Grace's House Of The Infinite Sea Summary

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Evan is presumed to be dead after he sets off an explosion at Camp Haven. The author Rick Yancey of The Infinite Sea brings back Evan brutally injured lying up against a tree in the woods. When he starts to awaken he is flabbergasted to see his ex-girlfriend sitting near him. His ex-girlfriend, Grace, brings him to one of the three important settings of the novel, Grace’s house, Highway 68, and the Walker Hotel.
Evan is surprised to see his ex-girlfriend that he thought was dead. After he realizes he is not delusional he converses with Grace. Grace builds Evan’s awareness of his injuries and tells him that they are going to her place so he can rest, heal, and consume some fresh food: “Grace killed the fire, slipped the backpack and rifle over her shoulder, and scooped Evan for
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The Walker Hotel is important, because Evan needs support and help from his people, so he can respite and recover from his injures. The Walker Hotel is also important in the novel because after Evan shows up a young girl named Megan that Sam Cassie’s brother knows shows up. Sam is blithe when Megan arrived, but Evan noted that she is a bomb, because the aliens planted a CO2 bomb inside her body. Suppose Evan does not arrive to the Walker Hotel, the whole squad would have died because Sam’s friend is a bomb.
It can be concluded that the come back of the character Evan was a great purpose for the other characters in Rick Yancey’s book The Infinite Sea. After being forced to go to Grace’s house Evan also made adventure out to the settings of highway 68, and the Walker Hotel. Rick Yancey revives the excitement of his book by bringing back the character Evan (Full Circle

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