The Maze Runner Series: I forgot I was reading...

I just finished reading the Maze Runner Series and wanted to share my thoughts. Another title for these books could've been The Campers, because they were so in tents! (buh dum bump). There are three books in the series; The Maze Runner, The Scorch Trials, and The Death Cure; and I felt like doing a review on just one book would be incomplete.

A brief synopsis: The story starts with a young boy, Thomas, who finds himself trapped in the center of a maze. He has no idea who he is or how he got there, but he is determined to break the maze and find the truth. He faces many enemies, known and unknown, as well as friends that turn out to be enemies.

I know, I know. You're wondering "how could that possibly take three books?!", and I thought the same thing at first. But then I soon realized that around the turn of every page seems to be another twist in the story. And this pattern continues through all three books. You never quite know what you think you do, and things you couldn't even imagine turn out to be true. You are kept in the dark, with Thomas, and secrets are revealed to you as they are revealed to him.

If you are an adventure and action seeker, this book is for you. If you are looking for a story about love, this is not your book. The story is very heavily weighted in the thriller department. And although it does have traces of romantic emotions, the writer, James Dashner, definitely knows how to keep the story suspenseful, and focuses on that.

Overall, there was not a single minute I did not enjoy reading these books. I found myself using any spare second I had, or could make, to read just a little bit more. One thing that I did find to appreciate is that the chapters are very short. Which you would think would make it easier to just read a little bit at a time, but that's not the case. I spent way too many late nights trying to get to the end of the next chapter.

I would highly recommend these books to anybody who enjoys action, suspense, mystery, post-apocalpse, or even a little science fiction. They are a very easy read and eventually, if you're like me, you will totally forget you're even reading a book.

Thanks for taking time to read this review. I do apologize if my descriptions of these books are too vague, but I guess you will just have to read them to find out more :) You can find the books on Amazon here and more information on the series and author, James Dashner, here !

Be safe, be courteous!

Ryan Lehman