This prequel of The Maze Runner was a page-turner! It answered some of my questions and I liked it more than The Death Cure. (I think the constant violence in The Death Cure between Thomas and gang vs. the "crazies" - I can't remember the other term they used right now! - wore on me after awhile.) Anyway, since this story involves different characters, only one of which makes it to the future, I kept trying to connect them to the future story and when I finally realized I couldn't, I just enjoyed reading about how this whole thing started. This story really filled in some holes that I had from reading the original trilogy.
One thing I had a hard time believing (which is interesting, considering what this story is about!) is how young Deedee was. She seemed so mature for her age. I kept thinking that she was too young to understand her importance in what was happening around her. Those same thoughts apply to Thomas as well. I know they were both born into this world - and they had watched their parents and friends succumb to the Flare and all that entails, but they both acted so mature beyond their ages. (I might be getting ahead of myself talking about Thomas too, since we learn everything about him in the next book - but I am not giving anything away!)
I can't believe the government came up with the idea of shooting virus-filled darts at people for population control! Really, they couldn't come up with something better than that?? Talk about an idea backfiring! What an awful thing to do to people. Terrorism against your own people. The story of Mark and Trina and how they survived as long as they did was what made this book a page-turner for me. I love how Mark's main concern at the end was to get Deedee through the Flat Trans.
Desperate times call for desperate measures. That phrase pretty much sums up this entire story! Now, to finish the next (and last?) book of this series....
Wendy's Rating: ****
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