The Kill Order.

The Kill Order, by James Dashner.

 
Sun flares have unleashed devastation on the Earth. Mark and Trina were there when it happened, and against the odds they survived.

But now a violent and highly contagious disease is spreading like wildfire. Worse still, it's mutating, and people are going crazy. Mark and Trina will do anything to save their friends - if only they can avoid madness and stay alive...

This is the prequel to the Maze Runner series, which I've already posted reviews about, so feel free to have a look!
 
To begin with I found this book quite hard to get into, as I had literally just finished The Death Cure, so I had to go from one set of characters that I knew to a completely different group of characters in the same world with similar problems. It doesn't sound very confusing, but my brain just couldn't cope and I kept on forgetting who everyone was.
 
As with all the books in the Maze Runner series, this was also completely action packed, in my opinion too much action. I think that the action kind of took away from the story line, and made it slightly predictable and repetitive... there's a problem, they fight their way out of the situation, then they run into another problem, and fight their way out of that too, and this more or less carried on throughout the whole book. 

There were lots of new characters in this book, some of which I absolutely loved, particularly Alec, an old war veteran. He was so tough and harsh on the outside, but on the inside he was loving and soft and he always put others before himself. And of course there were plenty of characters I hated from the word go!;)
 
This book was helpful, it answered a few of my questions I had after finishing the other books in the series, but at the same time I don't think you'll miss out on too much if you don't read it. It kind of told you about how the Flare came about but only to some extent, I don't think they said enough about that part really, and I was more or less expecting the whole book to be about that in particular, I didn't really think there was much else to write about but of course there was.


I did enjoy this book and I did find it quite helpful, but if for any reason you can't or don't want to read this book, you won't be missing out on anything great in my opinion.




I would also like to apologise for my laziness, in my last post I said I'd post in the next two weeks, and it's been two months! :O I'm sorry, I didn't mean for that to happen, I just get distracted super easily and have absolutely no motivation to do things, but I will try and be better! Thank you for being patient with me, I really appreciate it!:D

Update!

So I haven't posted for quite a while, and for that I am sorry! I've been quite busy recently, I've had revision for my Biology Exams, my Duke of Edinburgh practice expedition, controlled assessments and a LOT of maths homework to catch up on! I haven't really been reading too much at the minute either, I haven't had the time to :(. Hopefully within the next two weeks I'll have a new review up, but don't hold me to that ;). I've also got my new camera so that could mean that I start up my YouTube channel relatively soon!:D I'll try my best to keep you updated and post more content for you! If you haven't yet, feel free to follow me on twitter @GirlGotTheBooks or on Google+ which you can find on my blog...somewhere ;).

The Death Cure.

The Death Cure, by James Dashner.

The Trials are over. WICKED is planning to restore the survivors' memories and complete the cure for the flare.

But Thomas has already remembered more than they think. And he knows WICKED can't be trusted...

The time for lies is over. But the truth is more dangerous that Thomas could ever imagine. Will anyone survive the death cure?

This series had me so hooked I again began reading this books straight after I finished The Scorch Trials. Even when I began to think that there couldn't be much more to go wrong in this crazy story, I was just hit with every other possible scenario out there. The thing I love so much about this series is how you are always being kept on your toes, discovering new things when you thought there was nothing else you could possibly uncover. 

In this book you are introduced to a few new characters, we see the return of a few characters we thought were gone, and of course we see all of the characters developing further. We see new sides to characters we thought we had already sussed out, their true colours shine through in this book, and if you're like me, your opinions will most definitely change on a few of them, even after finishing this books I'm still not really sure how I feel about some characters, whether I like them or not, whether I thought they made the right decisions and whether I thought they had the right intentions and did the things they did for the right reason. But that's why I enjoyed this series so much, even after I had finished it, I still had unanswered questions, I was still undecided on many things, which left me wanting more! So I could solidify my feelings, thoughts and overall opinions on why things happened and just how I felt about certain things in the book. That is why I loved this so much, it leaves you wondering and guessing, leaving your imagination to run wild, something I feel every good book should do, leave you wanting more, leave you asking questions. Another positive, was that not every single one of my favourite characters were killed in this series, which is a huge bonus!;)

So, just in case you weren't sure... I think it's safe to say that I loved this book, this series in general, and I would certainly recommend it to all of you! If any one has any book recommendations for me, please comment them below for me!:D

Also, if you want to sty up to date on my reviews and when I've posted new ones, you can follow me on twitter!:) @GirlGotTheBooks and of course you can follow me on Google!:D

The Scorch Trials.

