A Cure for Madness

De: Jodi McIsaac

Narrado por: Emily Sutton-Smith

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.

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.

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.

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?

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. 😩

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.

worth the read

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

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

It ended before it was finished.

Not the best book I've read this year, but the story was engaging and the characters compelling enough to hold my interest until the final page. UNFORTUNATELY, the final page is missing one of those story components that most of us take for granted: an ending.

I don't mind a clever story that is so rich and complex that it takes time to ponder and decipher the ending, but there's nothing clever or complex about the way this one abruptly ends without doing us the courtesy of answering a rather significant question.

frighteningly plausible

the great with a great storyline and amazingly relatable characters the story is frightening only plausible be aware if you read this or listen to this it may keep you up

Such a great story!

I really loved this. The reader was wonderful and she kept my attention. The story was well written and, as with anything Jodi writes, I wasn't ready for it to end.