Stung is a book that i had a hard time deciding if i loved it or was just meh about it. Although travis has memory and can recall his past life, fiona does not. But when she opens her eyes, she discovers her entire world has been alteredher house is abandoned and broken, and the entire neighborhood is barren and dead. Fiona mcarthur has worked as a rural midwife for many years. The book opens with fiona, a girl who awakens to find all her family gone and the world strangely changed. From the very beginning, i was captivated with stung. The pearl house series in order fiona brand fictiondb. Environmental education resources to commemorate earth days 50th anniversary. Now that fiona tarsis and her twin brother, jonah, are no longer beasts, they set out to find their mother. Apr 02, 20 fiona has no memory of the last four years or how the world changed, but she quickly learns how dangerous life is outside the wall. Jack asks fiona and jonah tarsis to help find dean, and they quickly set out along with fiona s boyfriend, bowen in search of their loved ones. Stung by bethany wiggins overdrive rakuten overdrive.
When the honeybee population disappears and a pandemic sweeps across the planet, the government tried a bioengineered cure even deadlier than the problem. Stung by bethany wiggins starts off with fiona tarsis waking up not knowing how she got in her. This particular novel is exciting and adventurous, telling a fictional, postapocalyptic story of a girl named fiona. Also, plants do not grow as plenteous and the surroundings are more. Contrary to the tagline there is no cure for being stung. Jack asks fiona and jonah tarsis to help find dean, and they quickly set. She lives in the desert with her husband, four quirky kids, and two very fluffy cats. In this compelling, thrilling follow up to stung, there is no perfect cure.
Great mixture of action, suspense, and a little romance. Fiona, the mc and narrator, was very welldeveloped. A tattoo fiona doesnt remember gettingbut somehow she must conceal at any cost. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. Stung series by bethany wiggins goodreads share book. Cured, author bethany wiggins followup to stung, is a dystopia novel that takes several twists and turns and is filled with moral deterioration and those fighting against it. Listen to stung by bethany wiggins available from rakuten kobo. Book 2 of stung now that fiona tarsis and her twin brother, jonah, are no longer beasts, they set out to find their mother, with the help of bowen and a stung. Stung series, book 1 by bethany wiggins overdrive rakuten. This one has been on my tbr kindle shelf for a long time, and i decided it was time to read it.
But she has woken to find her entire world has changed her house is abandoned and broken, and her neighbourhood is barren and dead. Before children turned into beasts and men desperate for power became raiders. Dont get me wrong, for the most part i really liked the book. In a world where women are so rare theyre worth killing for, jacqui, masquerading as jack, must accept the help of a stranger whos learned her real identity. She often tries to be helpful but is overly enthusiastic which often results in the annoyance of those around her. Key people needed to rebuild society are protected from disease and beasts inside a fortresslike wall. But when she opens her eyes, she discovers her entire world has been alteredher house is abandoned and broken. The theme of cured would trust because in the book you would never know who was a raider and who wasnt. After seeking assistance from arrina fec, or sewerdweller, of indeterminate gender and murky motives fiona. Branded with the mark of the vaccine, fiona must navigate this new dystopian world. But when she opens her eyes, she discovers her entire world has been altered her house is abandoned and broken, and the entire neighborhood is barren and dead.
All series of spooks most episodes cut down to 50 minutes are available on itunes, with series 7, 8, 9 and 10 becoming available to download one week after original broadcast. The french for christmas is the third novel in the french for series, which was released in the year 2014. The title is a popular colloquialism for spies, and the series. Her friends were turned into ferocious beasts by an even deadlier vaccine. Fiona says that only the color of bowens eyes and the word sprite on his shirt reminds her that what sort of plants once grew in this dead place. Her fear and unease was palpable which added to the tension of the book. Her world was ravaged by a lethal virus, her family separated. A stung novel now that fiona tarsis and her twin brother, jonah, are no longer beasts, they set out to find their mother, with the help of bowen and a former neighbor, jacqui. Series 18 have been released on dvd by contender home entertainment with its successor entertainment one then taking over.
