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Cured
(Stung #2)
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There is no “perfect” cure.
Jacqui still remembers what it was like before the honeybee virus destroyed her world. Before children turned into beasts and men desperate for power became raiders. Before she had to disguise herself as a boy. And before her brother, Dean, left and enver came back.
Jacqui asks Fiona and Jonah Tarsis to help find Dean, since he disappeared while l ...more
Jacqui still remembers what it was like before the honeybee virus destroyed her world. Before children turned into beasts and men desperate for power became raiders. Before she had to disguise herself as a boy. And before her brother, Dean, left and enver came back.
Jacqui asks Fiona and Jonah Tarsis to help find Dean, since he disappeared while l ...more
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Hardcover, 320 pages
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March 4th 2014
by Walker Childrens
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Hmm. I almost wish I didn't read this one, because the first book was better on its own.
The first book was about Fiona and Bowen, it was a dystopian with romance in it.
This book is about Jacqui, it is a romance with dystopian in it.
Needless to say, I found myself rolling my eyes a lot.
I actually liked Jacqui better than Fiona, Jacqui was the perfect strong female character. She's tough, but she's still vulnerable deep down, she feels ugly since she is forced to dress and look like a boy in orde ...more
The first book was about Fiona and Bowen, it was a dystopian with romance in it.
This book is about Jacqui, it is a romance with dystopian in it.
Needless to say, I found myself rolling my eyes a lot.
I actually liked Jacqui better than Fiona, Jacqui was the perfect strong female character. She's tough, but she's still vulnerable deep down, she feels ugly since she is forced to dress and look like a boy in orde ...more

I'm sooo excited I thought the first book was the best book I have ever read I am going to try to find other books like this Bethany Wiggins is a great author! :):):):):)
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Jul 16, 2013
Mlpmom (Book Reviewer)
rated it
really liked it
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I enjoyed the first book in the series and was happy when I learned after finishing it that there was going to be a sequel, it seemed there was still so much that needed to be done and so many that needed to be saved, so many that needed the Cure.
And as I started this one, I realized something very important, I had no idea what in the world was going on. Okay, not a great way to start out a book but, who in the heck was Jack and where was I?
So yeah, I needed a little refresher, or a big refreshe ...more
And as I started this one, I realized something very important, I had no idea what in the world was going on. Okay, not a great way to start out a book but, who in the heck was Jack and where was I?
So yeah, I needed a little refresher, or a big refreshe ...more

Aug 19, 2015
Spira Virgo
rated it
it was ok
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review of another edition
Shelves:
female-protagonist,
adult-fiction,
dystopia,
young-adult,
romance,
science-fiction,
drama,
thriller,
post-apocalyptic,
mystery
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This is the second in the Stung series, and I liked it better than the first...mainly because the protagonist, Jacqui, appealed to me a lot more than Fiona Tarsis from the first book.
Jacqui is now known as Jack; she's forced into cross-dressing by her family who want to keep her safe in a female-exploiting world post-bee plague. Jack has some image issues, thanks to her early years as an obese teen. When her weight is the reason she's denied sanctuary inside the wall, her parents create their ow ...more
Jacqui is now known as Jack; she's forced into cross-dressing by her family who want to keep her safe in a female-exploiting world post-bee plague. Jack has some image issues, thanks to her early years as an obese teen. When her weight is the reason she's denied sanctuary inside the wall, her parents create their ow ...more

Oct 02, 2014
MiMi
rated it
it was amazing
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This book is beyond amazing. Like beyond beyond. It is WAY better than the first one. I like Jacqui better a a character and the overall storyline is amazing. Plus the fact that Kevin is amazing. He was the best character in the whole book.
So after book one, the cure is found blah blah blah and now Jacqui, Fo, Bowen, and Jonah are going to find Dean and Mrs. Tarsis. Only to enlist the help of Kevin along the way. Kevin is my all time favorite character from this series. His jokes are just the be ...more

This book was just as good as the first. Jacqui was the main character rather than Fiona. Jack asked Fo and Bowen and Jonah to help her find her brother. Along the way they meet Kevin. Undercover Siren, faking being a raider. He falls in love with Jack and as the story unfolds you will feel excited, happy, angry and fall in love with the whole thing.