The Scorch Trials, by James Dashner.

Solving the Maze was supposed to be the end. No more puzzles, And no more running. Thomas was sure that escaping meant he would get his life back. But no one knew what sort of life they were going back to...

Burned and baked, the earth is a wasteland, its people driven mad by an infection known as the Flare.

Instead of freedom, Thomas must face another trial. He must cross the Scorch to once again save himself and his friends...

So it was a while ago now that I read this, and I'm absolutely terrible when it comes to making notes on books so I can refer back to them when I write my review, and for that I'm sorry. However, from what I do recall, this book is solely responsible for my trust issues, well that and blueberry muffins. Every single time I began to trust someone, they turned around and destroyed that trust and love I had built up for them! I was never really sure what to think when I was reading this, my mind was constantly ticking, I was constantly trying to figure things out, and every time I thought I had something or someone worked out, I would find out I was way off, completely wrong. But this just added to my list of reasons to carry on reading, I was determined to get something right, unfortunately, I don't think I did, but I still enjoyed the book regardless. 

In this book, nothing is ever as it seems, nothing is ever straight forward. There is always some evil twist lurking around the corner, ready to jump out at you and hurt your feels. We both gain and loose characters in this book, sometimes in some very strange and tragic ways. During the Scorch Trials, we meet some absolutely horrific characters in my opinion, people that are plain evil for no good reason, as well as some good, offering to share what ever it is they have with other people, even if they don't have much themselves. We also see many different sides of WICKED in this book, which often left me thinking, could WICKED really be good?

I would definitely recommend this book if you like dystopian novels, this entire series will leave you guessing and wanting more! I should be posting a review of The Death Cure, the third book in this trilogy on Sunday, so keep a look out for that! You can do so by following me on twitter, at @GirlGotTheBooks or you can follow me on Google, which you will find on my blog!:D  

Update!

Sorry I haven't been great with blogging this week, I've had some really good weather at the minute, so I've been making the most of it ;) On a plus side, I'm getting my new camera sometimes next week hopefully, so that might mean that I start my YouTube channel up and start making videos for you which could be good!:) I'm going on a little holiday from Monday to Thursday I think, but hopefully when I get back, I'll post another review! It will probably be, The Scorch Trials by James Dashner, so you should definitely check that out!:D

Wonder

Wonder, by R.J. Palacio

My name is August. I won't describe what I look like. Whatever you're thinking, it's probably worse.

"Wonder" is about a physically deformed boy August Pullman (Auggie) who wishes to be treated normally. He attends public school for the first time in his life. The book also goes into other people's perspective of August

I read this book a while ago, and although it's fairly short, it still tells a great story. I absolutely loved it! I think that this book can really teach both children and adults a great message, one that they should take forward in life, and that is, to not judge people on the way they look, don't judge a book by it's cover. I actually found this book quite inspiring, a young boy, who doesn't feel accepted, takes a huge step out of his comfort zone, and confronts the issue, rather than just avoiding people and the issue for the rest of his life, I know for a fact I would find it hard to do that.

I really think this book has opened my eyes, showing me how the little things I do can make people feel, even if it's things I don't even realise I'm doing. Since reading this book, I feel I have treated people differently, people who may not look the same as me, I don't avoid looking them in the eyes, or avoid any physical contact what-so-ever. I make sure I treat them the same as I would treat anyone else, they feel the same as I do, they hurt just as much as I do.  I would seriously recommend reading this books, maybe it will open your eyes, and teach you a few things too. :)

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Sorry some of my posts have just moved around! I was editing them, and didn't realise that it would mean that they are marked with the date I edited them! Sorry about that!