Catherine C. (c-squared) reviewed on 3/30/2012 + 181 more book reviews

Thomas wakes up with no idea of who he is, where he's from or where he is now, just vague recollections of how the world is supposed to be. He finds himself in "The Glade" with about four dozen other teenage boys, none of whom remember their lives before they arrived.

Probably this type of plot device has been used before, but for me, this was book was very original. The questions of who these boys are, where they come from, who put them there and why, are all entangled in with the boys struggle to survive. Oh, did I mention that there's a maze surrounding the glade; a maze that the boys keep trying to solve despite the fact they've never found an exit? Oh, and there are monsters in the maze...and then a girl shows up and everything changes.

Fast-paced and suspenseful, this book kept me reading two nights in a row until it was done. And then you know what? It's a cliff-hanger leading to the second book. So just be warned...you will be pissed when you get to the end of this book. But it's definitely worth the ride.

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