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Apr 03, 2011

Thomas rated it:

I AM SO CONFUSED RIGHT NOW.

I hate it when people do that. Don't you just want to tell them," okay, calm down. It's not like writing in caps is going to get your point across any further." But I just had to, because my brain is bursting at the seams after reading The Scorch Trials.

I love Thomas' name! I know my enthusiasm is quite unnecessary, but I've never seen the name Thomas used for the protagonist of a book. And a great one, too. Now there are other referen More...

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Apr 22, 2011

Becky rated it:

Wow. That was a thrill ride! James Dashner really knows how to ratchet up the tension.

This book was very different from The Maze Runner, much less eerie and creepy mysterious, but what it lacks there, it more than makes up for in tension and action. We learn more about the world outside of the maze, and about the flares and the Flare, and we meet Cranks, which reminded me somewhat of the "zombies" suffering from Rage in 28 Days Later - OK, well, at least those past Gone. More...

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Sep 18, 2011

Shannan rated it:

[This book is the second instalment of The Maze Runner Trilogy.]
James Dashner is definitely in my Top Authors list! His books always leave an impact on me for some unidentified reason. I love this book to the point where it isn't healthy!

Once again James Dashner (or should I say Thomas) has taken me on an adventure that made me feel a great many emotions.
I admit to loving this book so much that I couldn't let go of it; causing me to read it entirly in one day with no breaks(I can't say my b More...

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Aug 31, 2011

Brigid *Flying Kick-a-pow!* rated it:

You know, there's a difference between creating suspense and just … being annoying. This book did more of the latter than the former. I enjoyed The Maze Runner; however, it got pretty confusing towards the end, and I was hoping that The Scorch Trials would give us some answers.

Not so. If anything, it only leaves the reader with even more questions. Practically nothing was resolved/explained from the first book, and James Dashner kept on piling on more and more plot twists––most of w More...

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Nov 29, 2011

Arlene rated it:

Post-apocalyptic Nightmare!

Wow, The Scorch Trials was definitely a bizarre mind trip, and after everything that was revealed and unfolded, I can’t wait to see how this series ends.

This next installment to The Maze Runner picks up right where the first book left off. The Gladers have been rescued from The Maze, but their trials are far from over. They are immediately launched into a human nightmare where WICKED uses mental, physical, psychological and emotional experimen More...

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Sep 05, 2011

Kaykee rated it:

During this entire book, I counted how many times Thomas ended up passing out or sleeping either at the end of a chapter or paragraph and did you want to know what the finally count was?

29.

29 times this guy blacked out!! Out of 360 pages, Thomas left you with the cliff hanger of "and finally he slept" 29 times. Sounds fun, doesn't it?

If this didn't annoy you at all, reread this book (NOT RECOMMENDED) and realize that this dude spent most of his life passed out. Then

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Jan 18, 2012

Luann rated it:

I was immediately dragged back into this story! I had the "here we go again" feeling, like many of the characters in the story, but I did enjoy the journey while continuing to wonder: "What the heck is going on!?" just like while I was reading The Maze Runner. And now I look forward to reading book three, The Death Cure, which will be coming out later this year!

Reading this actually feels a lot like watching the TV show Lost:
* Changing leaders
* Myster More...

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Oct 30, 2010

Mitchel rated it:

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Jan 04, 2012

SL rated it:

Wow wow wow wowwwwwwww. I Need the sequel - the death cure like NOW. Ok after I'm done reading the finale, I'll write a frickin proper review. Promise! But for now I have been turned into a belligerent mess caused by how amazing this series is shaping up to be. This time the scorch trials totally played with my emotions but in a very different and unexpected way. Who can you trust? Who can't you trust? And more importantly what the effffffff is going on! Can't wait to read 'the death cure' soon. More...

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Sep 05, 2011

Rain rated it:

OH MY GOD! SOOOOOO GOOOOOOOD!!! I can't even begin to tell you how good this book is. I am in love with the story James Dashner has created! This is the sequel to The Maze Runner and just like its predecessor, The Scorch Trials is just as epic! There's a LOT of action, crazy twists and turns, the plot is just confusing but awesome, the characters are fun (minus one; more of that later), and you'll just be begging for more once the book is done. I'm telling you, I cannot wait for the last install More...

