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tiffanynoel's review against another edition
4.0
I loved this one too! I think I liked the first one a bit better. And the romance was rushed in both of them. But it was super interesting and fun to read!
bhowa889's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Such a high suspense book! Loved it!!
siobhan_leahy's review against another edition
2.0
What!!!!!!! I wanted part 2 not a different version of part 1 with new characters
luluguid's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
hopeful
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
heather_19's review against another edition
4.0
Not as good as the first book but still pretty good. Ending makes me wish there were more books though
bookishmadness's review against another edition
3.0
What I Thought: Oh boy. I have to start by saying I absolutely LOVED Stung. I was blown away by how much I actually loved it and it was one of my 5-star reads for 2013. Cured, however, was a much different story. I mean sure, it had a lot going on. It was exciting. Fiona, Jonah and Bowen are back. We meet some new characters. Yet it just didn't have the same magic as Stung did. Most likely, for me, because Jacqui annoyed the freaking crap out of me, the entire time.
Jacqui has been living as a boy since she was thirteen years old - fair enough, it must be pretty damn horrible what she went through, and I'd be pretty upset too if I had to look like a boy while Fiona waltzes around accidentally flaunting all her womanly features. Yet Jacqui knows it is for her safety, and somehow still she is like a rollercoaster, up and down and who can't figure out whether she wants to be Arthur or Martha (quite almost literally though!).
Jacqui is in search of her brother which leads her to Fiona, Bowden and Jonah. They end up running from the raiders, hiding with a random named Kevin, and all the while hiding the cure. A lot certainly goes on, and while I can see why this one needed to be from Jacqui's point of view, it didn't make it any easier to get through.
If you've read Stung, I still suggest reading Cured because it was a good conclusion to the story, and I know I certainly needed the closure!
The Good: Very interesting ending to the duology!
The Bad: JACQUI STOP YOUR JEALOUS WHINGING, please.
Rating: 3 stars
Jacqui has been living as a boy since she was thirteen years old - fair enough, it must be pretty damn horrible what she went through, and I'd be pretty upset too if I had to look like a boy while Fiona waltzes around accidentally flaunting all her womanly features. Yet Jacqui knows it is for her safety, and somehow still she is like a rollercoaster, up and down and who can't figure out whether she wants to be Arthur or Martha (quite almost literally though!).
Jacqui is in search of her brother which leads her to Fiona, Bowden and Jonah. They end up running from the raiders, hiding with a random named Kevin, and all the while hiding the cure. A lot certainly goes on, and while I can see why this one needed to be from Jacqui's point of view, it didn't make it any easier to get through.
If you've read Stung, I still suggest reading Cured because it was a good conclusion to the story, and I know I certainly needed the closure!
The Good: Very interesting ending to the duology!
The Bad: JACQUI STOP YOUR JEALOUS WHINGING, please.
Rating: 3 stars
strangertrails's review against another edition
4.0
at first i almost didn't even want to bother reading this once i figured out that it wasn't going to be from fiona's p.o.v. anymore. i had loved her character and the way she thought and acted.
but then i binge read the last three hundred pages and found out that i actually really really love jack. more importantly, i. love. kevin. he's the most optimistic in this book, and i love a good optimist, if i do say so myself. i hated him when the truth came out but then it was explained at then i just went back to loving him. there are only two things that continuously bugged me throughout not only this book, but the first one, also: the romance and lack of answers.
first book comes along, and i didn't get any build up on bowen's very existence, and who turned out to be the love interest very quickly... we got a little more introduction with kevin (that part i loved) which probably helped me like him more than bow. but after, like, only two days with this guy, jack is literally head over heels; and then suddenly it only escalates from there between the two of them. i just feel like the romance was rushed. and i mean, they're short books. and i really started to get sick of bowen and fiona being constantly glued to each other in this one. it was like whenever they were in a scene, they ended up all over each other. and it was like they aged ten years, also. maybe that's just me.
i really need to stop comparing books to the legend trilogy. but i can't really help it. this second book was written so much better than the first one. mainly because of plot twists.!! but i feel like there is still information missing. and i still have a lot of unanswered questions and newly found suspicions about the way the world works in this setting.
i just have "a major crush" on kevin. you just gotta read the second one if you've read the first. it's much better.
but then i binge read the last three hundred pages and found out that i actually really really love jack. more importantly, i. love. kevin. he's the most optimistic in this book, and i love a good optimist, if i do say so myself. i hated him when the truth came out but then it was explained at then i just went back to loving him. there are only two things that continuously bugged me throughout not only this book, but the first one, also: the romance and lack of answers.
first book comes along, and i didn't get any build up on bowen's very existence, and who turned out to be the love interest very quickly... we got a little more introduction with kevin (that part i loved) which probably helped me like him more than bow. but after, like, only two days with this guy, jack is literally head over heels; and then suddenly it only escalates from there between the two of them. i just feel like the romance was rushed. and i mean, they're short books. and i really started to get sick of bowen and fiona being constantly glued to each other in this one. it was like whenever they were in a scene, they ended up all over each other. and it was like they aged ten years, also. maybe that's just me.
i really need to stop comparing books to the legend trilogy. but i can't really help it. this second book was written so much better than the first one. mainly because of plot twists.!! but i feel like there is still information missing. and i still have a lot of unanswered questions and newly found suspicions about the way the world works in this setting.
i just have "a major crush" on kevin. you just gotta read the second one if you've read the first. it's much better.
lawbooks600's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Representation: N/A
Score: Six points out of ten.
I only read and enjoyed Stung a few days ago. Later, I saw the subsequent and final instalment in the duology: Cured, written by the same author. I picked it up and read it, but when I closed the final page, it was a step down from Stung. The author didn't put as much effort into Cured than Stung. However, it was a satisfying read, despite its flaws.
It starts (more like continues) with the character that needs no introduction, Fiona Tarsis, and a new people, Jonah, Bowen and Jacqui. Not much happens in the first 200 pages, which only allowed for contemplative conversations between the characters, most prominently, the cure. The vaccine to the virus finally--and conveniently--arrived after the final events of Stung to mixed impressions. Most are ecstatic because of the cure so they can restart their lives and the world. However, the raiders only want their lives to remain the same because the cure would change everything. Some worldbuilding questions remained unanswered, like what's a beast? What are the marks for? What's a Fec? It's not clear. The characters were also only okay. The concluding 100 pages pick up the pace, finishing Cured on a high note.
Score: Six points out of ten.
I only read and enjoyed Stung a few days ago. Later, I saw the subsequent and final instalment in the duology: Cured, written by the same author. I picked it up and read it, but when I closed the final page, it was a step down from Stung. The author didn't put as much effort into Cured than Stung. However, it was a satisfying read, despite its flaws.
It starts (more like continues) with the character that needs no introduction, Fiona Tarsis, and a new people, Jonah, Bowen and Jacqui. Not much happens in the first 200 pages, which only allowed for contemplative conversations between the characters, most prominently, the cure. The vaccine to the virus finally--and conveniently--arrived after the final events of Stung to mixed impressions. Most are ecstatic because of the cure so they can restart their lives and the world. However, the raiders only want their lives to remain the same because the cure would change everything. Some worldbuilding questions remained unanswered, like what's a beast? What are the marks for? What's a Fec? It's not clear. The characters were also only okay. The concluding 100 pages pick up the pace, finishing Cured on a high note.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Full trigger warnings: Pandemic mentioned, physical assault and injury, death of people in the past mentioned