The Cure Chronicles Series by K.A. Riley

Before the Blight, becoming an adult was something teenagers looked forward to.But now, turning eighteen means certain death.Unless you prove yourself worthy of the Cure.On her seventeenth birthday, Ashen Spencer is blindfolded and escorted to the massive, mysterious building known as the Arc to begin her year of training and testing in hopes that she can earn the Cure—a powerful drug given only to those deemed worthy to survive beyond their eighteenth birthday... moreBefore the Blight, becoming an adult was something teenagers looked forward to.But now, turning eighteen means certain death.Unless you prove yourself worthy of the Cure.On her seventeenth birthday, Ashen Spencer is blindfolded and escorted to the massive, mysterious building known as the Arc to begin her year of training and testing in hopes that she can earn the Cure—a powerful drug given only to those deemed worthy to survive beyond their eighteenth birthday.Ashen has a chance to rise up from her former life of squalor and be granted a place in society, if the Panel—the mysterious group of powerful men and women in charge of the Arc—deems her year a success.She’s assigned to work for twelve months as a servant for a wealthy family whose son is the most alluring young man she’s ever met. At first, Ashen is grateful for the opportunity to earn her place in a society she’s always dreamed of inhabiting.But as time passes and she begins to learn the truth about the people she admires so much and the home she left behind, she realizes she has a choice:Be part of the disease…Or be part of the Cure. less

Training continues, and Ash has just begun to scratch the surface of the secrets behind the Blight—the disease that's been killing off the entire adult population—and about the Aristocracy, the powerful and wealthy residents of the Arc who control everything.With allies on both sides of the battle, which side will Ash ultimately choose?In need of help, she turns to an unlikely ally—as well as old friends—in the beginnings of an Uprising of unprecedented proportions... moreTraining continues, and Ash has just begun to scratch the surface of the secrets behind the Blight—the disease that's been killing off the entire adult population—and about the Aristocracy, the powerful and wealthy residents of the Arc who control everything.With allies on both sides of the battle, which side will Ash ultimately choose?In need of help, she turns to an unlikely ally—as well as old friends—in the beginnings of an Uprising of unprecedented proportions.Will she and the others succeed, or will her people be swept up in a war that they can never win? less

The Uprising is gaining ground. But supplies are scarce, and the Aristocracy is more powerful than anyone ever imagined.Ash's fight may be unwinnable...but the affection of a certain young man may just give her the strength she needs to persevere.