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Dec 18, 2011

Anna rated it:

More reviews can be found on my blog, Literary Exploration

Scorch Trials picks up, literally, where The Maze Runner leaves off and there is no lack of excitement!!! I've been staring at my computer screen for about an hour now, contemplating what I want to say about Scorch Trials and I still don't have any idea. This book absolutely blew me away! Typically, I don't expect much from sequels. They're usually a little boring and the only purpose they serve is to build a bridge between th More...

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Apr 10, 2011

Kenzie rated it:

I finished this book in a day and a half. It was very easy to read and follow. Although, i have to admit, the Cranks gave me the creeps. It seems that zombies and crazies are the thing right now because it looks like lots of people are writing books, movies, and games about them. Also, the part when Theresa and Thomas weren't getting along (i'm not saying more than that for those who haven't read the book yet, and i don't want to give anything away) made me very angry, and sad. I'm pumped for t More...

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Apr 14, 2011

Zachariah rated it:

Zachariah Warhus
Book review #6
Mrs. Romaniuk
12/7/10
The Scorch Trials:
Try Not to get Burned
You survived round one. Now get ready for round two. In The Scorch Trails, James Dashner’s second book in the Maze Runner series, he depicts the Gladers More...

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Jan 07, 2011

StorySnoops rated it:

This second installment in The Maze Runner trilogy is as compelling as its predecessor. Readers will root for Thomas and the Gladers throughout this fast-paced dystopian read that also offers a hint of romance... (Click for full review http://www.storysnoops.com/detail.php?id...)

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Apr 11, 2011

Shannon rated it:

The Maze Runner was my favorite book of 2009 and I’ve waited a full year for Scorch. In this sequel, he turned The Maze Runner story upside down, inside out, and backwards. Once you begin any book by Dashner, it is nearly impossible to put it down. The same is true for Scorch. I loved the pacing and constant suspense, trying to figure out the riddle and wondering where we were going to end up next – from page to page to page. I didn’t really like the change of relationship between Thomas and Ter More...

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Nov 29, 2011

Freefallen ~ YA Reviewer rated it:

FINALLY I get to read this book!

All I can say is - like everyone else - there was no way you could have seen this coming. And...
This book is like reading a movie. Seriously. If your imagination is as good as mine, you will be hooked by this.

You can't help but start similarizing (is that even a word?!) it with the Hunger Games; i.e. "new arena" kind of thing, and I would almost describe this as the 'masculine' version of the Hunger Games...

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Nov 18, 2011

Gwenyth rated it:

This book (book 2 in The Maze Runner trilogy) picks up right where The Maze Runner left off. As mentioned in my review of The Maze Runner, James Dashner is an amazing writer, and his writing remains up to snuff in this second installment. Once again the book opens with an intense and intriguing opening that immediately pulls the reader right into the story, but this time we are shoved into a room cramped with the surviving gladers, but we already know things are going to be bad.

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Mar 09, 2011

Reading Vacation's Mom rated it:

Grab some sunscreen and an iced tea, it’s going to get hot around here. After solving the Maze, Thomas and the Gladers are facing a new challenge – the Scorch. It’s like the earth turned into the surface of the sun. There is devastation everywhere. With amazing descriptions, I felt like I was right there in the Scorch.

In classic dystopian style, the world has become a wasteland with a group of deranged leaders. In this case, the Creators (aka WICKED) are calling the shots. In a way, I can unders More...

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Feb 18, 2012

Autumn rated it:

Once this story starts, it doesn't slow down, even at the end, so you feel you need to stop to catch your breath. This second book in the series is much more intense than the first installment, but the real emotion and great characters from the first book are still there. A few confusing, complicated plot twists that I don't fully understand yet, but neither does the protagonist, Thomas, and since we're experiencing everything from his point of view, I guess that makes sense. Why Thomas can't kn More...

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Feb 14, 2012

Shannon rated it:

The Scorch Trials is the second installment in The Maze Runner trilogy. I enjoyed it, but thought it was a darker, more psychological thriller than the first book. Part of this may have been due to the fact that Thomas was alone for most of this book, thereby making the reader feel more alone as well.

