The Scorch Trials - James Dashner

This is the sequel to The Maze Runner.  I seriously cannot believe that it took me this long to pick it up.  I really enjoyed The Maze Runner, but for some reason, I kept getting distracted and it took awhile before I read the second one.

I absolutely loved The Scorch Trials.  It was full of excitement, action, allies, and betrayals.  I was very interested to see the return of some of Thomas's memories from before the Glade.  It was interesting also to see what was going to happen after the Gladers made it out of the maze.

They are sent on a mission out into a seeming wasteland, destroyed by sun flares and scorched to a crisp.  Without shelter, anyone would likely die from sunburn.  It was almost as if they were sent to the surface of the sun itself, as one of the characters mentions.  New obstacles are thrown in their path that makes the maze seem like a vacation.

While being faced with this new terrain to cross, they also find out that there is another team of "Gladers" made up of all girls that they must either join forces with or compete against to reach the destination and find their safe haven.

We learn a little more about Thomas and Teresa's relationship.  Dashner developed his characters in such a way that I often questioned whether or not I liked a character any longer.  I definitely had changed opinions on the characters and on WICKED.  Teresa always said that WICKED is good, but I definitely wondered.