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The Scorch Trials by James Dashner

19 reviews

gentle_garbage_baby's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

It's a fine read - not the best thing I've ever read but I am interested in where the story goes after this point. The last book will really determine whether I like the series or not because the Trials have been quite convoluted for the characters so far and if there's a stupid reason behind why I'm going to be disappointed.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Gun violence, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

chelseeaa's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Violence

isabella_gautreauuu's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Emotional rollercoaster, tense, manipulative qualities in characters and the book itself, makes you rethink everything you once knew about the first book, gives major trust issues

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore and Violence

Moderate: Death

Minor: Injury/Injury detail and Gun violence

_ren's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Mental illness, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, Blood, Gore, Toxic friendship, Panic attacks/disorders, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Gun violence and Death of parent

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Forced institutionalization

ilaronicly's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Pandemic/Epidemic, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Child death, Grief, and Death of parent

summerem's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

I enjoyed this sequel to the Maze Runner, but not more than the first book itself. This book feels like a bridge between the first book and (hopefully) the resolutions in the third book, in a bit of an unnecessary way. The way that it was written and the events in this book feel like it either should have been fleshed out more with less repetitive situations and narrations, and more details about what the heck is actually going on in the world- or should have been combined with the third book (granted, I have not read the third book yet, but I'm assuming we find out more about all the questions we have there). 
The narrative is a bit repetitive, with Thomas having the same thought processes more than once. 
I can definitely feel that Thomas is a teenager with the way his feelings change every five minutes about something. I'm not sure if that's on purpose or a result of the writing style, but I enjoyed this book nonetheless. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence and Gun violence

Minor: Murder

liliana_b's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, and Grief

psliz's review against another edition

adventurous tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

head-to-head competition with high stakes and loyalties tested! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Gun violence, and Death

Moderate: Body horror and Kidnapping

izzyvioletgrace's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

5.0

An amazing book, better than the first. Can’t wait to read the next one. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Violence, Gun violence, and Gore

sparkle5g's review against another edition

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Abandonment, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Blood, Body horror, Kidnapping, Murder, and Torture