The premise for this is really cool. Thomas wakes up with no memory of who is is, aside from his name, and is dumped into the Glade, an unfamiliar land. He discovers, through the boys that already live there, that they're in a giant maze in which they're unable to find the exit. 
 Of course, things start to change when Thomas arrives. The following day, a girl appears--this is unheard of. It's clear the two have some sort of connection, but neither can remember due to their memories being wiped. 
 I really had high hopes for this book, but it fell flat. Not a whole lot happens in the beginning, and I became annoyed with the kids because all they would talk about is how they don't remember anything prior to the Glade. After a while it's like, we get it. And Thomas is obsessed with becoming a Runner, those who try to solve the maze, with no apparent reasoning. He just "knows" he's supposed to do it. Okay then. 
 There is zero character development, which made the entire thing difficult to grasp. The plot and the action could have been much more exciting if I cared what any of the characters did. But I didn't, because I didn't really know them aside from what we're told. Thomas feels scared, Chuck is being annoying, Teresa is smart. Great. Now tell me why. 
 This is book one of a series, but I won't be reading the rest.