YA heroine Cassie Sullivan of The 5th Wave is cool

Chloe Grace Moretz in The 5th Wave. Photo: Sony Pictures

Strong female characters have been steadily populating the young adult film landscape in the past few years including the recently-concluded The Hunger Games series’ Katniss Everdeen, and the Divergent series’ Tris Prior.

Can new kid on the block The 5th Wave’s Cassie Sullivan hold her own alongside the rest of these fearless ladies? Actress Chloe Grace Moretz certainly thinks so.