The Scorch Trials by James Dashner Review

Sorry all of you who haven’t read this book. This review is going to be full of spoilers so I suggest you go read this book and then come back and read this review. Now that we’ve gotten that settled...

The Scorch Trials by James Dashner

Genre: Science Fiction/Dystopian/Young Adult

Publisher: Delacorte Press

Pages: 368

Recommended Age: 12 and up

Summary:

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 isn’t 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 Scorch—the most burned-out 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’ destruction—and they’re determined to survive.

Review

I wasn’t actually going to read the next two books after I had finished The Maze Runner.

Yeah, I know. I was going to be a horrible person. It wasn’t that I didn’t like The Maze Runner. I loved it but I just didn’t want to get attached and then have an emotional breakdown when more characters died.  Yes, I did have a kind of mental breakdown when Chuck was killed. Like why do author’s try to kill the innocents and beloved characters???

Basically me. I seriously did want to kill James Dashner. I’m sorry but why???:

This book was awesome and yet there were still a couple of things I didn’t like about it.  First I’ll tell you about the things I did like and enjoy.

I love the characters especially Newt, Thomas and Minho.  I love Minho’s sass and Thomas and Newt are both adorable in different ways.  Thomas is adorably sweet and yet tough at the same time. He is almost completely clueless when it comes to girls and relationships which I find adorable.  He just didn’t seem to understand that Brenda was often trying to make a move on him and also Theresa.  Poor Thomas, he’s so clueless.

I also loved how Thomas managed to get in a couple of witty combacks as normally that’s Minho’s job.

I also really liked how there was more action in this book and most of the characters got to involve in it.

Things I didn’t really like:

I didn’t like how there was an extra love interest.  For some reason I felt like that was all Brenda was used for. Sure, she was a good fighter and I love a strong female character but it seemed as if she wasn’t that much of one. She seemed to often be clinging around Thomas. That’s just my opinion…

And I didn’t like how it was a bloody love triangle.  If he had to have a love interest he should have stuck with Theresa. I mean after all they did have a past together and everything. It’s not like she was just placed with him for no reason…

"Thomas found himself hoping she was the Brenda girl Jorge had mentioned."

"Brenda didn't take her eyes off Thomas. As for him, he still felt the tingle that had shot through his entire body when she'd touched him with her lips."

"Something stirred inside him, mixed with guilt and longing for Teresa."

"Once again, Thomas felt a ridiculous surge of guilt like he was cheating on Teresa. He couldn't help that this girl was so touchy-feely."

I was also a little disappointed that Thomas didn’t get to hang out with his old buddies, Newt and Minho as much. Newt is my favorite character and Minho...well I love his sass. The three of them made a good team and Thomas was constantly being separated from them so the three of them didn’t spend that much time together sadly. Oh well, there’s always the third book...

That concludes my review.

P.S. If any of my favorite characters are killed off for some stupid bloody reason. I will hunt you down…  

Loved the book! :)

My Rating: 

Four out of Five Crowns

October 2015 TBR

October 2015 TBR

Hello lovelies,

       So, yesterday I posted my September Wrap Up and now here is my TBR.  It’s a little overambitious and most likely I’ll only get through around half of the books on it but I really want to read a ton of books soon and I am going to try. :)

The first book I have on my TBR is The Kiss of Deception by Mary E. Pearson.  I have already started this book and am on like chapter 20 or something and it is pretty awesome. This book is about a princess who flees on her wedding day. It is an arranged marriage meant to secure a political alliance.  Lia doesn’t want to marry a stuffy old prince so she along with her best friend and servant flee to a distant village. She settles in among the common folk until two handsome strangers arrive….  I can only say that this book is going to be awesome!

The second book I have on my TBR is The Perilous Sea by Sherry Thomas. I read the first one for my last TBR and it was awesome. It was a little slow but as soon as I actually got into it, it was so awesome that I could hardly put it down. (Sadly I had to, often because of school, homework and sleep)  I have rather high expectations for this book and I am hoping it meets some of them. I’m excited to see how the two main character’s love blossoms and if she saves the land.

The third book I have on my TBR is A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas. This book has been recommended by booktubers, friends and blogs. This is supposedly a slight retelling of Beauty and the Beast. I love fairytale retellings. Just going to get that out there. This also supposedly more of a New Adult book which is for older teens but I think it would be fine for younger readers too. Can’t wait to start this.

The fourth book that I have on my TBR is The Testing by Joelle Charbonneau. This book seems really interesting and my sister has recommended it to me. It is a Dystopian novel and I love dystopian books.  Plus if there is a hot love interest and a storng female lead I will surely enjoy it. But one question, why is his name Thomas?? Like hello Maze Runner already took that name...

That brings me to my fifth book on my TBR which is The Death Cure by James Dashner. I really didn’t want to read this book because I will probably be a sobbing mess by the end. Yes...supposedly this book hits you right in the feels.  But I just saw The Scorch Trials in the theater and it was so bloody awesome so I need to read the next book.  I will be sure to do a review of this once I finish it.  I just need to get my hands on it first….

The sixth book I have is Rook by Sharon Cameron. This book looks really good and I can’t wait to start it. This is set in the future in Paris and is about a wealthy girl who is the last chance to save her family.

The seventh book I have is The Dark Unwinding also by Sharon Cameron. This is a sort of steampunk gothic type story. I believe I am going to enjoy this book and possibly want to read the next one. I will be reading this soon! :)

The eighth book I have on my TBR is Cinder by Marissa Meyer. Yes, I have read this book and yes it was awesome. I just want to read it again in preparation for the last book coming out in November! This is a retelling of Cinderella set in the future.

The ninth book I have on my TBR for this month is The Spiritglass Charade by Colleen Gleason. Okay, so the first book was amazing and I have had this book for almost a year now and have never actually read it.

My Reaction:

Anyways, I will be reading this either this month or next month if I don’t get the chance to read it now.

The tenth book on my TBR is The Young Elites by Marie Lu. This book seems really interesting. This is also a sort of future book. I can’t wait to read it! I’ve heard good and bad things about it so I’ll see how I feel :)

The last book I have got here on my TBR is Ice Kissed by Amanda Hocking.  Okay, the first book was amazing. There was a hot guy:

And plenty of action and a strong female lead.  I will surely enjoy the next one.

Well, guys. That concludes my very overambitious TBR for the month of October. See you again soon for a couple reviews and even a movie review!