Ok, I'm still on the fence. This is, hands down, one of the weirdest reading experiences I've had in a while. 
 1. Momentum. Dashner has put together a narrative that moves. I was driven to keep reading. 
 2. Plot: Unanswered questions. At the crux of it all is my desire to get the damn questions answered. Although I have to admit a sneaking suspicion that at the end of the third book I'm going to be seriously irritated. 
 3. Writing Style: OMG, Dashner. How does someone become a bestselling author and NOT understand the concept of SHOW, NOT TELL? It's a little insulting to an avid reader. Trust me: I've read enough, I'll likely get your references if you leave a little for me to deduce. Don't spoon-feed me emotions. Especially if they're OBVIOUS, COMMON SENSE ones. Further, the description of (view spoiler)[the THINGS at "safe haven" (hide spoiler)] was completely a mess. Couldn't visualize them AT ALL. 
 4. "Characters That Piss Me Off": Brenda is weird, Thomas is flat, and the only REAL interesting characters in my estimation (Minho and Newt) pretty much drop off the radar while Brenda and Thomas are running around with the Cranks and trying clumsily to establish sexual tension. I don't even know what to say about THAT. 
 So I've committed to reading The Death Cure...inasmuch as I've checked it out from the library--I'm not confident enough to BUY the thing. But my reaction at the end may determine if I'm willing to read The Kill Order. 
 Granted...I'm not very optimistic.