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A review by peppypenguin
The Eye of Minds by James Dashner
2.0
As usual Dashner is a master at simple writing that gets your blood pumping. His action scenes are well written and he's very good at suspense with plots that only reveal themselves last minute. Michael is a very interesting character, and the whole book universe is very interesting.
That being said, I just wasn't feeling it for this one. I saw the ending coming a mile away, and it lacked the level of excitement that the Maze Runner series had. Edit: I can now put my finger on something I had trouble expressing; that it followed a very basic almost RPG scenario, which is fine and even cool considering the universe of the book, but it wasn't a very innovative way to go about it, and it turned the suspense of finding out what the truth is into slight annoyance.
Overall I don't think it was bad at all; on many levels it was good and I fully intend to read the rest. It just wasn't as good in my opinion.
Edit: The problem with reviewing a book right away is that you're very high off the thrill of having just finished it. Usually the basic opinion you have of it stays the same, but sometimes... It doesn't. I still stand by the fact that this was a decent book and a fun read, but the more I thought about it, the more I realized I really have no desire to read the rest of the series, which is a first for me because usually I like to finish what I started. That's why I had to change my 3 stars to two. I just can't help comparing it to the maze runner series, and after having read some good books, unfortunately this one really doesn't compare.
That being said, I just wasn't feeling it for this one. I saw the ending coming a mile away, and it lacked the level of excitement that the Maze Runner series had. Edit: I can now put my finger on something I had trouble expressing; that it followed a very basic almost RPG scenario, which is fine and even cool considering the universe of the book, but it wasn't a very innovative way to go about it, and it turned the suspense of finding out what the truth is into slight annoyance.
Overall I don't think it was bad at all; on many levels it was good and I fully intend to read the rest. It just wasn't as good in my opinion.
Edit: The problem with reviewing a book right away is that you're very high off the thrill of having just finished it. Usually the basic opinion you have of it stays the same, but sometimes... It doesn't. I still stand by the fact that this was a decent book and a fun read, but the more I thought about it, the more I realized I really have no desire to read the rest of the series, which is a first for me because usually I like to finish what I started. That's why I had to change my 3 stars to two. I just can't help comparing it to the maze runner series, and after having read some good books, unfortunately this one really doesn't compare.