They're pretty good. Definitely among the best of the "apocalyptic young adult" genre that's been so popular recently.
I actually got Dashnet to sign a few of my books, as well (I know for a fact that I got him to sign my copy of The Maze Runner, but I think I also have A Door In the Woods signed as well. It's been awhile since I've looked at it).
edited 4th Mar '14 4:34:19 PM by Funden
I enjoyed the Maze Runner, but I thought its ending and sequel fell into the whole "haha the oppressive villains planned that all along" ad nauseam thing that is pretty much omnipresent in dystopian YA fiction, which gets tiring pretty quick. I kind of lost interest after that.
edited 4th Mar '14 5:33:01 PM by majoraoftime
I found The Scorch Trials to be really enjoyable despite that. Actually, The Death Cure is where they finally go off the rails, so that trope is no longer played (actually, there is precisely one more example of it and even though it's a particularly annoying one, it's the only one, I think)

I did a search for a thread on this but got nothing to my surprise. I get the feeling the popularity of The Maze Runner may explode when the movie comes out but that'll be in September.
Reading this felt so different to books I used to read. It's all split up into small chapters, so of course I find myself hooked on it. Enjoyed reading all four books even if it gets a little tiring constantly being on edge while reading. As far as balance of "calm" and "action" scenes I'd say the Maze Runner did it best.
I don't know if it's because I've gotten faster at reading but the books were pretty short for me. I finished The Scorch Trials in 4 hours and The Death Cure in 4. (Let me say, the ending to The Death Cure saddened me.) The Scorch Trials was probably my favourite. The first half of The Death Cure had that "it's only just starting" feeling to it.
I read The Kill Order first out of all books. D'oh. Didn't ruin it much for me except for the story of how Thomas and Teresa got there.
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