Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

The Fever Code by James Dashner

6 reviews

guccishoestrings's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

"WICKED is good" man this is the book the kill order should have been. This book actually dropped without my knowledge and my sister bought it for me during Christmas one year. I dreaded reading this book at first as the kill order is by far one of the most disappointing books I have ever read and much to my surprise, this might be my favorite book in the entire series. This book was needed to explain the origins of what WICKED is trying to accomplish, their values, and what their beliefs are. It also explains who Teresa and Thomas were before the maze. This book does just that while making WICKED look much worse than they actually are in the original trilogy.

Three quotes from this book really sum it up "We can't let fear control us", "Fear is a powerful tool, but it shouldn't control us", and "The greatest enemies are often those closest to us".

Read the original trilogy before this book as it takes away from a lot of mystery that was in those books. Skip the kill order and read this book, it is an absolute gem that I read in two days due to how good it was.

P.s. Always remember "WICKED is good".

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Kidnapping, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Torture, Violence, Murder, Child abuse, and Death

authorannafaundez's review against another edition

dark reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

This is a slow read, but it is a good read. Prepare for trauma. Seriously.

Learning about Thomas's life before the maze adds a ton of nuance and depth to his character. I'm almost tempted to read The Maze Runner again, and I finished that book last week.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, and Murder

Moderate: Violence, Body horror, and Torture

Minor: Child death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Confinement, and Cannibalism

_ren's review

dark emotional funny sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

The prequel we all needed.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death, Child abuse, Body horror, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Confinement, Toxic friendship, Gore, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Gun violence, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Torture, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Medical content, Blood, and Violence

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Genocide, and Abandonment

Minor: Vomit

allisonbrooke's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Torture, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Violence, Child death, Forced institutionalization, Death of parent, Medical content, Physical abuse, Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Confinement, Death, and Gore

aree's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

This book just added to the heartbreak that were the trilogy. 
As a dystopian post apocalyptic story lover, this series always felt like a gift to me. 
Similar to the main trilogy i loved this prequel too. I might have even enjoyed it more than scorch trials & death cure. I say that because to me the characters in the story are just as precious (or maybe 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚) as the plot itself. So even if there were things about the plot that were left unexplained, that might never be explained, I still got so much more insight on the characters' past and childhood memories. The frustration, confusion, isolation and loneliness that they might have felt was portrayed so well. Quite similar to a lot of other stories, kids being brainwashed to comply, manipulated and used for a "greater good". James Dashner is 𝙨𝙤 𝙜𝙤𝙤𝙙 at writing emotional atmospheres and making you understand the character motivations 😭

We even get to understand Teresa more, see what life circumstances lead her into making the tough but morally questionable choices that she made. For the first time i understood Thomas' affections towards her. And Newt's frustrations that eventually lead him to selfharm was also so fucking realistic... 
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Off to read Crank Palace and cry myself to sleep. 

I can't wait enough for his next book. I better get to read about Minho and Thomas' grandkids! 🤧

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Self harm, Child abuse, Confinement, and Suicide attempt

tbs250's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Child death, Death, Body horror, Confinement, Mass/school shootings, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Murder, Blood, Child abuse, Death of parent, Gun violence, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Abandonment and Grief