The Scorch Trials- Book Review

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Dashner, James. The Scorch Trials. New York: Delacorte, 2010. Print.

     “Other sounds snuck their way into his consciousness. Thumps. The clang of metal against metal. Something shattering. Boys shouting. More like the echos of shouts, very distant, muted. Suddenly they became more like screams. Unearthly cries of anguish. But still distant. As if he’d been wrapped in a thick cocoon of dark velvet.”

     This eye-opening third book in The Maze Runner series gives you an inside peek on the world years in the future. Sun flares have left most of the Earth dry and desolate. Food and water is scarce and it's every man for himself. On top of the ravaging heat, a terrible disease nicknamed the Flare spread across the planet. The Flare is a disease that attacks the brain, slowly driving you insane.

     In the Scorch Trials, a group of boys called the Gladers are supposedly rescued from the terrible experience of being trapped in the Maze, as described in the second book. The boys find out that they are actually part of a big experiment. An organization called WICKED took them from their parents at a young age and wiped their memories. WICKED then put the boys in a series of tests. WICKED’s ultimate goal is to try to find a cure for the Flare by monitoring the Gladers brain waves. After they escape from the Maze, the Gladers are finally rescued, fed and dressed in clean clothes. Everyone feels safe for the first time in many months. When Thomas, the main character, hears disturbing sounds arousing his well needed rest, he knows something is wrong. Are the tests really done or have they just started?

     The Scorch Trials is a fantastic read. I couldn’t put it down as soon as I started. Dashner does an amazing job of leaving you guessing the entire book. I recommend this book to anyone who loves science fiction and action. The Scorch Trials is one of my favorite books and I will be reading it over and over.