Resolution

Finishing out the series, The Death Cure brings what we all have been waiting for: resolution.  Or does it?

The Death Cure by James Dashner

Thomas thought he would be done with WICKED when he got out of the Maze.  When that didn't happen, he thought that at least he would be out of their control after making it across the Scorch.  Boy, was he wrong.  Right now, Thomas is sitting in a completely white room, and has been for over three weeks.  His time in solitary confinement has led to a lot of contemplation over WICKED and their motives.  Once released from the white room, he and the other Gladers receive some devastating news.  Some of them are immune to the Flare, and some are not.  Thomas is starting to rapidly regain his memory, but not in the way WICKED would like.  All of the things that is he is discovering don't exactly support the statement "WICKED is good".  Throughout the course of his journey, Thomas has to make a lot of hard choices regarding his friends and his survival.  Will WICKED find the Cure?  And where will they draw the line when it comes to saving the human race?

Wow. Truthfully, I am very impressed with the ending of this series.  It had to be hard to come to a conclusion with all that is going on in the plot.  Its really interesting how the author keeps the story moving, with the different conflicts and locations that all seem to intertwine.  But, as you delve deeper into the story, you start to realize that common detail that lurks in the shadows of the plot.  By the end of the book, I wasn't all that surprised with how it ended, but not in a bad, predicable-sort-of way.  It was what I would call inevitable.  Does the story really end there?  I guess you will have to be the judge of that.

I hope you enjoy the last installment in the Maze Runner series!

Age Group: 12+
Concerns: none
Rating: 9.5