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The Scorch Trials by James Dashner

25 reviews

guccishoestrings's review

adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Easily the best book in the series and a big step up from the first book. The world grows much bigger and the mystery of why the world is the way it is makes for an intriguing and tense story. The big twist at the end was weird and still is weird to me to this day but I would not say it was bad.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Body horror, Child death, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Murder, Confinement, and Death

authorannafaundez's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

A bit less going on in this book than book #1, but we finally get some lore answers! Not all of them, but enough to feel that "happy until the next book" feeling.

My only real complaint about The Scorch Trials is the girls needed better characterization. The few we meet were pretty flat. Just kinda there. Teresa is the most well-rounded female character so far, but even she could use some work.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Violence

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, and Alcohol

rafacolog's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Child death, Blood, and Gore

bookworm_123_456's review

adventurous emotional funny informative mysterious sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Violence

bella_01's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I really enjoyed reading this book, I actually preferred it to the first book in the series. The plot was super interesting and unpredictable, so I got invested easily. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Blood, Death, and Child death

Minor: Murder, Gun violence, and Fire/Fire injury

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

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

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

3.75

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, ending of the book is hard to read

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Gore

Moderate: Death

Minor: Gun violence and Injury/Injury detail

_ren's review

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

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