Reviews

This Vicious Cure by Emily Suvada

bibliovino's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

A complex but satisfying end to the series, this novel rounds out the complicated story of a world plagued by viruses and megalomaniacs hell bent on destruction and power. A solid YA sci-fi epic with a fully fleshed out world and interesting characters. 

moon_rose's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

calliereece's review against another edition

slow-paced

4.0

No ever flawed charactered as hard as Jun Bei flawed charactered 

haileereads's review against another edition

4.0

I was so excited about this book but was honestly disappointed. It was a solid book but did not compare to the first two books in the series for me. I felt like most of the exciting surprises were used up in the other books and this one just had to tie up the loose ends. Still loved the series but I had hoped for more.

kimal2028's review against another edition

5.0

This book was pretty good. I didn't like that the were switching between perspectives of Jun Bei and Catrina. The suspense they put at the end of each chapter was a little much. I really didn't like how Jun Bei had to kill Mato and Ruse wasn't even thankful.

Mato was a little crazy but he really cared for Jun Bei. I think that she probably fell in love with him before she wiped her mind for the first time. She probably wasn't used to the feeling and was scared. But she wiped it anyhow and Mato still missed her.

But what's really funny is that I though that Mato was like her father.... But it turns out he was her first love....
Oh well.

lclowe's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

chatoya's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

A fun ride, loved this series. My one complaint is twofold. So much happens this book could easily have been longer, and I wish the side characters got more focus

becxas's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

4.0

The sci-fi aspects were hard to follow at some point but the story was a fun ride. I will re-read at some point to really take in all aspects of the story. 

atrailofpages's review against another edition

5.0

So, when I first read This Mortal Coil ages ago, I loved it! It was a unique book, totally not something I normally would read mainly because I’m not really a fan of post apocalyptic books. However, this one was different with all the hackers and coders and I found it fascinating!

This series is about this girl named Catarina who basically finds out her entire life has been a lie and decides to take matters into her own hands, along with the help of others, to do everything they can to destroy a quickly spreading and mutating virus.

There’s a lot of hacking and coding, that I’m not familiar with, but I was fascinated with how some (gene-hackers) hacked how their bodies were built and would change the way they looked. It was very interesting.

From the beginning, I loved Catarina! She is one tough cookie and never let anything get her down, and she went through A LOT! I never got frustrated or annoyed with her and I always appreciate when the main character is relatable, even if she is a coder and is super smart, unlike me

amybraunauthor's review against another edition

5.0

This is was a perfect finale! I honestly did not know what to expect coming into this book given the cliffhanger left behind by the sequel, but it did not disappoint! I didn't think there could be more twists offered for this series, but I was wrong! It was so exciting and filled with action and drama, all of which I loved.

It was great to see new characters and old, and Jun Bei had an excellent story arc that was unlike most I've read. Hers, inevitably twined with Catarina's, led for compelling storylines. Further unique world building and science were added to the stories, and I would have loved to see more of the side characters!

I actually found Agnes and Lachlan's final arcs to be quite different from what I expected. They were surprisingly understandable and almost tragic. This entire series had great messages and themes, and I found the resolution to be satisfying. I can hardly remember a book that threw so many curveballs at me, but it was quite satisfying and I would love to see more!

A must read for any sci fi or science lovers, and those who enjoy complex choices and high stakes!