The Cure

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

By: K. A. Riley

Narrated by: Yu-Li Alice Shen

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

Good YA Dystopian Novel

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.

The start of a great series

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

So bad it’s good

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!!

A new dystopian read

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

Kinda confusing but a decent listen

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.