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The Cure

A Young Adult Dystopian Novel (The Cure Chronicles, Book 1)

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The Cure

By: K. A. Riley
Narrated by: Yu-Li Alice Shen
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Before the Blight, becoming an adult was something teenagers looked forward to. But now, turning 18 means certain death.

Unless you prove yourself worthy of the Cure.

On her 17th birthday, Ashen Spencer is blindfolded and escorted to the massive, mysterious building known as the Arc to begin her year of training and testing in hopes that she can earn the Cure - a powerful drug given only to those deemed worthy to survive beyond their 18th birthday. Ashen has a chance to rise up from her former life of squalor and be granted a place in society, if the Panel - the mysterious group of powerful men and women in charge of the Arc - deems her year a success.

She's assigned to live for twelve months with a wealthy family whose son is the most alluring young man she's ever met. At first, Ashen is grateful for the opportunity to earn her place in a society she's always dreamed of inhabiting. But as time passes and she begins to learn the truth about the people she admires so much and the home she left behind, she realizes she has a choice:

Be part of the disease.... Or be part of the Cure.
For fans of The Hunger Games, Divergent, and The Selection.

©2021 K. A. Riley (P)2021 K. A. Riley Dystopian Fiction Science Fiction Science Fiction & Fantasy Emotionally Gripping Young Adult Dystopian
Engaging Dystopian World • Clean Storyline • Great Narration • Interesting Female Protagonist • Captivating Performance
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The premise for The Cure is interesting. It's very relevant to things happening in real life as far as intentionally releasing a biological weapon and one ramification of it. The underlying motivation of greed is believable. The story was read a bit choppy and could have been performed more fluidly. Worth the read.

Good YA Dystopian Novel

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I had to finish the series after getting this book. The story was great and the performance was too.

The start of a great series

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Great story can’t wait to find out what happens in the next book! The narrator did a great a job reading too!

K.A. Riley is on of my new favorites

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…and it’s still doesn’t disappoint. It’s one of those stories that you expect to be made into a movie with a heroin and a love interest and horrible secret reveal.

Exactly what you’re expecting…

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I don't feel it needs a review, this author did well at trying to help the reader be able to visualize the story. I very much enjoyed it, more than anything dystopian I've read since The Hunger Games, Divergent, & Made Runner series or things like Lord of the Flies, & Red Dawn.

minor similarities to dystopian novels of the past, with it's very own, very unique storyline & events. very creative.

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I’m crying, this is so bad is so good. I’m actually at a loss of words because I have so much to say I……I’m definitely reading the rest of this series, this is entertainment at its finest, people!!

So bad it’s good

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It was like listening to 1984 and the Hunger Games mixed ; a great dystopian read.

A new dystopian read

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I wouldn’t rank this at the top of my favorite dystopian novels, but it wasn’t awful. The story is hard to follow at times and it is missing key details that would help the story move more smoothly, but all in all it was good enough to make me want to continue onto the next book in the series.

Kinda confusing but a decent listen

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It's like a poor movie adaptation of a great book. I feel like there's a whole world in the authors head that she didn't put onto paper or cut. It jumps from one event to the other without a good transition. There's the skeleton of world building, but it's not fleshed out. I love the idea of this dystopian world, but I have 2 hours left on this very short audiobook and I'm not going to finish it. The authors writing is great and leaves enraptured until I'm just..confused and disoriented with the odd transitions and lackluster relationships between characters, their world, and their relatives. I'll give it another shot if this series every releases and extended or expanded version.

Flat

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This book gives me Hunger Games/The Giver vibes. Starts out so well but then the books turns into a predictable teen drama.

Meh

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