2014 Reading: The Death Cure

I finally got tired of waiting for a copy to become available at the library, so I just went and bought it.

I am so glad I did.

I had all kinds of things going through my mind as I was reading this: Would they survive? Who was WICKED? To what extent did Thomas have to do with the testing? Was WICKED really good? Who can you trust? I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENS!!!!

I honestly don't know what I would do if I were in the situation that Thomas found himself. I think I would have just given up and died in the maze or something. All I know is that I could not have survived as long as he did or done the things he did to help others.

I usually don't like dystopia books, I don't know if I said that already or not, but this book series was awesome and I really enjoyed it. I can't wait for the movie to come out so that I can shamelessly ogle Dylan O'Brien while judging the film makers by how much they stuck to the original story. I've been doing that a lot lately. It's what happens when they keep making movies out of books.

There is a prequel out there (which I also bought) so I might get to that at some point but it won't be the next thing I read because I have already started another book that I found at the library and I actually don't know what to expect from it. All I know is that it's a subject matter that interests me greatly and I think I am going to enjoy it. I hope.

Until next time...

2014 Reading: The Scorch Trials

I pretty much devoured this book as soon as my hands got on it. I just really want to know what's going to happen. I am invested now.

It just sucks that I started, like, 3 books already before I got to this one. Oh well, they all get to take a back-burner so that I can finish this series. (Unless it takes forever for the third one to come in, then I'll just read whatever I can grab in between.)

I never mentioned this in the review for the first book, but I kinda really don't like dystopian literature. Or anything dystopian for that matter. I don't really like zombie movies, and I think the only movie that I really enjoyed that had to so with a sad future was "Metropolis" but only because I watched it in a film class and mainly enjoyed the aesthetics of such an old silent film.


But, I really do enjoy this series so far. I hope that I'll enjoy the third one (and ending) as much as I have the other two. With the way they left it off, I have NO CLUE what is going to come next.

2014 Reading: The Maze Runner

Let's be honest with ourselves, the only reason I even picked up The Maze Runner by James Dashner in the first place is because the movie is about to come out. A movie that stars Dylan O'Brien. Dylan O'Brien who is one of the only reasons I watch Teen Wolf. Because I wanna do awful things to him in a darkened room. Repeatedly.

But you didn't need to know that.

It's one of those books where you just have no idea what the hell is going on. Which, as it turns out, puts you in line with the main character, so you're okay! You learn WITH the characters at their pace.

If they do the movie right and don't change much, it has the potential to be a really good story. I realize that some of the aspects might be difficult to convey on camera, but it still has boatloads to offer. If they do it right. (I'm just going to enjoy the flock to barely legal dudes running around for 2 hours like the perv I am, anyway.)

The concept is a bit familiar by the end: dystopian society doing all it can to try and fix the problems that have come up by breeding and training a new hope within children.

I admit, I am still a little confused but since I know that this is a three part series, I know I've still got more to get through. As soon as I can I'll be starting the second in the series.

On to the next one!