The Scorch Trials review analysis

James Dashner's The Scorch Trials is the 2nd book of The Maze Runner series. The Scorch Trials, like the rest of The Maze Runner series is science fiction based book that has what seems like twists every five pages. The Scorch Trials leaves the reader guessing until the very end and makes them crave more. James Dashner has written other book series, such as The Mortality Doctrine, and The 13th Reality, which include books such as The Eye of Minds and The Journal of Curious Letters.

The Scorch Trials is a third-person Point of View (P.O.V.) book that follows a group of teenagers as they struggle to find out the truth about the world they live in while trying to overcome many different obstacles. The book becomes very addictive and a rea page turner as you progress not only through the book, but the entire series.

There were many different things i liked and disliked about The Scorch Trials, and they are far and in between. I really liked the pace of the book, as it made the events that happened in the story seem much more realistic and relatable, while simultaneously filling in the slow parts by adding little facts and details on each individual character. A really good addition to the story was how easily it is to connect with some of the characters as if you knew them or, at times, felt their emotions and shared the same thoughts. One more thing that I feel was a nice, although rather minor touch, was that the author managed to give the characters their own set of vocabulary or "Slang" which given the circumstances they've been in (I can't say without spoiling, or referencing book 1 The Maze Runner.) is both appropriate and believable. The story also has a great plot that is easy to imagine and although the problems and challenges change, the plot is still clear.

There were also some things about the book that I did not like as much. One of them would be how randomly and frequently the story could have a twist, as it seemed that the author was intentionally trying to confuse the reader and also give them the middle finger behind their back, although that point is slightly controversial. The author also seemed to make the main character seem clueless, reckless or just overall unlike the person that he has been throughout the story, which in my opinion kind of killed the perception the reader has in the main character, meanwhile making the reader feel as if the writer just wrote stuff down to take up space.

I highly recommend this book to anyone who likes books with twists, action, drama or anything in between, although I insist you start from the beginning of the series and start with The Maze Runner, otherwise you may be a tad bit confused. This is a really great, well written story despite some of the flaws and holes it has,so much so that I am looking even deeper into James Dashner's work. If I were you, I'd give this book a try.