This book was not what I expected, and I wish I could say that it was in a good way. But it wasn't. I adored the original Maze Runner series, but . . .

There's nothing really wrong with the new lore, but the introductions of said lore is confusing and, at worst, lazy. Save for one or two, the characters felt flat with no real personalities and goals of their own. I also had an issue with one of the relationships in the book not being earned at all, which turned what should've been sweet into a cliché.

Overall, the book was choppy and felt somewhat thrown together with no clear plotlines or character arcs, which lead the book to being very slow. There were too many POVs and not enough connection between them to warrant their existence.