Reviews

This Vicious Cure by Emily Suvada

dllwsn06's review against another edition

adventurous informative mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.0

novelheartbeat's review against another edition

5.0

4.5/5

Wow, what a wild ride!! This book was explosive and action packed from start to finish! The second book dragged in the beginning, but this one definitely did NOT have that problem. There was never a dull moment! I have to say, Emily Suvada never disappoints when it comes to dropping bombs. So many surprises!

Spoiler

AGNES IS VIPER?! Wtf! I did kinda suspect she was Cat's real mom, but still an awesome twist! And she really IS Jun Bei's sister?! So cool!

"We're both monsters, Jun Bei. That's what they made us into. But that doesn't mean we can't do good in this world."

Jun Bei was ruthless in this book. There were times where I was thinking to myself, Really, Jun Bei? Really?! and there were times where I didn't like her very much. But I also think that she had good intentions even when she did not-so-great things, and did what she felt like she had to. At the core, she was a very interesting person. Her and Cat both! I loved their dynamic together and how Jun Bei protected Cat. She's not the villain I thought she was for sure. I still didn't love Cole like I did in the first book, and I did have a little bit of a disconnect between the characters emotionally. Maybe it's because it's been so long since I read the first two? (Also, I still hate Mato, sorry not sorry.)

I love how this series leans toward being a bit disturbing from time to time! (And gory, yassss.) It also calls into question what we would do to survive, super interesting!

We're more than just our instincts - we're our choices and actions.

I love how things were wrapped up in the end. Overall, this was a fantastic and unique series and I highly recommend it!


This review was originally posted on Novel Heartbeat. To see a breakdown of my assessment, please visit the full review here.

celery09's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious 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

3.5

As the final book in this series, it pulls you out of the romance and focuses on the plot, which can be jarring when it shifts focal points. The plot is complex, and the dual pov is interesting, but was hard to follow till they came together. But it was a great end to this world, and the writing was amazing. I finished it in two days. 

superfangirl818's review against another edition

I'm just bored and I don't remember anything from the forgettable second book.

lovingevermore's review against another edition

4.0

Great book that sadly lacked a bit of emotion in its closing chapters

arland_lyle's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

melvin02's review against another edition

5.0

These books are so fast pace that you fly through them while falling in love with the amazing story

thebook_raider's review against another edition

3.0

3.5 out of 5. Full review on my blog here:

https://inketernal.wordpress.com/2023/04/22/this-vicious-cure-review/

joyfullyjacquie's review against another edition

5.0

Is there a way to rate a book/series higher than 5 stars because I want to do that!

This series has been a favorite of mine and this conclusion was so incredibly perfect. I hope everyone gets a chance to read these books at some point in time!

katieejayne's review against another edition

5.0

I truly wish this wasn't the final book in the series, simply because it was so perfectly constructed. I'm rarely fully satisfied when a book has such an open ending but I loved how This Vicious Cure ended. Considering how apocalyptic/dystopian this series was just the slight suggestion of a future, of hope for each surviving character seemed perfect. Across the series each character had been so well developed that you didn't need explicitly telling how they were going to explore their newfound freedom, you just knew the character so well.

How the world's technology was first created was so interesting and shocking to learn about. It made sense but still, what a reveal! Each book in the series has been full of twists and turns but none more so than this. I read it so quickly because I was needing to turn the page to see what was going to happen next.

My concerns about how This Cruel Design ended was based around Cat's character, how she was going to really play a part in the final book. Again, tech provided a solution and a clever one at that. Cat has always been such a layered, for those who have read the books you understand my slight pun, character. I'm thrilled by how her story was both truly revealed and wrapped up.

It's always somewhat difficult to review a finale of a series or even just the next book in a series for fear of spoiling anything. I adored this series and will automatically purchase anything that Emily Suvada writes in the future. A phenomenal series that needs a TV series.

Like yesterday.

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