Smoked (Scorched, #3)

by Mari Mancusi

Once upon a time the world burned. 
Until a girl and her dragon smothered the flame. 
But the spark that ignited the apocalypse never went out. 
And the Scorch is about to begin.

When Team Dragon rescues Emmy from the government lab, they think the future is finally safe. But they soon discover that Emmy has a secret--a secret so dangerous it could trigger the very apocalypse Connor and Caleb were sent back in time to prevent.

As a dragon hunter, Connor has committed his life to saving the world. There’s nothing he wouldn’t do to complete his mission… even if it meant betraying his brother and losing Trinity’s heart. Even if it meant doing the unthinkable. But a desperate choice meant to prevent The Scorch, may become the spark that sets the world aflame once more.

"This final installment is about damage done despite Trinity's efforts to prevent The Scorch, pronouncing that when you've been betrayed and broken, civility is off the table. Where there's smoke, there's fire. And dragons. And the end of the world." - Kirkus

• ISBN10: 1402284667
• ISBN13: 9781402284663
• Publish Date: 1 September 2015
• Publish Status: Active
• Imprint: Sourcebooks Fire
• Format: eBook
• Pages: 384
• Language: English

Reviews

[ladygrey]

There are parts of this book that are absolutely no fun to read. And they are parts that aren’t so bad.

This story didn’t need a villain because they were all their own worst enemies. Scarlet was consistently a dumbass—like that was her entire role in the story. There were moments when she was almost redeemed and then she’d fly off again ruining it. Trinity wasn’t bad unless everything wasn’t going her way and then she was just petty and mean to everyone. Connor was supposed to be the hero but he was obtusely close-minded. And Caleb actually wasn’t bad for the most part and yet he’s the one everyone kept tearing down.

And when you get to the end and that’s the point that they are their own worst enemies and they keep starting the apocalypse it’s not clever. It’s annoying because as readers we had to endure all that idiocy. And there isn’t recompense at the end—they talk about how they all get happy ending but it’s all just talk and there’s zero experiencing even a little of that as a reader. I almost put this book down half a dozen times except it was the third book in the series and I wanted to finish it. If it had been the first book I’d have dnf’d in a heartbeat. Because the characters and the story are aggravating more than anything else.

And it’s a bummer because the world has the potential for so much more. The spark is interesting and underused in later books. The characters wouldn’t be bad if they listened a little and didn’t all try to control everything. The idea with dragons and a touch of time travel could be fun. Except that it’s not.

But I’m done with the series more so, there’s that.