Fire

Med Center #3

by Diane Hoh

When an oil refinery bursts into flames, Med Center becomes a disaster center with swarms of patients suffering from burns, smoke inhalation, and other injuries.

Genres: Young Adult, Medical, Thriller

248 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 1996

About the author

Diane Hoh is the author of fifty-seven novels for young adults. She grew up in Warren, Pennsylvania but currently resides in Austin, Texas. Reading and writing are her favorite things, alongside gardening and grandchildren.

Reviews

[Dustin Dye · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fire, the third book in the Med Center series, is somewhat better than the first (the only other one I have/will read). The pace is quicker and the prose isn't as dry, though it borders on purple with anthropomorphic descriptions of the fire. The subplot involving a soap opera star's romance with Jeremy felt tacked on to pad the length. Jeremy acted despicably and got off too easily, and the actress's malady was figured out too easily. Having worked for a fire department in the past, thinking of the NFIRS report they would have to fill out following this fire gave me anxiety.

[Sarah Elizabeth · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was okay, but some things didn't make much sense. This also has to be a bloody unlucky hospital to have all this happening in such a short space of time 🙄

* Who throws a party in a hospital?? I can't image any head nurse ever allowing teenagers to have a party with music and dancing in a bloody hospital canteen!!
* If the burning tree fell and crashed through the glass walkway between two buildings, how is it that the buildings never caught fire? Surely the burning tree was bloody close if it managed to fall between the buildings, especially as one of the buildings was supposed to be closest to the trees 🤔
* How does a boy who is paralysed from the waist down climb a tree and rescue an 8-year-old boy? Whilst the forest is on fire no less!

[Morgan · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read these when I was a "tweener," and plan to read them again at the and of this summer. I ordered all 6 from Goodwill's across the country, Jenson's Books, Once Upon a Time Books, etc.

It took me YEARS to remember this series! To find it again, ohhh...I am SO elated! 😊😁

I will edit these reviews once I re-read, as it has been almost a quarter century (omg, I'm getting old! XP)

P.S.

Her two books on the Titanic are on my re-read list as well. I bought them this time on Kindle. ;)

Thank you for all the amazing memories, Diane Hoh, and all the new ones that will be made from

[EmilyP · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars

I found this book in a box when moving. I don't really know where it came from lol. It's an alright read. Some things seemed a bit confusing but I think this is part of a series so maybe reading the other books would have cleared some stuff up. It's very dated, published in the mid-90s, so some things seem a bit off, like the class separation. There was a storyline about an actress coming to the hospital which had nothing to do with the main storyline and essentially stopped the book in it's tracks whenever they switched to her story. Could have done without it tbh lol.

[Amanda · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was one of six books in the series and I loved them as a teen; I still pick them up off my shelf and read them. They fascinated me with the medical drama going on with those my age and that teens were able to do procedures that in real life, it wouldn't be allowed. I feel in love with these books and sought them out. If you can suspend your concept of reality, you'll find drama, excitement, romance and more. It is even more enjoyable if you like medical fiction.

[Tauna · Rating 3 out of 5]

What to say about this book. . . I'll describe it like this: Take Grey's Anatomy, make the cast non-slutty teenage volunteers, and drop it off in the nineties. And that's pretty much what this book is, I guess. :D 3-3 1/2 stars.