Here's some information for those of you who don't know much about The Maze Runner series:
- There are four books in the series: The Maze Runner, The Scorch Trials, The Death Cure, and the prequel, The Kill Order.
- The first book was just recently made into a movie. It's a pretty good movie, so go see it!
- They were written by James Dashner.
- They are dystopian novels.
- And they're awesome. Not quite as good as The Hunger Games or Divergent series, but it's still up there.
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| The Maze Runner quartet |
Okay, well the safe zone is over.
WARNING: DO NOT KEEP READING IF YOU INTEND ON READING THE SERIES OR ARE IN THE PROCESS OF READING THE SERIES! FROM HERE ON DOWN THERE MAY BE SPOILERS! I WARNED YOU! ELLY, IF YOU DON'T WANT TO BE SPOILED ABOUT ANYTHING OR ANYONE (INCLUDING NEWT) THEN READ NO FURTHER!
So, the first book was fantastic and the ending isn't quite a total cliff hanger. HOWEVER there is still a TON of information that we still do not know. Who is WICKED? Why were they in the maze? What is the outside world like? So, naturally, I read on.
Okay the second book was equally as fantastic, however I'm going to skip it for the sake of ranting. I have no rants about that book.
The Death Cure, however, is a whole different story.
This is the 'last book' of the series (The Kill Order is technically a prequel, remember?). The end! They just... (I'm about to get really slang-y and confusing, so bear with me) they just POOF! Go through the Flat Trans and then what? They're safe on an island somewhere or something, left to start a new world. Like, what happens to them? Do they stay there until the Flare kills itself out? What happens? Are they left to re-build the world? There are just too many unknowns and it's frustrating me like crazy! I wish we got a little bit more than that.
Also, was anyone else like DYING when Thomas, Newt, and Minho didn't get their memories back? I was DYING to know about their past lives and their like "We don't want our memories, suckers!" Leaving us the reader dead because we never find out much about any of their pasts (except for Teresa... I'll get to her in a second) and I want to know more! They're starving me of information!
Also... Newt... *bawls hysterically*. I liked Newt... like a lot like, maybe even more than Thomas and Minho (which, I actually liked them quite a lot in the book. Thomas was a bit frustrating at times and so was Minho, but they're guys, what can you expect?) Like, Newt just... *sigh*, no use putting off the inevitable (prepare for hysterical screaming).
I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT NEWT WASN'T IMMUNE LIKE EVERYONE ELSE AND THAT HE CAUGHT THE FLARE AND THEN THOMAS KILLED HIM!! LIKE THAT'S SO UNFAIR! FIRST YOU KILL CHUCK AND RIP OUR HEARTS OUT THEN YOU GO AND SAY, "OH LOOK! EVERYONE IS IMMUNE TO THE FLARE, YAY! OH WAIT- NOT YOU NEWT, TOUGH LUCK BUDDY."
It made me so sad...
...I seriously almost cried...
Like, how unfair is that? And then he goes psycho and... and... Thomas kills him... and... it's all just horrible and sad and I miss Newt so so much... :'(
Okay *composes self*, let's move on please. So I just finished The Kill Order, which is the prequel to The Maze Runner. It was a really good book and I actually got pretty attached to the characters. Mark was awesome and so was Alec and Trina... oh and cute little Deedee...
...Deedee... I'll get to her in a second.
First of all, this book was quite a satisfactory prequel. It gave me a ton more information about the Flare, the Sun Flares, how the Flare got out, how WICKED started, etc.
I got super attached to the characters and it reminded me of Shakespeare; you know when he tells you who's going to die at the beginning and then you're dreading it but you still become attached to the characters anyway and die when they die even though you knew it was coming the whole time?
Well NONE of the main characters are immune to the Flare (except for Deedee... I'll get to her). We know this from basically the beginning. So once the Flare gets out, it's only a matter of time before they all, you know... die.
All of the characters were awesome and it killed me when each and every one of them died. I felt like I died along with them. I held out all hope that somehow they would live, somehow they would make it through... but no such luck.
The last sentence of the book (not the epilogue or Teresa's file afterwards) killed me... it killed me! I seriously, I got chills and almost started crying. They sacrificed themselves and it was basically them who saved the entire human race. But no one ever knows, because they all DIE! Mark and Trina don't get a future! Alec doesn't get a future! Alec may have been old and hard, but I liked him :/
Now... onto Deedee...
Deedee. When they figured out she was immune, I immediately was trying to figure out who she really was. I was like "She was probably in the Trials with the rest of them somewhere," but I couldn't figure out who she was.
Deedee... is... Teresa...
My mind was literally blown to bits. I almost screamed. Sweet, innocent Deedee is TERESA?! HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE?! SHE LIVED THROUGH THE SUN FLARES AND THE FLARE AND WHAAAT?!
Just as a background, I hate Teresa. Like, hate her with a burning passion. She's a traitor, and a liar, and sure she may have been acting through some of it, but she always liked WICKED and even though she dies to save them all in the end, I still despise the girl.
However, I love sweet, innocent Deedee. She's so cute, and just... the relationship between her and Mark and Trina is just so cute...
I LOVE HOW THE WHOLE SERIES CAME FULL-CIRCLE! (This is why I recommend reading the prequel LAST). EVERYTHING WAS REVEALED AND CLICKED INTO PLACE AND I LOVED IT!
So yeah, I think that's it for my ranting for now. I had this theory that maybe Mark and Trina were Thomas' parents, but then I realized they would be too young... I don't know if I prefer my ending or the ending that it has better.
I'm still bummed that literally everyone dies in The Kill Order, but much ranting means it was a good series :)
If you have time, you should definitely read it. The way it's all laid out is just fantastic and frustratingly amazing :)
I rate the series... probably an 8.5 out of 10. It was superb!
Thank you for taking the time to listen to me rant :)
