Review of The Scorch Trials by James Dashner

Solving the Maze was supposed to be the end.
 
Thomas was sure that escape from the Maze would mean freedom for him and the Gladers. But WICKED isn’t done yet. Phase Two has just begun. The Scorch.
 
There are no rules. There is no help. You either make it or you die.
 
The Gladers have two weeks to cross through the Scorch—the most burned-out section of the world. And WICKED has made sure to adjust the variables and stack the odds against them.
 
Friendships will be tested. Loyalties will be broken. All bets are off.
 
There are others now. Their survival depends on the Gladers’ destruction—and they’re determined to survive.

 *Vee gets slammed with Second Book Syndrome*

Can you believe I originally rated this book a full five stars? I must have been less cynical as a reviewer or just completely ignored just how bad this book was because y'all, it was Bad.

I'm currently day 3 of a fever and sore throat so this won't be a full review as much as rambling sentences but I'm going to give it a good shucking go anyway because reasons.

Okay, so, the original book was so strong for me because I am a whole sucker for the gang+treasure hunt/end goal trope, see Hunger Games, Goonies, heck Charlie And The Chocolate Factory. So I loved the first book as it had defined characters with defined roles.

Which were promptly chucked out of the window between the end of the last book and the start of this one, as we kill off pretty much all of them leaving behind two major gladers, Frypan who is now only good for cooking and not saying anything, Teresa, Thomas and New Guy Aris. There is also a few more gladers that make up the bulk of the New Team and this book would be a great time to introduce them. But strangely, they're only there as a strange, ghostly presence, never named, never speaking. You only know they're there because Thomas mentions them as other Gladers. Honestly, it's bizarre.

The End Goal of this book is to walk across a desert for 100 miles, trying not to get murderised by Cranks who went mad from sun flares (just call it rabies already) and the whole book actually feels like you just plodded along for 100 miles. Honestly I gave it 3 stars only because there's something about The Maze Runner series I have a soft spot for.

Also, Teresa is annoying As Hell.

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