The Maze Runner (James Dashner)

When Thomas wakes up from a strange journey in a black box, he learns he has forgotten everything that happened. Now he lives in the Glade, a place where there are only boys and a maze.


During the day, a few of the boys run in the maze. But being a maze runner has plenty of falls; if you are there past nightfall (when the doors to the maze close), the Grievers will kill you.


The Grievers sometimes come out during the day  and will kill you then too. They can also put people though the change, which could be worst then death.


Thomas is drawn to the maze and wants to be a maze runner more than anything, but to become a maze runner is not easy by any standard.


But Thomas is having more issues then becoming a maze runner, because nobody trust's him.


Every month for 2 years one boy is sent to the Glade, excepted the month Thomas comes.


One day after Thomas comes, a girl shows up with a note: she is the one last ever.


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This book is one of those books that grabs your attention and won't let go. Its a little irritating because the book is fairly large.


"The Maze runner" is fast paced and every chapter another surprise hits you. The suspense straps you to your seat, but will realease you when your done in most cases.


My biggest issue with this book is that it is in third person and I hate reading in third person. However, it did not take away from the novel.


4.25 out of 5

Dead is not an option (Marlene Perez)

In the final book of the "dead is" series, Daisy fines herself and her sisters in the middle of a war between Vampire's and Were's. This causes lots of arguments between the three of them because Poppy's new boyfriend is a vampire and he happens to be Dracula’s grandson

Ryan got accepted into a faraway school. Daisy, on the other hand has not gotten accepted or rejected into any schools. Can their relationship handle distant?

Daisy also wants to help get Lily and Bam out of the forms they have been in since Circe. But can she do it without Circe magic?

Samantha's family is out of its financial issues, but her dad has been on book tours and strange woman have been knocking on the door while he has been gone...Is he really on book tour?

On top of it all, the Scourge has been unusually quiet. But why would they give up trying to get rid of all the supernatural people in Nightshade?

Daisy is determined to find all of the answers

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The first half of this book was totally pointless and had nothing to do with anything. The second half, however, I read in one sitting because I could not walk away from the book.

The leader of the Scourage I guessed right away. But the character did not fit the profile at all. I guessed the person by fluke and I was not positive.

all in all, an very good ending to the "dead is" series

3.5 out of 5 stars

Dead is just a rumor (Marlene Perez)

As the 200th anniversary of Nightshade approaches, some of the town’s people are reserving creepy blackmail letters. As usual, Daisy is tracking down the blackmailer, but will she be too late?

To make matters worse, Daisy's Dad is back and is very overprotective over Daisy and does not like her boyfriend, Ryan. He is making Daisy's life very hard and is making solving this crime hard.


There is also a new concealer at Nightshade high and she got her eyes on Ryan and is trying to convince him to go off to a faraway school. Can Daisy and Ryan's relationship survive?


Daisy also won cooking lessons with celebrity chef, Circe Silverson but it’s not going over well. Daisy is being treated like her slave and she is learning that maybe the chef has more secrets then just her ingredients....


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In the fourth book of the "Dead is" series, the plot gets more intense and the surprizes will blow your mind. This book had me with the first page and I could not stop reading. The characters in this book grabbed me, and even when I was not reading, I just could not stop thinking about who the blackmailer could be.

However, I would have picked a different blackmailer. The person who was the blackmailer was a little predictable. They were the first person I thought could be the blackmailer, but I just kept thinking that was an obvious person and that the author would have picked a different person.

This was a pretty good book, even though the ending was predictable.

2.75 out of 5 stars