Scorched by Mari Mancusi

Scorched

 

Publisher : Sourcebooks Fire

Published : August 5, 2014



Page count : 342
Series : Scorched (Book 1)
First line : They came at noon, black shadows dancing across the sky, drowning out the sun.

Blurb

Save the Dragon. Destroy the World.
Trinity Foxx is used to her grandfather's crazy stories, so she doesn't believe the latest treasure he brought home to their failing West Texas museum is a real dragon's egg. Not until Connor Jacks, a dragon hunter from the future, tells Trinity that the world is about to be wiped out by a fiery dragon war—unless they find a way to stop it.
Save the Dragon. Save the World
But Connor's not the only one after the egg. His twin brother Caleb believes dragons have the power to save mankind and must be protected. Caleb has seen too many dragons destroyed in the war-scorched future—he'll do whatever it takes to save this one.
With a host of enemies hot on her heels, Trinity must decide who to believe. Connor the brave solider? Caleb the cocky rebel? Or the baby dragon that's starting to whisper to her...saying they are destined? The fate of the world may depend on her choice.

Trinity

Don't leave me here. . .

When Trinity first hears the voice, she thinks she's going crazy. It wouldn't be a big surprise- her grandfather firmly believes he just brought a genuine dragon egg to their dusty little West Texas town.

 

Conner

He's come from a future scorched by dragonfire. His mission: Find the girl. Destroy the egg. Save the world.

 

Caleb

He's everything his twin brother Conner hates: cocky , undisciplined, and obsessed with saving the dragons.

 

Trinity has no idea which brother to believe. All she has to go by is the voice in her head- a dragon who won't be tamed.

Review

Scorched by Mari Mancusi was a thrilling tail and major spin off of any story I had ever heard. It was thrilling you could feel Caleb's need to be accepted, Conner's need to avenge his father, and Trinity's bewilderment over the brothers.

Mari Mancusi draws you in with the possibility of the future. This book get you thinking. You could honestly believe that at some point in time dragon were real, and that thought would come from a single sentence.

I had my ups and downs with this book though. It starts amazingly and ends just as well, but there are some points where you can just skim. There to much talking and not enough action or the opposite. Your brain will be overloaded with all the action going on that you have to put the book down to keep your heart from beating out of your chest.

All in all I give this book three and a half stars