It does a great job wrapping up the problem stung had introduced and explains a few things that need to be figured out. Stung stung, book 1 by bethany wiggins fantastic fiction. Download the stung series audiobook series and listen anywhere, anytime on your iphone, android or windows device. Bethany wiggins fiona doesnt remember going to sleep. It was released by the eosharpercollins publication in 2007. When a vaccine to save endangered bees causes their sting to turn children into ferocious killer beasts, the uninfected build a wall to keep the beasts out, but fiona wakes up on the wrong side of the wall.
Arrin says fiona owes her and fiona helps rescue arrins brother. Contrasting these two books are set place in two completely different genres and settings. Those readers searching for something just a slightly different, but also seeking action and mystery stung is a great pick. Stung by bethany wiggins at the best online ebook storage. Stung kept me guessing all the way to the magnificent ending. But fiona has awakened branded, alone and on the wrong side of the wall. Even stranger is the tattoo on her right wrista black oval with five marks on either sidethat she doesnt remember getting but somehow knows she. But when she opens her eyes, she discovers her entire world has been alteredher house is abandoned and broken, and the entire neighborhood is. The opening scene begins with fiona waking from a sleep she doesnt remember and stepping into a fight for her life. Thankfully for fiona, her sweetness also masks a stronger power. But when she opens her eyes, she discovers her entire world has been alteredher house is abandoned an. Jacqui still remembers what it was like before the honeybee virus destroyed her world. When fiona is taken captive by the militia, she refriends dreyden.
Mar 28, 20 bethany wiggins stung is a ya fantasy novel about a young woman from a dystopian future where one poorly planned scientific overreach created a chain effect of terrible circumstances. Bethany wiggins biography list of works, study guides. Fiona suddenly awakens in her bedroom, clean in a world of filth and dust, looking like shes seventeen yet feeling thirteen. But fiona has awakened branded, aloneand on the wrong side of the wall. But when she opens her eyes, she discovers her entire world has been alteredher house is. Even stranger is the tattoo on her right wrist a bl.
Vaughan and illustrated by fiona staples, published monthly by the american company image comics. Arrin, a fec who fiona meets in the beginning of the book, is a creepy little thing. Bethany wiggins stung is a ya fantasy novel about a young woman from. I liked bowens strength and determination to protect fiona at all costs. But when she opens her eyes, she discovers her entire world has been alteredher house is abandoned and broken, and the. Bethany wigginss young adult fantasy stung, based on the fairy tale sleeping beauty, takes place in a dystopian world, a future earth, created by an overreach of science. The other important characters mentioned by mcintosh include boaz, zar, herezah, pez, eunuch salmeo, lyana, maliz, etc. This book begins with fiona waking up in her home to find nothing the. Get the audible audio editions of the stung series series from the.
The protagonists twin brother, he is not present in the beginning of the book as the protagonists family seems to have disappeared. Stung is a novel published recently in 20 and written by bethany wiggins. With all of the characters at the party, there is never a dull moment in the book at all. I recommend this book to dystopian readers who are able to generally tolerate a little more light romance than dystopian mixed into the plot lines. Well she got the vaccine to fight the poison of the mutated bees. Tv series horseplay, haywire, treasure, boomer, tortoise, sting. Bethany wiggins is the author of the transference trilogy, stung, cured, and shifting. Download and read online for free stung by bethany wiggins. Fiona ends up running away with bowen because of their love and learning about her family, realizing that her sister is alive and healthy. For readers of the twilight and hunger games books. I did have some issues with a plot twist or two, but overall, stung blew me away with its creativity. This helps her defeat the big bad, the villain of stung, in the final chapters of the book.
