Catch The Scorch Trials (Maze Runner, #2) Translated By James Dashner Volume

“So weve had to up the ante, and now its time for Phase Two, Its time for things to get difficult, ”

Damn I love this series!
So Thomas and the Gladers have escaped the horrors of the maze, only to be thrown into a world even worse than the one they left behind.

Full of secrets, mysteries and red herrings I was completely gripped following the Gladers journey through the Scorch, to the alleged safe haven

We get new characters introduced, Jorge and Brenda, and we get to see what the awful disease The flare that has been ravaging the planet really does to people.


Thomas, Minho, Newt and the others must fight these cranks and follow instructions given to them by the mysterious WICKED.
But what is WICKED really up to And how does it involve the Gladers When another group turn up, who have also just escaped a maze similar to their own, the boys are even more confused.


Nonstop action with twists and turns everywhere, Ive been loving my reread of this series and can not wait to carry on! I'm more confused than ever!!! I am FLYING through these books!
Okay now it feels like the movie and the book are two completely different things.
Again, I'm not complaining. I love both of them but I do admit that it was hard picturing all the 'new' scenarios since my mind kept going back to the movie ones.




Can we just take a moment to appreciate Newt He's the sanest and smartest person among all of them.
Such a sweety ugh I love him.



Oh also, . . Minho's character's a bit unrefined, . borderline

rude. I mean I know I sound like a kid 'O my gosh he ish sho rood' i just think the movie Minho is better.
This one not so much. Picking up exactly where The Maze Runner left off the surviving group of young men and Teresa find themselves possibly in a safe haven in the real world but are they safe, and is it really the real world Within days they are once again stuck in a world of uncertainty, conspiracies and mass insanity, although this time they are always on the move with an enforced mission for survival over amile trek across the Scorched lands!

I'm afraid this was a huge anticlimax for me, even though on the face of it I could see how the writer was trying to ratchet up the drama it all felt way too forced and I felt that the overriding conspiracy was near ridiculous.
I did feel that the dystopian reality was quite interesting, but I didn't feel that I really got to know it, despite reading the book through the lens of the cast who with forced collective insomnia should have been a perfect lens to look at it through.
A weakout of, I'm afraid,

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What the hell Even though I have sometimes enjoyed a book and not really liked the sequel, it's very rare that I would love one and absolutely hate the other.
I desperately tried to finish it but I was bored, I kept getting distracted by either my family, my cats or some random fluff on the carpet.
. . so I just skimread it to the end and gave myself a basic idea of what the conclusion was,

I truly loved sitelinkThe Maze Runner, even though quite a few people found it annoying particularly the protagonist and not the best written book ever.
I found myself dragged into the maze with them, trying to solve the mystery why are they there How do they get out Can they get out And so on.
But this second in the trilogy was so disappointing, Thomas was even more annoying, we'd already lost the best character Chuck at the end of book one and the story just didn't grab me.
Maybe because it took me a while to get what they were meant to do cross a desert basically and when I got it I thought "how lame".


I just felt nothing for this novel, the characters, the plot, I wanted it to end and that's never good, Mostly I felt as if Dashner himself didn't know where he was going with it, Where sitelinkThe Maze Runner was structured and clever, this story all felt a bit random and haphazard, I found myself wishing that the author could have just rounded the first book off at the end and not bothered with a second installment it seemed more like a moneymaking scheme than a contribution to the overall story.
Plus, Thomas must be both the most boring and unrealistic character ever,

Another thing that annoyed me in both books, but stood out more in this one because it didn't have a gripping plot to distract me from it, is that the author tells you everything.
A good author knows how to show the way things are, if that makes sense, and it makes for much better writing.
Dashner continually tells the reader what Thomas or whoever is feeling rather than letting them realise it for themselves instead of saying something along the lines of "Thomas' eyes grew cloudy with suppressed tears", he would instead say "Thomas was really upset".
And, therefore, it simply did not flow, But the worst thing for me is the constant inexplicable 'sensing' going on, Countless times in the novel Thomas "just knows" that something is dangerous or an individual can be trusted because he gets a "feeling" and just how the hell does he do that There is no rational explanation for it and the author doesn't seem to be developing some sixth sense storyline as of yet.
It all seems a bit ridiculous to me, That's why I won't be reading sitelinkThe Death Cure, it's unfortunate because I was really looking forward to this sequel, Postapocalyptic Nightmare!

