The Maze Runner Review

The Maze Runner Review

             This week I decided to continue with the same book as last week, The Maze Runner. I was astonished at how gripping the book was, and I just couldn't put it down. This novel is filled with several twists and turns, and everything is unexpected. There is so much drama and the author makes you feel as if you are there with the characters. As a reader, I felt desperate for Thomas, hoping he would find a way out of the maze.
              Thomas is still in The Glade, trapped. He is slowly getting used to the feeling of having no way out, but his persistence only grows. He is anxious to find a way out of The Maze, and he wants answers, quick. Ever since he was brought into The Glade, things had changed. Disease started spreading, The Maze started changing, and there were many more fatalities and injuries. People start becoming very accusing towards Thomas; they believe that he is the reason for all of the trouble in The Maze.
             Several problems are introduced in this part of the book. Every month, a terrified boy arrives into The Glade through the mysterious elevator. However, after Thomas arrived, it had only been a couple weeks until there was another one dropped into The Glade. It was a girl. This had been the first girl to arrive in The Glade, and when she arrived, the was clutching a note that informed the rest of the boys that she would be the last person to be sent into The Glade, ever. This meant that nobody would have any resources and no way to survive, because every time a person was sent into The Glade, supplies were sent with it. This made everyone feel frantic- they needed to find a way out of The Maze, and fast, otherwise they would be left to die.
          I really have been enjoying the book so far, The Maze is very intriguing, as it seems to change its course every night. I enjoy how perplexed everyone is; the reader knows how they feel clueless and as the boys learn more about The Maze, the reader learns with them. It's interesting to see this new society, how they survive and work together.
         What I didn't like about this book was the fact that nobody would tell Thomas anything. They kept restricting him from vital information. He deserved to know about The Maze, or how their society worked together. He shouldn't be considered an outcast, because they all need to be working together to find their way out of The Maze. Being deprived of that knowledge made me feel slightly confused as to what was occurring.
        All in all, I am enjoying this novel quite a bit. It has kept me on edge and I would definitely recommend this book :)



The Maze Runner Review

The Maze Runner Review

         This week I decided to pick up a new book. For the past few weeks I have been reading City of Bones by Cassandra Clare, however this week, I decided to put that down for a week. I started reading The Maze Runner instead. I started reading it because the movie just came out and I wanted to read the book. 

         The main character of this novel, Thomas, shows up in an unknown territory, completely clueless. He arrives in The Glades, without the knowledge of who he is, where he came from, or how he got to be where he is. I really liked the beginning of the book, I haven't read too much yet, but Thomas seems to be a very interesting character. He arrives in The Glades, welcomed by several other boys. They had all arrived the same exact way he did.

           Throughout the portion of the novel I have read so far, Thomas starts gaining back his memory in pieces, and he isn't sure what's real and what's a dream. He is slowly welcomed by the others into their society in the maze. He sees that he is trapped in the maze with no way out. He is forced to live with complete strangers unless they find a way out of the maze that is constantly changing.

            I am really interested so far, and I believe there is going to be a lot of drama and sudden twists in the book. I haven't yet gotten too far into the book just yet, however I am looking forward to doing so. :)

I really appreciated this image that I found online, as it really puts the whole idea of a maze into perspective.



City of Bones Review

                               City of Bones Review

     In the past week, I have continued my independent reading novel, City of Bones by Cassandra Clare. Last week I had mentioned how the book truly was very interesting. I still follow through with that statement, the book is amazing! There is a lot to learn about the new world that Clary has just been introduced to, and it is starting to be uncovered. There still are many questions raised throughout my reading however.

    Last week I had talked about how Clary saw Jace and his friends at Pandemonium. This week I read about how Clary crosses paths with Jace yet again. He is asked to take Clary, whether she was willing or not, to go to a mysterious place called The Institute. Jace is explaining this all to her, when she gets several missed calls from her mother. Her mother tells her that she is in danger and she should go to her friends home, and that she shouldn't go home. Feeling worried, Clary rushes home only to find her apartment in ruins. She walks into a room to find a demonic creature that seemed to be a mix between a dog and a lizard, who readily attacks her. She somehow manages to kill her, however she was injured badly.

     Clary wakes up a few days later in the infirmary of The Institute. She is informed of what had happened to her. Many of my questions throughout the story were answered here, as the author explained who and what Jace was and why he killed someone in Pandemonium. It turns out that it wasn't a someone that Jace killed- it was a creature, similar to a vampire. In this part of the story, there is a lot of science fictional characters introduced, and it is very gripping. I am still enjoying the novel vigorously and I would definitely recommend reading it. So far, I'm unable to put the book down :)