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Finished the prompt "a trilogy." Been working on that one for a little bit and it put me more than a little behind. And, in truth, I'm posting this a little late. I finished the third book in the trilogy I read back at the very end of June. But, busy busy. Anyhow, the trilogy in question? The Maze Runner trilogy by James Dashner. It's been a long time going with these, with a few books in between, so I'm going to do my best to break this down book by book.
So, the first one, titled The Maze Runner, was great. So much better than the movie (trying not to be cliche, but it's true). I've had movies scare me, but I've never read a book that truly made me feel fear like a horror movie might. Maze Runner did that, almost from the very beginning. The first scene with a griever? Yeah, I was at work, on lunch, and my heart was still thudding in my chest as I read it. And the ending? It only made me want the second book more, as it left you with more questions than answers. (Being vague so I can be spoiler-free).
Scorch Trials didn't disappoint as a sequel or as a book. It picks up right where the first one left off, only this time, the characters are given no pretenses (seemingly... but that's for book three). They're told that they have to make it through the Scorch, a horrible piece of the Earth that was affected by the Solar Flares that struck, in two weeks, otherwise this horrible disease that slowly drives a person crazy--called The Flare--will kill them, because they've all been infected. Remember what I said about this book not disappointing? Yeah, they up the ante in this one, with new deadly challenges, a timeline, and new characters that quite memorable and loveable. Plus, they even manage to work in a little love triangle, but not in a way that's... well, let me just say it this way. It makes the world seem more relatable, but Dashner wisely doesn't put too much focus on it. And the ending? Yeah, it'll have you screaming at the book and for the last one in the series.
As for that, The Death Cure was amazing. Thomas has finally had enough as he learns what parts of the Scorch Trials were truth and what parts were lies. It's a race against time and the government in this one with a shocking reveal in the next to the last freakin' paragraph that will make you hate every politictian ever.
Overall, this book series is great. Full of action and real character emotion that will make you both love and hate them at times. It's sad and can make you feel kind of hopeless, but right when you think everyone is done for, they're not. The wrap up is great, and I'm seriously considering reading the prequel book The Kill Order. (Prequels do not count as part of the original trilogy... they stand alone).
Eight prompts down and 42 to go... I'm working on Book based on or turned into a TV show by reading Game of Thrones... this might take a while.
So, the first one, titled The Maze Runner, was great. So much better than the movie (trying not to be cliche, but it's true). I've had movies scare me, but I've never read a book that truly made me feel fear like a horror movie might. Maze Runner did that, almost from the very beginning. The first scene with a griever? Yeah, I was at work, on lunch, and my heart was still thudding in my chest as I read it. And the ending? It only made me want the second book more, as it left you with more questions than answers. (Being vague so I can be spoiler-free).
Scorch Trials didn't disappoint as a sequel or as a book. It picks up right where the first one left off, only this time, the characters are given no pretenses (seemingly... but that's for book three). They're told that they have to make it through the Scorch, a horrible piece of the Earth that was affected by the Solar Flares that struck, in two weeks, otherwise this horrible disease that slowly drives a person crazy--called The Flare--will kill them, because they've all been infected. Remember what I said about this book not disappointing? Yeah, they up the ante in this one, with new deadly challenges, a timeline, and new characters that quite memorable and loveable. Plus, they even manage to work in a little love triangle, but not in a way that's... well, let me just say it this way. It makes the world seem more relatable, but Dashner wisely doesn't put too much focus on it. And the ending? Yeah, it'll have you screaming at the book and for the last one in the series.
As for that, The Death Cure was amazing. Thomas has finally had enough as he learns what parts of the Scorch Trials were truth and what parts were lies. It's a race against time and the government in this one with a shocking reveal in the next to the last freakin' paragraph that will make you hate every politictian ever.
Overall, this book series is great. Full of action and real character emotion that will make you both love and hate them at times. It's sad and can make you feel kind of hopeless, but right when you think everyone is done for, they're not. The wrap up is great, and I'm seriously considering reading the prequel book The Kill Order. (Prequels do not count as part of the original trilogy... they stand alone).
Eight prompts down and 42 to go... I'm working on Book based on or turned into a TV show by reading Game of Thrones... this might take a while.