Wow, The Scorch Trials was definitely a bizarre mind trip, and after everything that was revealed and unfolded, I cant wait to see how this series ends.


This next installment to sitelinkThe Maze Runner picks up right where the first book left off, The Gladers have been rescued from The Maze, but their trials are far from over, They are immediately launched into a human nightmare where WICKED uses mental, physical, psychological and emotional experiments to test mind patterns and reactions for what purpose I have no clue yet, but they keep saying their findings will determine the fate of humanity.
For pretty much the entire novel you have no idea why The Gladers are being put through these trials as they fight biotech armies, harsh weather conditions, and constant mental games.
Thomas and his crew are injected with “The Flare” and promised a cure if they make it through the Trials, Along the way, they come across crazy, infected Cranks and several twists that leaves you wondering who the “wicked” ones really are.


James Dashner is a creative genius, I cant tell you how amazed I am with his ability to come up with the most bizarre of elements that keep me, the reader, constantly wondering where he intends to take the story and what other crazy twists he can come up with.
This story felt like a perfect blend between dystopic and scifi, which have recently become a favorite genre of mine,

There were some harsh lessons in this story and all I have to say is betrayal is a tough pill to swallow.
It was hard to see some of the decisions and actions certain characters had to take, but it was well balanced with some interesting new additions to the cast.
The entire time, I kept thinking how utterly scary it is that someone of power can easily manipulate and swipe someones memory, influence their thinking and determine their fate.
This series really pushes the boundaries of possibilities and power, Two elements that when combined with ill intent can have the gravest of outcomes,

Im looking forward to diving into the last book in the series sitelinkThe Death Cure to see how this all plays out.
Well done! rereading this book was tHE BEST DECISION!!

I read this book for the first time a couple of years ago and I honestly could barely remember anything that happens.
. . So when the trailer came out and it looked amazing I felt a reread was needed!

This book was so fast paced and I just couldn't put it down!! Nearly every little chapter ends in a cliff hanger so I found myself saying "just one more chapter" at the end of every chapter.
. .

The bromance and sass between the gladers in what stood out to me because it's just so great and I feel like the maze runner movie didn't quite grasp it.


The twists in the story get my every time and I really don't know how to feel! James Dashner literally keeps you gripped until the very last page where I was wishing for more pages!

At times I was actually quite scared when reading this because the cranks really creep me out!! The description and action sequences are really well written, making it easier to follow and understand.


I am sO EXCITED for the movie now!! And if any of you are thinking "I might reread it before the movie comes out" then I recommend you do it because I assure you that you'll not regret it!! Solving the Maze was supposed to be the end.


Thomas was sure that escape from the Maze would mean freedom for him and the Gladers, But WICKED isnt done yet, Phase Two has just begun, The Scorch.

There are no rules, There is no help. You either make it or you die,

The Gladers have two weeks to cross through the Scorchthe most burnedout section of the world, And WICKED has made sure to adjust the variables and stack the odds against them,

Friendships will be tested, Loyalties will be broken. All bets are off.

There are others now, Their survival depends on the Gladers destructionand theyre determined to survive, The Scorch Trials

This was an awesome books, however not as good as the first,
I loved all the mystery and constant suspense, although Thomas seemed to be sleeping or passing out a lot in this book :'

I feel like not a lot happened, yet a lot did at the same time.
This book definitely took a different turn and was very different to The Maze Runner,

I'm excited to see how this ends, because I've heard very controversial things about it!
These books are great so far and I really want to pick up some more of James Dashner's work in the future! :D OH SHIT, IT LOOKS AMAZING.
SOME TEASER PHOTOS FOR THE SCORCH TRIALS MOVIE,











There's more but these are the best, WHO ELSE IS EXCITED.