Cured: A Stung Novel

By Bethany Wiggins

Book Overview

In this heart-pounding follow up to the dystopian novel Stung, a group of teens seek to "cure" a world plagued by monsters and greed.

Jacqui still remembers what it was like before the honeybee virus and its "cure" destroyed her world. Before children turned into beasts and power-hungry men became raiders. Before she had to disguise herself as a boy. And before her brother Dean left and never came back.

After "Jack" runs into her old neighbors Fiona and Jonah, she joins their group, hoping they can help her find Dean as they search for their own loved ones. But Jacqui soon discovers that they've kept a dangerous secret from her: they have the cure.

As Jacqui and her friends try to reunite their families, they must also preserve the cure, evade threatening raiders, and fight for the chance to rebuild their shattered world.

Pick up the Stung duology if you're looking for:
- Dystopia with a dash of romance
- Suspenseful survival stories
- Fierce female protagonistss

Don't miss these other books by Bethany Wiggins:

Stung Duology:
Stung
Cured

Shifting

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802737870
• ISBN13: 9780802737878
• Release Date: April 2015
• Publisher: Bloomsbury U.S.A. Children's Books
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.2"
• Age Range: 12 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 7 and higher

Customer Reviews

Excellent Book for the Young-at-Heart

I actually read this book 1st (it's the 2nd book in a 2-part series). And I really liked it! I'm currently working my way through books by New Mexico authors, and this has been my favorite so far. It was a little difficult to understand what was going on at first, but that's because I'd unknowingly skipped the introduction book (so definitely read in order). Even though this series was written awhile ago, it's an interesting parallel to the worldwide pandemic we've been experiencing. So there's that added layer of the lines blurring a bit between fact & fiction. The characters and dystopian landscape have the right amount of depth, as seen through the eyes of a small band of survivors. I even bought a second copy and donated it to the local library here in New Mexico...