The element of uncertainty, one of the things that I like the most about books, is continually present from cover to cover and it, as I have mentioned in one of my previous reviews, will truly challenge your moral judgement. The characters, whether old or new, are so twisted in their own different ways, I legitimately could not figure out anymore who are the ones with the halos and who are the ones with the horns and pointy tails. The constant mystique that surrounds Thomas and Teresa and their true involvement with WICKED is even more bemusing and yet beguiling.

The Cranks, at least the ones who are beyond gone from the Flare infection, are like the zombies that are constantly hungry for some human flesh.Īnother thing that made me like this book more than The Maze Runner is that the plot line is so riveting and very dynamic to the point that every chapter has an unforeseeable happening. They have grotesque and gruesome appearances, with their burnt skins, angry scabs and wounds, missing noses, and et cetera. If the Maze has Grievers, the unforgiving Scorch has Cranks-citizens that are highly affected with the sun virus the government are calling the Flare. One of the things that made me like The Scorch Trials is that it kind of has a The Walking Dead-esque appeal to it. Dashner's writing has significantly improved from The Maze Runner, with effective diction and sentence structure, and already exhilarating his audience with an expeditious fast-paced narration. The first thing that I noticed right away is that the beginning chapters are already jam-packed with my most sought after starting action, laced with immediate mystery. Possibly the entire series, but I may be going a little too far fetched with that thought, considering that I haven't read the third book yet. The first one was sort of daring in a limited level, and it candidly wasn't a personal favorite of mine, but The Scorch Trials have managed to alter my opinion about the series. Upon starting The Scorch Trials by James Dashner, the second installment in The Maze Runner series, I fully admit that I was a little ambivalent about the book. Thomas can only wonder-does he hold the secret of freedom somewhere in his mind? Or will he forever be at the mercy of WICKED? And WICKED has made sure to adjust the variables and stack the odds against them. They must cross the Scorch, the most burned-out section of the world, and arrive at a safe haven in two weeks. Instead of freedom, they find themselves faced with another trial. The Gladers are far from finished with running. Government has disintegrated-and with it, order-and now Cranks, people covered in festering wounds and driven to murderous insanity by the infectious disease known as the Flare, roam the crumbling cities hunting for their next victim.

Burned by sun flares and baked by a new, brutal climate, the earth is a wasteland. In the world outside the Maze, however, the end was triggered long ago. But no one really knew what sort of life they were going back to. Thomas was sure that escape meant he and the Gladers would get their lives back. ' Take a deep breath before you start any James Dashner book.Solving the Maze was supposed to be the end. ' Take a deep breath before you start any James Dashner book.'- Deseret News “James Dashner’s illuminating prequel will thrill fans of this Maze Runner and prove just as exciting for readers new to the series.”- Shelf Awareness, Starred “ Heart pounding to the very last moment.”- Kirkus Reviews “Breathless, cinematic action.”- Publishers Weekly “Wonderful action writing -fast-paced…but smart and well observed.” - Newsday ' mysterious survival saga that passionate fans describe as a fusion of Lord of the Flies, The Hunger Games, and Lost.'- EW The third movie, Maze Runner: The Death Cure, will hit screens in 2018.Īlso look for James Dashner’s edge-of-your-seat MORTALITY DOCTRINE series!Ī Kirkus Reviews Best Teen Book of the YearĪn ALA-YASLA Best Fiction for Young Adults Book The Maze Runner and Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials are now major motion pictures featuring the star of MTV's Teen Wolf, Dylan O’Brien Kaya Scodelario Aml Ameen Will Poulter and Thomas Brodie-Sangster. Their survival depends on the Gladers’ destruction-and they’re determined to survive. And WICKED has made sure to adjust the variables and stack the odds against them.įriendships will be tested. The Gladers have two weeks to cross through the Scorch-the most burned-out section of the world. Thomas was sure that escape from the Maze would mean freedom for him and the Gladers. The second book in the blockbuster phenomenon The Maze Runner series now features chapters from The Fever Code, the highly-anticipated conclusion to the MAZE RUNNER SERIES-the novel that finally reveals how the maze was built!

The scorch trials