Theres a lot of action and a satisfying resolution. Stung is clearly resolved completely in the end of the book. I do recommend it for older readers about 5th or 6th grade. April 2, 20 fiona tarsis wakes up to a world of nightmares in this fastpaced, feverbright postapocalyptic adventure. Im hoping to see changes in fiona in the next installment. With an overdrive account, you can save your favorite libraries for ataglance. See more ideas about empty pool, to my future husband and olympic venues.
Bethany wiggins i am currently writing a trilogy called the dragons price. Fiction 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. Travis and his friends do not completely what was wanted to happen. Also, plants do not grow as plenteous and the surroundings are more. The stung book series by bethany wiggins includes books stung and cured. See the complete stung series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. It will be a while, and i apologizemore i am currently writing a trilogy called the dragons price. In high school, she sat alone at lunch and read massive hardback fantasy novels tad williams and robert jordan anyone. Before children turned into beasts and men desperate for power became raiders. This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of stung by bethany wiggins.
Jacqui still remembers what it was like before the honeybee virus destroyed her world. But when she opens her eyes, she discovers her entire world has been alteredher house is abandoned and broken, and the. Despair and destruction are sweetened by hope and love. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read cured. It would become te worlds most rare, most precious foodeven more precious than gold.
Wiggins created in her first novel in this setting. Jack bloom leaves behind a sheltered, if slightly warped, suburban life to seek missing brother dean and mrs. Characters have a range of skin tones, but ethnic diversity adds no texture to the portrayals. Since then she has penned shifting, stung, cured, the dragons price, the dragons curse and book three of the transference trilogy 2019. I liked the addition of new characters and the different perspectives they give on the world ms. Fiction when a vaccine to save endangered bees causes their sting to turn children into ferocious killer beasts. The overt sexism and instalove puts this on the list of. Bethany wigginss young adult fantasy stung, based on the fairy tale sleeping beauty.
Fiona tarsis wakes up to a world of nightmares in this fastpaced, feverbright postapocalyptic adventure. With matt oleary, jessica cook, lance henriksen, clifton collins jr a fancy garden party turns into upper class prey when a colony of killer wasps mutates into seven foot tall predators. A stinger is a sharp organ found in various animals typically insects and other arthropods capable of injecting venom, usually by piercing the epidermis of another animal an insect sting is complicated by its introduction of venom, although not all stings are venomous. She failed ninth grade english because she read novels instead of doing her homework. But when she opens her eyes, she discovers her entire world has been alteredher. Whether or not youre a fan of dystopia, you will enjoy stung since its not a hunger games knockoff, its a fresh new story that i couldnt put down. 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.
It all starts in her childhood home and she cant remember anything beyond her thirteenth birthday which means shes forgotten what happened when the world suddenly turned upside down. 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 is probably one of the best books ive read, so im rating it a 4. Bethany wiggins is the author of the transference trilogy, stung, cured, and shifting. The main characters of this young adult, science fiction story are.
Bethany wiggins stung is a ya fantasy novel about a young woman. The book opens with fiona, a girl who awakens to find all her family gone and the world strangely changed. Bethany wigginss reimagining of our world after an environmental catastrophe wont fail to stun readers. Audiobook buy from amazon buy from audible goodreads.
Pdf stung book by bethany wiggins free download 304 pages. The first edition of the novel was published in january 1st 20, and was written by bethany wiggins. Jan 01, 20 whether or not youre a fan of dystopia, you will enjoy stung since its not a hunger games knockoff, its a fresh new story that i couldnt put down. In the end, stung and its characters have achieved their goals. Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides that feature detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, quotes, and essay topics. Jan 09, 2014 stung by bethany wiggins original publication date. Expand product details when a vaccine to save endangered bees causes.
Bethany wiggins started writing on a dare and dove headfirst into the world of writerly madness. Publisher goodreads the book depository booktopia bookworld. Fiona turns him back from a beast after finding him in the first book stung. She lives in the desert with her husband, four quirky kids, and two very fluffy cats. Bethany wiggins you will definitely enjoy this similar yet. Written by bethany wiggins, audiobook narrated by nicole poole. 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. I loved the flashbacks of memory and the continued development of all characters.