I loved Stung. LOVED it. The world was amazing, the idea of it was unique and intriguing, and the beasts were scary. I rated it 4.5 stars. Somewhere between Stung and Cured, the magic was lost.
Don’t get me wrong, I still enjoyed it. But, there was none of the epic world building that I adored so much in the first book. There was little to no talk about the bees or the virus, and the beasts only made an appearance once or twice. This book was really more of a story about a girl finding her w ...more

I've forgotten most of Stung. There was bee flu, but the vaccine turned people into "beasts". The population is low now - due to lack of crops (no bee pollination, or there's killer-bee population), bees killing people, or people killing people? This isn't really explained in Cured; it's more "this is how things are now - deal with it".
The author succeeds in creating a genuinely dystopian world. In this rampant rape culture, females are particularly sought after now that a hundred captives of ra ...more
The author succeeds in creating a genuinely dystopian world. In this rampant rape culture, females are particularly sought after now that a hundred captives of ra ...more

The thing about Cured is that it's basically Stung with a more likable protagonist. Of course, it also has the same old unlikable characters from the other book, but to a lesser extent (on the upside, we now know that Bowen is incredibly condescending and demeaning to all women, not just ones he's supposedly in love with). If the original problems from Wiggins' first novel--minimal world-building; narrow, sexist classifications of men and women; instalove trying to disguise itself as a quality r
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Jan 18, 2019
Emily Blake
rated it
really liked it
Shelves:
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young-adult,
review,
own,
2014,
series-finished,
sci-fi,
annoying-romances,
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Somehow I enjoyed this book way more than its prequal.
I think the main reason is Jacqui (or Jack, as she is referred to the entire book). She was the complete opposite of Fiona, the main character from the previous book and the main focus of my ire while reading. Unlike Fiona, Jacqui was motivated, resourceful, fierce, and a force of nature. She refused to be protected, to allow others to risk their lives for her, to be put on the bench. Granted, her family gave her all the skills and abilities ...more
I think the main reason is Jacqui (or Jack, as she is referred to the entire book). She was the complete opposite of Fiona, the main character from the previous book and the main focus of my ire while reading. Unlike Fiona, Jacqui was motivated, resourceful, fierce, and a force of nature. She refused to be protected, to allow others to risk their lives for her, to be put on the bench. Granted, her family gave her all the skills and abilities ...more

*NOTE: This is a review of the entire duology.*
I've had the Stung duology on my tbr for a very long time. It's one of those series where the synopsis has always intrigued me, but it kept getting pushed to the bottom of my stack of books because I kept adding more and more books to my tbr. Recently, a readathon happened and I decided it would be the perfect time to read the duology. I loved it. I wish I would have read it sooner.
The Stung duology was everything that a dystopian series should be. ...more
I've had the Stung duology on my tbr for a very long time. It's one of those series where the synopsis has always intrigued me, but it kept getting pushed to the bottom of my stack of books because I kept adding more and more books to my tbr. Recently, a readathon happened and I decided it would be the perfect time to read the duology. I loved it. I wish I would have read it sooner.
The Stung duology was everything that a dystopian series should be. ...more

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2.5 stars.
I'm not quite sure where to go with this book. Everything was happening and jumping, but there was no character or world development.
Spoilers down below:
The book was basically: I'm a girl but in this devastating world I must become a boy. Why? Because people want to rape me and all the other women because when times are tough, instead of finding a way to make the world better, men get horny and needy and make the world even worse. Anyway, I'm on the run to find my brother who has di ...more
I'm not quite sure where to go with this book. Everything was happening and jumping, but there was no character or world development.
Spoilers down below:
The book was basically: I'm a girl but in this devastating world I must become a boy. Why? Because people want to rape me and all the other women because when times are tough, instead of finding a way to make the world better, men get horny and needy and make the world even worse. Anyway, I'm on the run to find my brother who has di ...more

