I really enjoyed Alex Michaelides' book The Silent Patient, so I was hoping for another twisty thriller. The Fury, however, did not deliver. While it was an easy, fast read and I never considered DNFing, the payoff/ending was meh. I know some people enjoyed The Fury, but I just found it a bit too boring for my liking. Thank you to NetGalley for the advanced reader copy.

I really enjoyed Alex Michaelides' first novel, The Silent Patient, but didn't enjoy the second, The Maidens. I was hopeful that this one would trend more toward the first novel, but it simply didn't work for me. I thought the narrator was annoying and nearly insufferably coy. You can't be omnipresent and also unreliable and rambling. I didn't mind the breaking of the fourth wall, which I know is a literary technique many people dislike. This story requires a lot of suspension of belief. The pacing was all off - slow for the first half and very rapid for the second half of this thankfully short book. By the time we finally got to to the wild twists that the narrator kept promising, I wasn't invested enough to be interested. But that was partly because not a single character was interesting enough that I cared about what happened to them. The atmospheric Greek setting was the best part, but it wasn't enough to save it, at least for me.

A huge thank you to the author and the publisher for providing an e-ARC via Netgalley. This does not affect my opinion regarding the book.

Thank you to NetGalley for allowing me to read and review this book!

Where to start? Overall I really enjoyed this book. In the beginning I had a hard time keeping up as the narrator liked to skip around in the timeline. In the end it all made sense. I don’t think it would have had the full impact for me if the story had been told straight through.

If you love a murder mystery with all the guessing along the way, and a slight surprise, then this is the book for you!

Well done.

I have been a hardcore Alex Michaelides fan—his first two books were both wonderful for me, in different ways. But this one was unfortunately a miss. Michaelides tries out that trendy, breaking-the-fourth-wall style that has been mastered by Richard Osman (via Joyce) and Benjamin Stevenson. However, I just don't think that this snarky, self-referential, tongue-in-cheek voice works well with Michaelides' style. I quickly grew weary of the overt foreshadowing and the self-corrections and teases of future reveals. Hoping that I'll be back on board for his fourth release!

I did enjoy this book and really liked how the twists and turns were not predictable. I have read all of the author's books and still think that the first one (The Silent Patient) was by far my favorite but this was a very quick read. I read the first half practically in one sitting. I enjoyed the story itself but did not love being forced to accept a narrative from an obviously unreliable (and potentially unstable) character. The "poor me, I can explain" attitude that comes from this one is pretty upfront and at times, over dramatically self-pitying to the point that I don't want to hear the story from his perspective. Still, the story ends up being pretty satisfying and I stayed engaged throughout. Very easy and fast read with an interesting plot and well written characters.

I was given a ARC from Netgalley. This review reflects my opinion of the book

This book was so creative and interesting! I loved how the author wrote mostly in second person. It literally felt like the narrator was talking to YOU. Loved the reference to The Silent Patient at the end and I already cannot wait to see what Alex Michaelides comes up with next since his 3 novels are all so unique.

Thank you to netgalley and the publisher for an advance copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

I feel that The Fury did not live up to its full potential. It’s a fine read, but it lacked the depth that would have made it something special.

Thank you NetGalley for the ARC. This is a story with an unreliable narrator. It jumps back and forth between the murder and childhood. It was hard to understand at times and I think fell a little short.

Thank you NetGalley and an advanced e-copy for an honey review

This was a fun book. Past and present timelines, unrealizable narrator.
Rich people on an isolated island, someone ends up dead. Who did?
Fast paced.
Sadly this is my least favorite from this author but I will still read from him in the future. (3.5 stars)

I’ve read Alex’s previous books and enjoyed them, so I was very excited for The Fury. I loved how he described the characters and their stories of how they came to be and how their fates intertwined. The glamour, intrigue and sadness of Lana was written really well and was juxtaposed nicely with Elliot’s rags to riches story.

The build up to the final twist was great, and I rarely lost interest in the plot. However, I found the big twist to be a little unbelievable. I ended the book in a bewildered state, due to the fact that the twist felt rushed and thrown in at the end to distinguish itself from other thriller novels. Thank you to Alex Michaelides, Celadon Books, and NetGalley for an advanced reader copy so I can provide an honest review.

I was so excited but ended up disappointed. I feel like this is Alex' weakest novel yet. It was the slowest thriller I've ever read and I struggled with getting into the story

This thriller started off great with wonderful descriptions of Greek island living that had hints of sinister scheming in the background. I became invested in the narrator - though thought introduction to him was a big cheesy, but did not let it dissuade me. Pace was slow and the ending provided enough twists for me. It was a different vibe than The Silent Patient but did not really give enough build-up.

Such a good cover. Unlike everyone else on earth who obsessed over The Silent Patient, this was actually my first read by this author. This was a really quick read and I loved all the twists and turns. The unreliable narrator felt like it was effectively used here instead of just a gimmick.

I’ll be honest, I did not enjoy this one as much as his other works. My opinion will always be to read it for yourself and not let an opinion of someone else deter you.

First off, thank you to NetGalley and Celadone for a digital copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

I was a huge fan of The Silent Patient and The Fury takes a close second spot. I really enjoy unreliable narrators, multiple characters and POVs and this book had them all!!

THE FURY follows a group of friends that escapes to a beautiful, private Greek island during Easter weekend—but it goes totally wrong.

The chapters are very short, making it a super quick read. I had so much fun reading this one! The ending has quite the twist that makes reading this slow burn all worth it.

I really enjoyed this book. I wasn't sure how I would feel about it after The Maidens but this one really hit the mark for me!

I have been patiently waiting for the next book from this author. And boy it does not disappoint and was worth the wait. One of the top books Ive had the honor to enjoy in the last year. Exquisite writing, Fast paced, so many twists and turns in the storyline, keeping your attention until the heart pacing end. Highly recommend- you will not be disappointed.

First off, thank you to NetGalley and Celadon Books for an advanced copy of this book. All opinions are my own.

This is one of those books that falls into one of two categories: either you love it or you hate it. So you will have to read the book to figure out exactly where you will fall.

Not as good as his first but about as good as his second. Some parts lag and get a bit boring and some pages are turning faster than lightning. I will always read anything he writes because those page turners are well worth the boring bits!

I ended up DNFing this one. I was just not invested in the story. I wasn’t a fan of how the main character Elliot narrated what happened that night. This just wasn’t for me.