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Cover of The Scorch Trials

Young adult · The Maze Runner #2

The Scorch Trials

★★★★★ 3/5

Finished July 11, 2026 · audio

Fun and twisty YA.

Second in the series, reading it with my kid. We both enjoyed the setting of this book more than the first book, plus new and interesting characters.

Thomas’ internal monologues get really repetitive in this book, which made it a little bit of a slog.

Overall, still fun and twisty YA. The girl characters are kinda flat.

Vibes

  • read with my kid
  • fun and twisty YA
  • a little bit of a slog

Part of

The Maze Runner series
Also reviewed: The Maze Runner