Title: The Scorch Trials Author: James Dashner Series: The Maze Runner (book 2) Publisher: Chicken House Ltd Release Date: 5 Jun. 2014 ISBN: 9781909489417 Synopsis Solving the Maze was supposed to be the end. No more puzzles. And no more running. Thomas was sure that escaping meant he would get his life back. But no one knew what sort of a life they were going back to... Burned and baked, the earth is a wasteland, its people driven mad by an infection known as the Flare. Instead of freedom, Thomas must face another trial. He must cross the Scorch to once again save himself and his friends. My Review I enjoyed Maze Runner overall but had a few reservations, but I was intrigued to find out more so started to read Scorch Trials. The Gladers are out of the maze, but it's not the comforting end they hoped for, instead the experiments continue, but on a much larger and more dangerous scale. Thomas and his friends must once more band together to try and overcome all the trials an...
Divergent is coming out as a movie in March and is pegged to be the "next Hunger Games" type series. With that, and the fact that so many people have raved about this book, I figured it was about time that I got around to reading it. This book took me at most 3 days to read. And that is only because my husband and I got Battlefield 4 last night and spent time setting that up (I read this book during the set up) and then playing. Divergent is a dystopic story set in a future Chicago. In it's world there are 5 factions, each follows a specific ideal. Beatrice is raised in Abnegnation where she is taught to be selfless above all else. The year she and her brother, Caleb, turn 16 they are allowed to choose which faction they want to continue their life with. Divergent's world is based on the idea of "faction before blood" so choosing a faction other than Abnegnation means separating themselves from their family forever. When preparing to make her choice, ...
