The Rule of Thoughts

James Dashner is just such an amazing author, every book I read I feel connected to the characters, to the story, to everything. He has the ability to do that with his words. That's why I chose to start reading his new book called "The Rule of Thoughts" which is the sequel to "The Eye of Minds" both of these books take place far in the future where lives are ruled by the VirtNet, a virtual reality, where you the player, literally live the game. You meet Michael the main character and you see him as he goes on his journey, he is a master hacker and coder for the VirtNet, altering the games in his favor and making it easier for him and his friends, Bryon and Sarah, which remind you. He has never met either of them in the real world. Strange things start beginning to happen in the VirtNet, people committing rouge suicide and Michael notices the people who commit the bad decision have had their code altered by someone by the name of Kaine. You then begin to learn that Kaine will be the bad guy in the series. Michael and his friends then must go on and use their skills to try and stop his plans from controlling everyone. At the end of the book Michael learns something very shocking after facing off with Kaine and his minions and Sarah disappears and Bryon falls into a pit of lava placed there by Kaine.

Then Eye of Minds comes to a halt and I had to wait a WHOLE 10 months before this book came out. Michael then is awoken after being in the VirtNet for so long after his face-off with Kaine and he has no recollection of how he got to where he is. He has somehow taken over a body by the name of Jackson Porter and he learned from Kaine that he is tangent...which is a computer program. That sends Michael into a somewhat short-depression because how can be living if you weren't a living being. After this is over, he codes himself a new identity and sets out to find Sarah...in the real world.
This book has so many twists and turns, its absolutely incredible, Michael is such a captivating character with his actions that you think he is predictable at one point because he is a computer program but now that he is human he is both predictable and unpredictable. With this book always will be wondering what will come next.

Rule of Thoughts

        I liked this article because it does a very good job of describing what is going on and why everything seems different to Michael. I also felt it was a nice addition to my writing above. Enjoy, I would suggest this book to anyone who liked the Maze Runner!

Would you like to live in this world with the VirtNet? (not necessarily saying you're Michael but would you like this available in your life?)