history of the world."

The characters are different enough that the POV shifts mean something, and the whole wave idea works surprisingly well. Impressed.