Read stung, by bethany wiggins online on bookmate in a world in crisis, children are the future. She was thirteen when the world was endanger of mutated bees that had been created to repopulate the honeybees. Cured can be compared to the hunger games series because it a fight for survival in the hunger games and in cured its a fight against the bee sting viruses and to try to find a cure for the virus. Arrins brother, bowen, turns out to be fiona s classmate. Jack asks fiona and jonah tarsis to help find dean, and they quickly set outalong with fiona s boyfriend, bowenin search of their loved ones. The debut book of the series is entitled odalisque.
Adjusting and overcoming the challenges of this new life is quite difficult. Grades in which stung is assigned a maximum of 30 users can follow your presentation. Stung by bethany wiggins books, resources, supplies. It does have romance, but there is also tons of action. There is a good atmosphere and feel to the movie, and it sets a very adequate mood for the type of movie that stung is. And if you are familiar with the older mimic movies and enjoyed those, then you will most definitely also like stung. Heading for a safe settlement rumored to be in wyoming, they plan to spread the cure along the wayuntil they are attacked by raiders. Fans of the hunger games will love this thoughtprovoking novel as well. Fiona fell asleep as a thirteenyearold, but when she wakes, she is in the body of a seventeenyearold. It pretty much has hovered between 3 and 4 stars for me since i finished it, and i finally decided to go to the lower end because i do have some issues that are still staying with me. Dreyden, who seems chivalric, might harbor range and violent tendencies. Fiona has no memory of the last four years or how the world changed, but she quickly learns how dangerous life is outside the wall. Now she is 17 and on the run from something she doesnt understand. She started writing on a dare and dove headfirst into the world of writerly madness.
Stung publishers summary fiona doesnt remember going to sleep. Full synopsis fiona doesnt remember going to sleep. She is a clinical midwifery educator, mentors midwifery students, and is involved with obstetric emergency education for midwives and doctors from all over australia. Fiona cashmore is a young 9yearold girl who loves plants and animals. Books by series coming soon new releases this months biggest new books. Fiona s love of writing has seen her sell over two million books. But when she opens her eyes, she discovers her entire world has. But jacqui soon discovers that theyve kept a dangerous secret from her. Start a free 30day trial today and get your first audiobook free.
After seeking assistance from arrina fec, or sewerdweller, of indeterminate gender and murky motivesfiona is captured by the militia and seems destined for a short and painful life in a laboratory. The complete series list for the pearl house fiona brand. But when she opens her eyes, she discovers her entire world has been alteredher house is abandoned and broken, and the entire. And before her brother dean left and never came back. I do recommend it for older readers about 5th or 6th grade. Bethany wiggins stung is a ya fantasy novel about a young woman from a dystopian future where one poorly planned scientific overreach created a chain effect of terrible circumstances. Cured by bethany wiggins overdrive rakuten overdrive. This book is told by jacqui rather than fiona which at first i didnt like, but later thought it was a nice switch. Now that fiona tarsis and her twin brother, jonah, are no longer beasts, they set out to find their mother, with the help of bowen and a former neighbor, jacqui. She was thirteen when the world was endanger of mutated bees that had been created to repopulate the. She discovers that a bee flue has gone around and altered things, for example, now for every seven men there is only one women. Stung audiobook by bethany wiggins 9781541477414 rakuten kobo. Remote work advice from the largest allremote company. Until then, fionas actions throughout the story are reactionary.
Fiona tarsis governor soneschin duncan bowen fiona is a shy girl who loves to play the piano. Saga is an epic space operafantasy comic book series written by brian k. Mar 04, 2014 this is the second in the stung series, and i liked it better than the first. Book overview when the honeybee population disappears and a pandemic sweeps across the planet, the government tried a bioengineered cure even deadlier than the problem. She had a childlike quality about her, but it was understandable seeing as how her last memory was from when she was eleven. Short synopsis bethany wiggins presents the first novel in the stung series. I loved the almost fairy tale like quality of stung, and being able to follow fiona in her journey of. Spooks known as mi5 in some countries is a british television spy drama series that originally aired on bbc one from may 2002 to 23 october 2011, consisting of 10 series.