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Wednesday, September 26, 2012

The Death Cure (The Maze Runner #3) by James Dashner

Synopsis: "Thomas knows that Wicked can't be trusted, but they say the time for lies is over, that they've collected all they can from the Trials and now must rely on the Gladers, with full memories restored, to help them with their ultimate mission. It's up to the Gladers to complete the blueprint for the cure to the Flare with a final voluntary test.

What Wicked doesn't know is that something's happened that no Trial or Variable could have foreseen. Thomas has remembered far more than they think. And he knows that he can't believe a word of what Wicked says.

The time for lies is over. But the truth is more dangerous than Thomas could ever imagine.
Will anyone survive the Death Cure?"

Title: The Death Cure
Series: The Maze Runner #3
Genre: Dystopie, Science Fiction
Pages: 324
Ages: 12+
Date I Finished: September 26, 2012
My Rating: 4 Stars
Book Format: Hardcover (lib)
My Word/Phrase: SATISFACTION (at the end lol, I coldn't think of naything else)

From now on I will put a lot of * before and after a spoiler with end paranthesis' so it's not confusing.
There are only two spoilers in this review.
Ex. (************John picked an apple*************) XD
Review: 
Sorry in advance for grammatical and spelling errors in this review
This book took me a while to get through, partially from the lack of excitement and partially from all the school work I've been having DX. Anyway, I was going to give this book a three star, but the ending threw me off and I thought it deserved one more star. The reason I did so was because the end was perfection, it wasn't a horrible ending, where I usually throw my book across the room when that happens, (good thing it wasn't because this is a library book!) or it wasn't a cliffhanger where I have to go online to see if there will be a sequel, and there's usually not a sequel for some reason and I'm left with a cliffhanger! Ughh I hate those. But this ending was where I closed the book and felt sastisfied :).

The character develpoment was an OK throughout the series. I guess for some reason in the first book, felt Thomas was a little lifeless, but as the series progressed, he became more of a wise, main character that you love <3. OMG it was so hard to pick between Teresa and Brenda before Teresa did that horrible thing in te second book that made it so hard to believe she did that for the reason she did! By the end of the thrid book though I was so sad of what happened to her :'(. I realized that what happened to her at the end of the book was from doing the same thing that she did in the second book. (Look at spoiler to see what it was only if you've read it >>> (view spoiler)(***********Save Thomas' life.***********) Aside from that, Minho was my alltime favorite character just because of his personality and the way he can lead so many people <3. Also, (view spoiler)(************RIP Newt, Chuck, Teresa, and the other Gladers :'( haha**************)

All in all, the consept of the story throughout the series, especially the last book, was phenominal and I will never ever forget this series because of the creativity and the connection I created with the characters and the story :').      

Tuesday, April 3, 2012

The Maze Runner (The Maze Runner #1) by James Dashner


Synopsis:  "When Thomas wakes up in the lift, the only thing he can remember is his first name. He has no recollection of his parents, his home, or how he got where he is. His memory is blank. But he’s not alone. When the lift’s doors open, Thomas finds himself surrounded by kids who welcome him to the Glade, a large expanse enclosed by stone walls. Just like Thomas, the Gladers don’t know why or how they got to the Glade. All they know is that every morning, for as long as anyone can remember,  the stone doors to the maze that surrounds them have opened. Every night, for just as long,  they’ve closed tight. And every thirty days a new boy has been delivered in the lift. And no one wants to be stuck in the maze after dark. The Gladers were expecting Thomas's arrival. But the next day, a girl is sent up—the first girl to ever arrive in the Glade. And more surprising yet is the message she delivers. The Gladers have always been convinced that if they can solve the maze that surrounds the Glade, they might find their way home...wherever that may be. But it's looking more and more as if the Maze is unsolvable. And something about the girl's arrival is starting to make Thomas feel different. Something is telling him that he just might have some answers-if he can only find a way to retrieve the dark secrets locked within his own mind.

Title: The Maze Runner
Series: The Maze Runner #1
Genre: Science Fiction, Dystopian, The Maze Runner Genre (Yep, its that cool it gets its own genre)
Pages: 374
Ages: 12+ (You might not even want 12 'cause I was freaking out half the time in this book: its pretty scary :P)
Date I Finished: April 3rd, 2012
My Rating: Begillion Stars
My Word: OMGITHINKIMINLOVEWITHTHISPLOTILOVEITWITHALLMYHEARTITISSOUNIQUE (yep, I officially have gone crazy)


According, to Goodreads 5 star rating system; 5 stars means "it was amazing." Now, if I were able to go over the 5-star rating system, I'd make this book be a begillion stars which would mean: OMG THIS BOOK WAS FREAKING AWESOME!!! (or should I say...shucking awesome) But, maybe it would be even more than that. If I were able to go back in time and see myself having bad thoughts on this book before I began reading it, I'd shoot myself in the head. Was that a little too far? Nah...

Before we start, I'm going to say that the book can be described with just one word: OMGITHINKIMINLOVEWITHTHISPLOTILOVEITWITHALLMYHEARTITISSOUNIQUE. (See? Didn't I say it was just one word??)

Anyway, let's start with...THE PLOT!!! This plot really was freaking awesome (aka: a begillion stars) because it was so unique. The idea of people "testing" these kids to go out in the maze island thingy and wipe their memories is brilliant. I would've never come up with the idea myself. (But, of course I wouldn't 'casue I'm not what you say, a writer.)

Moving on, THE CHARACTERS. I lovelovelove Thomas. You would think (at least I would) that since I'm a girl, I wouldn't like a boy narrator, which I usually don't, but Thomas was just so freaking awesome. (Once again, a begillion star.) It wasn't just Thomas though. I really lovedlovedloved Alby, Newt, Chuck (OH CHUCK I LOVE YOU!!!), Frypan, AND MINHO!!! I also loved the only girl, Teresa. Dashner did a fabulous job giving each and every one of the characters a different (and amazing) personalities.

Oh yeah and did I mention? THIS BOOK WAS FREAKING SUSPENSEFUL!! Now, when I say a book is suspenseful, people, Ms. Holly isn't lying. Oh, and also, I pretty much bawled my eyes out near the end that had something to do with one of the characters I loved. I won't say anything else! Just that I'm gonna make a ALLTIME FAVE TILL DEATH book shelf on Goodreads just for this book.

Lastly, THE ENDING...HOLY CRAP I THINK I WET MYSELF WHEN I READ IT!! In other words, it was amazing. Now, I'm usually the one who finds all the twists before reading it, but woo-ie this book's ending was SCHOCKING. I mean, I never would have thought THAT would be the ending.

On to the next book! Now, if anyone has negative feelings for this book; it's alright just tell me. Hopefully you'll come out of the argument alive. >:)

★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★
(Sorry, I couldn't fit a begillion) :'(