“It was the smell that began to drive Thomas slightly mad.”

From James Dashner’s Maze Runner: The Death Cure.

Even after all that Thomas and his friends have been forced to endure, his world is falling apart even more.  His attempts to stop WICKED’s complex and evil plan has placed Thomas at the center of the assistant director of WICKED, Janson’s attention; in another attempt to bring Thomas back into the plan to “save the world,” Janson shares the current progress of the program with Thomas, a shocking revelation about the immunity of some of the Gladers (both groups), and offers the opportunity for the group to get their missing memories back.  While the other are anxious to regain their missing pasts, Thomas, Newt, and Minho refuse to let WICKED manipulate them; the three (along with the help of Brenda) break out of the facility in search of someone that can help them gain true freedom from Jansen and WICKED so that they can rescue their friends.  Along the way, Thomas and his friends connect with some allies, both new and old, and prepare one last impossible plan to take down WICKED before it costs them everything.

The final book in the trilogy (not counting either of the prequels) is a roller coaster of action and violence.  We are allowed to see the true heart of the main characters as the world around them slowly looses its humanity; each character is tested more than in the previous two books combined and each reacts in their own unique way.  The dialog is well-explained during the technical and high-action sections, so that the importance of the scene doesn’t get missed.  Dashner’s writing style really shines in The Death Cure; he took the time to develop his characters and story throughout the trilogy so that he can now write a free and quick story that packs a punch on several levels.