The Maze Runner by James Dashner | Rating: ★★★★★“I promised him!” he screamed, realizing even as he did so that his voice was laced with something wrong. Almost insanity. “I promised I’d save him, take him home! I promised him!”
The Maze Runner is a dystopian young adult novel that is the start of a fast paced, unique trilogy. Although it is only similar in various elements, the story will surely grab the attention of fans of The Hunger Games and Divergent with this futuristic and bizarre world full of mystery and well, more mystery.
There are plot points within the story that may confuse you at first, and a whole bunch of slang we would never use, but don’t let that intimidate you. This story is certainly something else. It will intrigue you and make you question many things in their world, including this so called maze and the people who run it. You will wonder who to trust among the characters and will find yourself wondering just what is happening and what is meant to happen.
You will also find yourself emotional by the end of this first book. There are many touching moments as well as a particular plot that is truly devastating. But all the same, you’ll begin wanting more — to know this world, why these boys can’t remember anything and why they’re seemingly trapped. What sort of cruelty lay beyond the makers of this?
