A month or so again, a very passionate group of boys in my class recommended that I read The Maze Runner, also by Dashner. It is the first book in The Maze Runner Trilogy. No jokes - I could not get enough. I hadn't been that glued to a book since The Hunger Games. Apparently in my adult life, I'm very much a fan of post-apocalyptic fiction.
So back to The Scorch Trials, second book in the trilogy. This book continued to feature my favorite characters from the first book. Nothing that Dashner thought up could surprise me anymore - the world he has created is so outrageously powerful and seemingly twisted.
Even knowing that there are three books in the series, The Maze Runner ended with me truly feeling shocked at its ending twist. I did not have the same feeling with The Scorch Trials. Every page and chapter kept my interest - and my intrigue at this world - but I was not shocked at the ending of this third of the trilogy.
Overall, this book was a wonderful part two, further solidifying my belief in sequels for books, NOT for movies (did you ever see The Sandlot 2??? Please). If you are riding the apocalyptic fiction bandwagon as I have been, you will LOVE this series.
And you don't even have to be an eleven-year old boy.
ps- this book took me two days to read. But be fair - the last two books were read in the same day. I'm still on target :)
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