Book review: The Scorch Trials by James Dashner

Hello reader,

Well, well, well. Here we are. [sidenote: I really love Oreo biscuits, I’m snacking on one while I’m writing this]. We have arrived at the second book of the Maze Runner series; The Scorch Trials…and I tell you, this is one scorcher of a book. Haha, see what I did there?

I don’t know how I will write this without revealing the major plot of the first book for all those who haven’t read it yet but I will try my best. Here goes, hold on to your chairs readers, it’s about to be a wild ride.

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The second book sees Thomas and friends out of the maze (no, no, no, no! I did not reveal a major plot, you will have to read the first book to see how they made it out) after having met the people who put them in the Glade in the first place; an organisation called WICKED. After everything the Gladers have been through, Thomas is determined to carry out revenge on them because yes, he hates them that much. Why you ask? Don’t you worry your little fragile heart; you will know when you read the books. But before Thomas could confront WICKED, a group of radicals rescue the Gladers from them.

This begins the first time the Gladers sees the outside world away from the Glade, it is unlike anything they have ever seen or anything they could have ever envisioned. If anything, it is much worse than life at the Glade. What happened to the outside world, why were they in the Glade surrounded by a maze and most importantly, what exactly is WICKED?

Goodness gracious. If I thought the first book was bad (bad in a good way, of course) this one is much, much worse. I wasn’t ready! If you follow me on Twitter @TheBellaMaake you may have noticed my anguish filled tweets about this very book. I even mentioned how I would very much have liked to whack James Dashner over the head with his own book.

If you guys are reading/will read The Maze Runner, once you get to the second book YOU'RE GONNA SCREAM!! You won't be ready.
— someone actually (@TheBellaMaake) August 31, 2014

I want to whack James Dashner over the head with his own book. Urgh! My feels. Never mind that, now reading the 3rd book, The Death Cure.
— someone actually (@TheBellaMaake) August 31, 2014

But despite the abuse the pages flung at me, I needed more. I NEEDED TO FIND OUT WHAT WILL HAPPEN! I couldn’t put the book down at all. It was that griping. Dashner writes in such an unique way that you feel what Thomas is feeling and the books are written in third person. Bottom line, it is a great and well-written book that takes you on a mental and emotional adventure. When I finished it, I immediately got the 3^rd book in the series, The Death Cure. 

Everything the Dashner makes you feel in the first book is doubled tripled. I recommend this book! Go and get the books if you haven’t already and read them, then comment and tell me all about how they made you feel and we can be each other’s strength.

According to Bella, this book gets 4 and a half stars out of 5 stars.

Why Dashner, why!? *poorly muffled sob*