The Maze Runner Series, by James Dashner

This series was: WAY awesome!! A little hard to get into at first, but if you get someone whose taste you trust to recommend it, you should definitely give it a try because odds are, you'll enjoy it! At times it's quite the stress inducer and takes a lot of brain power to keep up but it's all worth it in the end. The characters are extremely likable, very engaging and all have great, unique and diverse personalities.

The Maze Runner starts off with Thomas who has just woken up in a small black box -- unable to remember much of anything about how he got there, why he's there, or what his life consisted of before being in the box. When the doors of the box are opened, Thomas finds a slew of other boys, some his age, some older, some younger, who welcome him into the giant stone-walled-fortress that they've named the Glade. Thomas is thoroughly confused and desperately afraid that everything he thinks about what life should be has been destroyed. None of the other Gladers seem to know anymore about this world than he does; all they do know is this: in the morning the giant stone doors open, and in the evening the giant stone doors close. And no one makes it over night outside the Glade in the maze.

What unfolds in this epic story of friendship and determination is something you should find out for yourself. It's filled with boyish bickering, young love, action, adventure, and  a fair bit of heartache.

My only warning is this: If you've found that you love the first three, consider your options before going on and reading The Kill Order, Dashner's follow-up that takes a look into another side of the story. I found that I was highly disappointed because it displays new characters I had not developed any kind of emotions for. It it were up to me -- and since I'm writing this for you, dear reader, I will suggest away -- I would say don't bother with the last one. Leave it at Death Cure. The mystery might be agonizing, but it's nicer to be left wanting more than to be disappointed with what you're given.

But GET THIS! They're also making it into a movie that will be coming out in theaters February, 2014. 

It looks like they're doing a pretty freaking good job with this so far. I'll definitely be excited to go watch all the action unfold on the big screen!

Overall, a definite GO! for James Dashner's The Maze Runner series.