The Death Cure (Maze Runner, #3)

by James Dashner

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I think that it’s quite a problem that I’m struggling to write a review of THE DEATH CURE just a few days after I had finished reading. I was a fan of the Maze Runner series with its action-packed mystery and surprising conclusions. Unfortunately, everything that I loved about the series were lacking in the final installment of the Maze Runner series.

I couldn’t get into THE DEATH CURE, but at the same time, it wasn’t a struggle to read. I read the book in two days, more or less, but I felt entirely disconnected from the reading experience. I just couldn’t immerse myself into the world that Dashner had created. Furthermore there was a lack of variation in the tension of the novel. The characters were always on their toes, watching their backs, and I feel as if the constant high tension just made the novel anti-climactic. I wasn’t on the edge of my seat.

In the previous book, The Scorch Trials, Dashner hinted at a bit of romance. While there are still some suggestions of romantic tension between the characters, Dashner does not delve into it any deeper. At its core, THE DEATH CURE remains to be about Wicked’s “good” intentions to find a cure for the Flare.

I think I’ve always had a problem connecting to Thomas, partly because of the third-person perspective. I just didn’t understand his character which made it difficult to root him on. I was apathetic to his cause the entire time I was reading. There was no one character I particularly liked, nor was there a character that I disliked.

The ending was satisfying because it ties up the story well. I had no lingering questions. But as an ending to a series that I had enjoyed, it was a bummer. I enjoyed the first two books immensely and it’s disappointing to end the series on a sour note. THE DEATH CURE is still worth a read for fans of the series, but I wouldn’t get my hopes up.

Why I’m Biased: I had high expectations for this book since I was a fan of the series.