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A review by starcrossreverie
The Scorch Trials by James Dashner
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
sad
tense
medium-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
3.0
Not as good as the first book but still enjoyed it. Sometimes.
It started off very good but then got slow when the only thing that happened was walking, walking, and more walking with Thomas going over the same thoughts. A few things happened during those walks that were very interesting, but it wasn't enough to keep me from being bored. And then when he was reunited with his friends is when the story started to kick back up and continued going steady.
I like the added worldbuilding that happened in the book, even though most of the information we learned about the world was most likely lies or half-truths so WICKED could get the right reactions for their tests.
Glad I'm finally done and can now move on to Death Cure and finishing this series! Idk if I'm gonna watch the Scorched Trial movie like I did for the first book/movie. I might read Death Cure first and then watch the last two movies; I've heard that the two are very different from the books and don't want to confuse book canon & movie canon.
Overall, a decent second book that manages to add to the series.
It started off very good but then got slow when the only thing that happened was walking, walking, and more walking with Thomas going over the same thoughts. A few things happened during those walks that were very interesting, but it wasn't enough to keep me from being bored. And then when he was reunited with his friends is when the story started to kick back up and continued going steady.
I like the added worldbuilding that happened in the book, even though most of the information we learned about the world was most likely lies or half-truths so WICKED could get the right reactions for their tests.
Glad I'm finally done and can now move on to Death Cure and finishing this series! Idk if I'm gonna watch the Scorched Trial movie like I did for the first book/movie. I might read Death Cure first and then watch the last two movies; I've heard that the two are very different from the books and don't want to confuse book canon & movie canon.
Overall, a decent second book that manages to add to the series.