This book will have lots of fans because it is creative and well written, but it just wasn’t for me. To say that Elliot is an unreliable narrator is a huge understatement. And each character seems unmoored in life and in this mess of a visit to the Island. No one does anything that is evenly remotely sensible considering the way the characters are presented by Elliot. And while I understand that we need a glimpse into “the kids” background, there was a lot of psycho babble that just droned on. I did enjoy the Silent Patient and think the author is talented but this one was just a little too much for me. I received an ARC from the publisher through NetGalley and appreciate the opportunity to read this book.

While I overall enjoyed this one, I thought it was a bit tough to really get into due to the way it was written. It did pick up towards the middle/end of the book. Definitely grab this one if you’re a fan of slow-paced thrillers with unreliable characters and twists and turns along the way.

Rating: 4.5/5 Stars

The way this thriller was written captivated me. Elliott’s unreliable narration of each character was a beautiful mess. The first person perspective also gave it a very real feeling for me. Private Greek island for the setting? Say less. I also loved to dislike all of the characters. The plot twist at the end had me frantically reading to finish the book. I am Alex’s newest fan. You should absolutely read this now!

“That reminds me of something Winnicott said - about the ‘true self’. He said it is only accessed through play.”…”He meant our true self only appears when there is no one to perform to - no audience, no applause. No expectations to be met.”

Thank you to celadonbooks , netgalley , & Alex! I look forward to reading more of your books.

this is so unbelievably british that i actually googled if the author is even from england. it's giving one direction fanfiction written by an american 15 year old with a polyvore account

you cannot have this unbelievably intrusive, annoying narrator and also have the narrator be omnipotent. this is creative writing 101

having a narrator who is a bad writer just means your book is going to be poorly written. and that's fine. but consider the rest of us when deciding page count next time

how could an earring that was in someone’s ear get attached to a suit jacket mid coitus and thus be evidence of an affair? famously the earring isn’t on the outside part. sounds painful

so many nouns used in back to back sentences. you know that thing?

for a book that uses the word island on every page it sure forgets where it is. calling an ambulance isn’t going to help, bucko

the plot has some serious holes in it: i don't believe that characters would do what they end up doing — in spite of spending a lot of this talking about the importance of motive, the book doesn't listen to its own advice.

it also can't decide whether it's about one truly evil person, or a group of bad people, and ends up halfway between — one person punished excessively, the others floating off to a life of joy after their sins and their pettiness to spend their days dancing and doing yoga like a yogurt commercial.

Lana Farrar is a wealthy ex-movie star who invites her closest friends to celebrate Easter weekend on her private island off the coast of Mykonos. Her friend, Elliot Chase is also invited and he walks you through the events of the weekend and the events leading up to the weekend. But when a storm blows in, the island is cut off from the mainland and tensions begin to rise between the island guests. Rivalries bubble up to the surface and real truths are shared, and all the sudden someone is dead.

As a passive fan of thrillers, I was looking forward to reading this one from Michaelides after reading The Silent Patient a few years ago. Unfortunately this one just didn’t live up to the reputation built off his previous thrillers. Elliot Chase was a deeply unlikeable and frankly grating narrator. I understand he was written that way for a reason but it made it so hard to get into the story when Elliot was the one telling it. It soured the story a bit for me. The end of the story gets twisty, of course, but the events of the end of the book unfold so fast I found myself having to re-read as it was easy to miss some details. There was too much build up to that ending for it to wrap up so quickly.

I loved this book so much. The plot was phenomenal and the characters were not only relatable but had so much character development within the book.

I think Alex Michaelides best work is still Silent Patient. I have been consistently disappointed and almost bored since then. The effort is there but the plot gets lost as he tries to bring back the magic of his debut.

I enjoyed the book. I liked the aspect of the author breaking the 4th wall. I also enjoyed how it was told in 4 parts. I would pick another book by this author.

The Fury by Alex Michaelides was a very interesting read. The narrator, Elliot Chase, has a story that he wants to share with us, and it kind of goes back and forth between timelines because Elliot thinks you need to know about certain things before you get to the next part of the story. All of the background information takes a while to be built up. I felt like this was a very slow-paced thriller, however, the twists were good and I did not expect them.

I have read both The Silent Patient and The Maidens by this author, and I would say that The Silent Patient is still my favorite from him, and it’s still one of my favorite thrillers I’ve read. Also, please read The Silent Patient first because there is a spoiler in the epilogue of The Fury.

I was sincerely looking forward to this title after reading The Silent Patient by Michaelides - and while this felt like such a change of pace, I was pleasantly surprised by how easy it was to fall into the wit and psychology of the narrator. The framework of the novel - a play - is such a fantastic choice, especially given the twist - that our main character wasn't truly a playwright himself, despite his infamous work. Beautiful title, beautiful prose, beyond the average thriller.

The allusions to The Silent Patient also made this feel like a connected world a la Black Mirror, and for that, I hope we'll see more that intertwines these characters.

Who is Elliot Chase really? The best friend to the reclusive ex movie star Lana Farrar? Or maybe the beloved husband of the well known author Barbara West? Or just a man in love with the idea of being something he's not? No one really knows for sure.This is his story...

"My name is Elliot Chase, and I'm going to tell you a story unlike any you've ever heard."

STOP IT. STOP IT RIGHT NOW

I am absolutely floored by this uniquely spun story of lies, deceit, betrayal and revenge.

Okay so Michaelides is an absolute mastermind of delivering those twists that will leave you sitting in absolute disbelief of everything you just read. I can't I just can't

He pulls you right in with words swirling in a fury around you. Trying to grasp onto every detail as the words are twisting and twirling. You will be transported to this scenic setting immedietly, experiencing everything right along with these characters

AND THEN adding in the element of direct narration where the main character is speaking directly to you as a reader brought this story even farther into the real world making things unable to decipher, is this happening in real time or is it all just fiction. It's so hard to tell.

With amazing character development that will have you in an utter headspin. Rooting for one person one minute then completely changing trajectory the next.Trying to sleuth your way through.

Guaranteed to leave you on the edge of your seat trying to piece everything together until the very end.


Thank you to alex michaelides and netgalley for the advanced readers copy! I had such a blast in this epically whirlwind of a story 🖤

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)