The Death Cure by James Dashner

Not what I had hoped from the series. There were some redeeming qualities to the book, but mostly I was just disappointed. After so much trauma to Thomas and the Gladers, we just end staring into the fading sunset. Just close the book and know nothing of what happens to these people who we have read about nothing but atrocity and extreme mental anguish pour upon them. It was not cathartic in the least.

There is a genocide virus on the loose. Scientists have spent years of investment into trial subjects to study their brain patterns in extreme scenarios. The subjects figure out that they are lab rats and rebel. They make a break for it. A wise leader realized the correct way to solve the continuation of the human race and built a fail safe into the program. The end. You have now read the Maze Runner series without all the accompanying frustration and fatigue. You're welcome.

A more in-depth review for those wondering why I was so disappointed will now follow.

Thomas has survived the maze, hiked across an arid wasteland filled with cannibals, and the inner city. You would think with all of this travel we would learn more about the world and the characters. Sadly, that is not the case. The action moves along at such a clip there is never really time for the characters to develop. Another unfortunate side effect is the miraculous problem solving. Instead of having a mystery that requires time to deliberate, the characters often find they simply know the answer or it is spoon fed to them by a benevolent being. Real spidey senses going on here. 

My most disappointing moment, though, was the ending. SPOILER ALERT. They literally stare off into the sunset. For real. Sit at the edge of the world in paradise staring at the sun setting. Ouch.