The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 304 pages and is available in hardcover format. Stung study guide contains a biography of bethany wiggins, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis. Bites, which can introduce saliva as well as additional pathogens and diseases, are often confused with stings. When i have that done i will start a third stung book. If youre looking for a love story in a dystopian setting but prefer your female characters to have some kickassedness about them, then you might well enjoy divergent by veronica roth. Her brothers a monster, her denver suburbs a wasteland, and she doesnt even recognize herself or the 10legged tattoo on her hand. Find the complete stung book series by bethany wiggins. A stinger is a sharp organ found in various animals typically insects and other arthropods capable of injecting venom, usually by piercing the epidermis of another animal.
More than it being illogical and full of insalove, stung was also full of sexism. Wiggins poignantly raises issues of transformation and redemption. The author does an amazing job at making you feel attached to the characters and does a great job at keeping you on your toes. Like stung, this story is self contained and can be read and enjoyed quite well on its own. 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. But when she opens her eyes, she discovers her entire world has been. Stung by bethany wiggins is intense from the beginning, drawing the reader into the story of fiona without any warning at all. Great deals on one book or all books in the series. When the honeybee population disappears and a pandemic sweeps across. Cured study guide contains a biography of bethany wiggins, literature essays. Bethany wiggins s young adult fantasy stung, based on the fairy tale sleeping beauty. The dragons price the dragons curse shifting enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app.
Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. In her spare time, she is a volunteer at ashley valley community cats, a nokill nonprofit cat. Stung had a good premise, but other than that, the story was just too problematic for me to ever invest. Kudos to bethany wiggins for another winning novel. Bethany wiggins you will definitely enjoy this similar yet different book, noggin by. Stung series bethany wiggins 1 exclude characters original characters 1 exclude relationships exclude additional tags fluff 1 nightmares 1 original characters 1 dark past 1 short one shot 1 other tags to exclude more options crossovers. Oct 04, 2015 this is a really good dystopian novel and one of the florida sunshine state young reader award ssyra finalists for this year. However, the convenient circumstances the character faces and the. Bethany wiggins the romance is kissing, and that is all, but there are a few. I also like my central characters to be female im a girl after all. Bethany wiggins is the author of stung and shifting. One of the main characters of the book, fiona has access to the cure that can revert. Mar 04, 2014 bethany wiggins is the author of stung and shifting. It all starts in her childhood home and she cant remember anything beyond her thirteenth birthday which means shes forgotten what happened when the.
Suggested by sme bring me the horizon drown official video song drown. Cured in this compelling, thrilling follow up to stung, there is no perfect cure. Fionas character and wrote about someone just entering this world, not having grown up in it. With an overdrive account, you can save your favorite libraries for ataglance information about availability. This is a really good dystopian novel and one of the florida sunshine state young reader award ssyra finalists for this year. Wiggins shifting 2011 muses on the dangers of science and medicine and deftly maps out the chain of events that has led to catastrophe, creating a violent world vastly different from ours but still recognizable. Stung was a highly anticipated book for me, so much so that i listed it on a top ten tuesday for 20. She started writing on a dare and dove headfirst into the world of writerly madness. In bethany wiggins newest novel stung the bees are disappearing. Tarsis, the woman dean tried to lead to safety, in this simmering sequel to stung 20 exercise and rationing have turned jack from a chubby and sensitive child into a hardened survivalist, but even three years of deprivationdelivered in flashbacksoutside the safety of the. Bethany wiggins reimagines the story of sleeping beauty, but with killer bees, gore, and a corrupt government i hope theres more where that came from.
Get this book free when you sign up for a 30day trial. Branded with the mark of the vaccine, fiona must navigate this new dystopian world. Dreyden is one of those characters who thinks hes being better than all the other men in the book while still enabling the sexism himself. Bethany wiggins has always been an avid reader, but not an avid writer. Stung by bethany wiggins overdrive rakuten overdrive. Bethany wiggins reimagines the story of sleeping beauty, but with killer bees, gore, and a corrupt government i.
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