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I liked the pace of this second book compared to the first. This does feel like it could be one giant book instead of three but the last line of this book?? I gasped outloud and immediately bought the last book. I need to know what happens.

wrentheblurry's review against another edition

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2.0

2.5 stars.

I started reading this to my 13-year old in mid-January 2015, after reading the first title aloud to him. We took a break on January 25, 2015, in order to read [b:Golden Son|18966819|Golden Son (Red Rising, #2)|Pierce Brown|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1394684475s/18966819.jpg|26984955] for his book club. When we finished that title and it was time to return to this one, my son wasn't interested. Since we got 41% through, I figured I would read a bit more on my own.

I resumed reading, solo, on March 6, 2015. After I hit 50%, I decided to begin skimming. My son didn't miss this book at all during our hiatus, and neither did I. Me not thinking about The Rule of Thoughts, or missing it, or anything of the sort is not a good sign; I should have missed the characters and been desirous to know what happens to them.

Now I'm 64% done, and I still don't care so much. I will at least skim to the end.

EDIT: Done now. The book ended on a more enthralling note than many of the other parts, and properly set up what the major crisis in the final book of the trilogy will be. Mostly I preferred the action of the first title, the exploring of this new gaming world and the main characters. The Rule of Thoughts dialed back the action, didn't spend enough time in the "Sleep" to keep me entertained, and I grew distant from the characters.

Glad I finished it on my own, but I'm not compelled to read the third title in the series.

morgangrace3's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious slow-paced

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

3.5

priorglass's review against another edition

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4.0

COME ON I NEED THIS BOOK LIKE RIGHT NOW. I CAN'T WAIT FOR IT ANYMORE [VIOLENTLY CRIES]

[REAL REVIEW]
THE PLOT TWIST AT THE END THE FREAKING PLOT TWIST, dude all i want now is the game of lives.

vidhi26p's review against another edition

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5.0

James Dashner has done it again. Created a perfect story in a not so perfect world. In the sequel, the stakes are higher. I'm sure everyone has a boat ton of questions after that last ending, but after this novel, the readers will receive more questions than answers. The characters become even more developed and we have plot twists around every corner. This is one of the best science fiction novels I have ever read, and I assure you, it does not suffer from second book syndrome.

jess_stamand's review against another edition

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slow-paced

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

2.5

gidaehada's review against another edition

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adventurous dark fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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