Now that you know me and how I work let's skip your intro and get down to Business.
The First Book That I shall be giving you the lowdown on is The Maze Runner by James Dashner. The Maze Runner is about a boy named Thomas, who wakes up in an elevator and can't remember anything. As the elevator finally stops, Thomas finds himself stuck in a maze called by the many other boy's there "the Glade". Three things that I love about this book is first off the setting, second off the characters although basic in structure come alive within the "Glade", And finally the fact that the antagonist are forces called the creators.
The setting is a giant field known as the glade. It is surrounded by the walls of a giant maze, and as I have not personally finished this book I don't know if there is a way to escape the maze. Another insane part of the setting is that within the maze there are giant mechanical creatures known as Grievers. Now I love the Grievers because they give a whole new level to risk as they can easily kill you but if they even touch you, you can go through massive pain as they are covered in spikes. Another main issue about the maze is that its walls move every day.
Also the characters in this story is a basic council and friend set up. You have about three high and mighty guys who like the main character, the two who hate him and his friend. In this story however it fits perfectly with the type of people who live in the "Glade". This suits the situation because as the characters are teens they would have found leadership in those with more bravery, popularity, and experience. Also Thomas has brought a little bit of an uproar as he just saved the live of a maze runner who was on the council while breaking an important rule.
Finally the antagonists in this book are interesting as you really know nothing about them. All you know are that they made the grievers and can give you anything they want to give you. They maintain the maze and send bug spies to check on you. Also you can tell that a living thing is one of their creations if it says wicked on them. But I love them because the author made them so high and mighty and yet so mysterious.
In conclusion this book does everything correctly. It has good character set ups, great setting and mysterious antagonist. So what's not to love? That's why I will tell you to get this book because OMG IT IS AMAZING!!!!!
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