** spoiler alert ** 
 Alright, this is gonna be a rant, sorry. First of all I have to say that this is the first book that I read that made me excited for the movie bc I have hope that they'll do a better job at that. Thomas kinda got on my nerves after a while because sometimes he's so fixated on the girls (Teresa and Brenda) when there are so many other things going on. It doesn't help that I don't like Teresa; never have and probably never will. Something about her just annoys me to no end. I also disliked that the other Gladers were barely present due to them and Thomas being separated. We got absolutely no insight on what's going on with them and when they met again all we get is a "Glad you didn't die."??? They are Thomas's best friends and there's barely any emotional connection. 
 Moving on: The plot twists were... odd. So many things were happening for absolutely no good reason, e.g. the monsters towards the end. What's the purpose of letting them fight for like the tenth time? They can fight, we all know this. This has nothing to do with the variables anymore, it's just a recycled plotline in hopes of adding more tension and action. I just hope the Death Cure won't be the same and it will finally answer the questions about WICKED that have cumulated during the first and second book.