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A Cure for Madness

By: Jodi McIsaac
Narrated by: Emily Sutton-Smith
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Clare Campbell has worked hard to create distance between herself and her troubled family. But when she receives news of her parents' murder, she's forced to return to the quiet town of Clarkeston, Maine, to arrange their funeral and take legal guardianship of her unpredictable and mentally ill brother, Wes.

While Clare struggles to come to grips with the death of her parents, a terrifying pathogen outbreak overtakes the town. She is all too familiar with the resulting symptoms, which resemble those of her brother's schizophrenia: hallucinations, paranoia, and bizarre, even violent, behavior. Before long, the government steps in - and one agent takes a special interest in Wes. Clare must make a horrifying decision: save her brother or save the world.

©2016 Jodi McIsaac (P)2015 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved.
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The struggle for society to deal with madness

A story of how a young woman is faced with the responsibility of dealing with her brothers mental illness after the death of her parents. Is there a cure for madness?

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Better than expected

I was hesitant at first. I thought oh great a sob story, yuck. After a chapter or two, I was hooked. The author makes you laugh, get angry and sad. Keeps you interested til the end. great book.

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Perfect except for...

Why does every book have a romance plot shoved in the middle of what is a perfectly good story? I liked the premise, and the writing is good. But the damn love story...AGAIN. Oh well. Enjoy this book.

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Really?!?!

So this book is pretty good until the ending, I have to check to see if this is a series because the ending left a lot of questions. I find that to be a bit annoying because it leaves you wondering a lot about the characters. It seems like the author got tired of writing and said screw it im just going to end it. 😩

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Disappointed

I kept reading to see if it got better but I was very disappointed in the plot and story. Where was the mysyery? The ending left you hanging and asking Is there more? I love the narrator though.

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worth the read

Very believable. Steps above the ordinary storyline. Poignant with good human insights. a fast paced read

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Questionable Ending

The book was great, had me intrigued the entire time, until the very end. It leaves you hanging, I had more questions when the last word was read. I even double checked to make sure I got the entire download. Unless there is going to be a sequel I am not sure I'd recommend this book to anyone, unless you like cliffhangers.

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Captivating

Listened to this book non stop. The heroine was naive yet not overly naive. The story pulled me in and kept me there, the pace was just right. The ending was a little sad. The surgery caused her to severe memory loss and at the same time she literally lives one day at a time. Enjoyed this book very much and would highly recommend

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It’s so good- until it’s not

I was all in with this story & thought for sure I was going to keep this one in my library as a great book that I would listen to over and over again……& then I listened to the last 20 minutes and it took me a bit to gather my jaw off the floor-not because of a major plot twist, not because it was an ending that I didn’t see coming & not because a character that I loved died…….but rather, because there was basically no ending at all. It seemed like the author decided she was ready to move on to something else and just ended it all, right.then. I was so frustrated at the “non-ending” that I felt a bit broken hearted. The story was so good up until it just abruptly stopped leaving a mountain of questions and things that made you say “wait what about….”.
I’m disappointed if you can’t tell. 😑

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3.5 Stars Because Of The Ending

This book had me engaged until the end. However, the end was vague and questionable. There's no indication that this is the first book in a series so I'm frustrated. It captured me on plot, the main characters, and the medical thriller plot. I kept listening more and more wanting to know what happens. So why 3.5 stars? The ending, in my opinion, was a huge let-down and it was almost as if the author just stopped. There is a twist at the end with the main character. And suddenly, as if magic, the medical emergency that quarantined a whole city, is gone. Fixed. Everyone is fine. I just felt cheated about that. Deflated.

So in summary, this is a fun book but don't expect to know what actually happens at the end.
Emily Sutton-Smith was amazing with the delivery of the story

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