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Cured - Review
Being underestimated is an advantage, and yes, that saying is framed and hanging on the bathroom wall at home.
This book is a sequel. I highly recommend reading "Stung" first, but I will try not to give anything away.
This story is set in the same world but centers on different characters at first. In Chapter 1 we meet Jack. It is still dangerous to be female and survivors outside the city work hard to disguise females as males. Jack is really Jacqui, but the family has been pre ...more
Being underestimated is an advantage, and yes, that saying is framed and hanging on the bathroom wall at home.
This book is a sequel. I highly recommend reading "Stung" first, but I will try not to give anything away.
This story is set in the same world but centers on different characters at first. In Chapter 1 we meet Jack. It is still dangerous to be female and survivors outside the city work hard to disguise females as males. Jack is really Jacqui, but the family has been pre ...more

This book is just as amazing as the first one. While I was reading Cured I thought this series would continue but it seems that this is the end in this bilogy. I liked the main characters a lot and the way their relationship is developed really had me happy. I loved the way Bethany Wiggins linked the first and second novel seamlessly. I'm definitely waiting for a new novel written by Bethany Wiggins. She had a top spot in my favorite YA Writer's list. Be sure to get lots of excitement and emotio
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Review coming soon to Cabin Goddess. I loved this and it's previous book! I love this series! May I have another, PleasE! LOL
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Unbelievable really. So riveting and wild. I dream vividly and horribly and couldn't dream anything this fantastic. If you like YA fiction, read this series.
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This was good. Though love interest had kind of stalkery behaviour, and I wish it had been Jonah who'd been the love interest (HE DESERVES MORE HAPPINESS)
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HONESTLY. Just honestly.
Just... honestly.
I don't even have words for how frustrated I am with this book. The first book had me feeling sort of wary, didn't really like the occasional "women are weak" vibes, but I ignored them and pushed on to finish the book. I thought maybe this one would be different: maybe better, maybe less misogyny, maybe it would have more realistic representations of women and girls.
And while I do acknowledge this was published in 2014--and probably written in 2013--an ...more
Just... honestly.
I don't even have words for how frustrated I am with this book. The first book had me feeling sort of wary, didn't really like the occasional "women are weak" vibes, but I ignored them and pushed on to finish the book. I thought maybe this one would be different: maybe better, maybe less misogyny, maybe it would have more realistic representations of women and girls.
And while I do acknowledge this was published in 2014--and probably written in 2013--an ...more

Nov 05, 2017
Matthew V
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After completing the first book in the series of Stung, I found the story perplexing and was grabbed into the two book series. I figured I would find out how the story would continue by picking up Cured and seeing how the author would create something more intriguing.
Taking place at an unknown time in the future, humanity is forced to fend for themselves against humans turned beasts. Years before humanity was forced on the edge of extinction, the bee population of the world began to die; meaning ...more
Taking place at an unknown time in the future, humanity is forced to fend for themselves against humans turned beasts. Years before humanity was forced on the edge of extinction, the bee population of the world began to die; meaning ...more

I give the book Cured by Bethany Wiggins four out of five stars because it was an intriguing book full of action but at some points there was a lot of romance for no reason. Throughout the book, the main character, Jacqui, was being chased by raiders. She was always hiding or running or fighting. All this action was very engaging. For this reason, I would recommend this book to young adults and teenagers. There was also a romance aspect of the book. Jacqui meets a boy while on the run and she im
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The Bee Flu Pandemic has passed. The vaccinated children have turned into Beasts. But a cure has been found. It's time to get the cure out there. Jack, AKA Jacqui, is determined to find her older brother who left the family compound to help a neighbor get to safety. Jack is also a girl disguised as a boy because being female is a precursor to kidnap and abuse. Together with recovered friends Fo and Jonah, and Fo's husband Bowen, Jack sets off to find her brother. Along the way, the group encount
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Personal Response: Cured by Bethany Wiggins, is an okay book in my opinion. There are more characters than in the last one. I think the plot is very smooth and works well. I think it is kind of cheesy to say the least. The main characters go off a rumor that there is a civilization with bees in the mountains and it just happens to be there. Another reason I do not like this book as much as the last book, is because there are no dynamic characters.
Plot: The story starts with a young girl at he ...more
Plot: The story starts with a young girl at he ...more
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Bethany Wiggins has always been an avid reader, but not an avid student. Seriously! She failed ninth grade English because she read novels instead of doing her homework. In high school, she sat alone at lunch and read massive hardback fantasy novels (Tad Williams and Robert Jordan anyone?). It wasn't until the end of her senior year that the other students realized she was reading fiction--not the
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