The Scorch Trials takes place in the same dystopian world we encountered in the first book. Like the first book, the Gladers and the reader don't have a lot of information about 1) the More...

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Jan 27, 2012

Yasmine rated it:

This book was really awesome, and unlike the first book i was immediately interested in what was going on. i don't know how the author does it but we i was reading i just felt like i was in the world of Thomas. like i was beside or looking upon him while all the stuff was happening. And believe it or not i got emotional when the really big happened. like when the creepy guy was chasing him and Brenda i got kinda scared for them and excited for what was going to happen. and when Teresa and that g More...

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Jan 27, 2012

Michelle rated it:

The Scorch Trials ( Maze Runner #2) by James Dashner
Not only am I a sucker for the dystopian literature genre, but combine that with a young adult series and you’ve got me hooked! After reading the first of James Dashner’s newest series, The Maze Runner, I couldn’t wait to get my hands on the second. The first book ends with nothing less than the epitome of a cliffhanger that leaves the reader clinging to the side of the mountain, scrambling and clambering to keep a hold on the ledge un More...

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Jan 24, 2012

Nicholas rated it:

THis book is the second book of the trilogy maze runner and this book is about Thomas after he leaves the maze and is expected to have his life back and find his family, But if that happened this wouldn't really be a story. So after thomas comes back he finds his saviors from the maze hung to the ceiling and then an hour or so later their bodies disappear. And to make a long story short, Thomas basically is forced to go through another one of WICKED's tests which is an organization that is tryin More...

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Jan 13, 2012

Chy rated it:

Before I start let me say, it happened once that I remember in the first book, and twice that I remember in this one: the protagonist's name appeared in the same sentence with the word, "odd." Now, curling my lip at Koontz in general, but weirdly loving the character of his, Odd Thomas, this made me give a squee sort of giggle.

Ah, by the by, the protagonist's name is Thomas. Now, on with the real thoughts on this book:

So...here's the thing. It could have been More...

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Jan 07, 2012

Matt rated it:

Dashner really knows how to tell a story, bit by bit, parsing it out, never a full picture of what's actually going on. In that regard he's an excellent writer. However, other aspects of his writing are weak, I think. He loves metaphors of foreign substances traveling through one's body to illustrate fear or alarm or some other emotion (e.g. felt like acid running through his veins, felt like a spike a ice in his heart, felt like staples scampering through his bloodstream). Just a little qui More...

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Dec 16, 2011

Sarah rated it:

So, the first book was really good. Super good, well thought out story line. Second book filled in some details that were left out. But really I am just left with a lot of questions. But I don't think that's a bad thing, rather, it was meant to be that way. I have a feeling my questions will be answered in the third book.

The only thing that REALLY bothered me was Teresa and Aris. I have a very, very strong dislike of Teresa now. How could she do that? I mean, seriously? The whole p More...

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Dec 05, 2011

Shayna rated it:

The Scorch Trials was a creative story written by a very talented and imaginative author. This book was full of adventure and vivid descriptions. It was not the most addictive book i have ever read but does keep you reading due to its exciting atmosphere and surprises in every chapter. I would recommend this book to anyone between the ages of 12 and 15. Anyone younger than that would probably not understand and anyone older would probably get bored with the story line. When i started reading More...

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Dec 01, 2011

Garrett rated it:

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Dec 01, 2011

Joy rated it:

Oh my god. What a let down. I'm a sucker for dystopian fiction. The eerier, the eviler, the better the book seems to be. But to be a great dystopian author, I think you need to incorporate realism, keep the plot simple enough to follow but the action exciting. Its a delicate balance really, and the Scorch Trials has none of it. Sure, it has plenty of action. PLENTY. It feels like a roller coaster ride gone wrong from the first few pages. Zombies, evil maniacs, and a whole bunch of other things I More...

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Nov 30, 2011

Donna rated it:

This was the sequel to The Maze Runner. I liked this just as much as the first one. It starts off exactly where the first book left off. Thomas and the rest of the Gladers think they are finally safe, when things begin to go wrong again. Theresa is taken, the Cranks (similar to Zombies) show up outside their windows, and more. Eventually, the Gladers are told that at a specific time, they will have five minutes to travel through some kind of panel to an unknown destination. Once there, the More...

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