we follow Lana and her family and friends as they spend a holiday weekend on a private island. we know right off the bat that there’s a murder… we just don’t know who or when or why yet. it’s hard to say much else and keep it spoiler free, so i’ll just say that this was super good and very unique. unreliable narrators and twists… even if you think you know what’s coming, you’re probably wrong. definitely recommend this one!

I love reading about celebrities and how they behave with their friends (like really). Add in the concept of a locked door setting and death, and I'm sold!

I really enjoyed The Silent Patient so I was excited to read The Fury. But it didn’t live up to the hype for me. Yes, some twists I did enjoy and the ending was kind of surprising in some aspects - but the narrator was pretty unlikeable which works for the story I think but just wasn’t my style.
It took me a long time to read this because I found some parts kind of slow but I still finished.
It was a decent read but I don’t know if I would read it again.

Thanks Netgalley for the ARC - it is out now but it took me too long to read this that I didn’t finish before production.

I have enjoyed The Maidens and The Silent Patient so I was expecting to enjoy this. I found the characters to be so uninteresting that the incredibly slow pace of the plot was not worth it. I also found the writing style to be too melodramatic and too on the nose.

A fter having recently read and loved "The Silent Patient," I was so excited to read this book. Unfortunately, it just wasn't for me. The premise was intriguing, and I enjoyed the main character's narration. However, it was such a slow burn that it did not hold my attention for long. I struggled to get into the story and seldom found myself wanting to keep reading. Once the twists started coming, though, I did find myself more interested and excited to find out what happened next.

Thank you to NetGalley and Celadon Books for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This book was honestly not my favorite. It was my first book from Alex Michaelides. I keep hearing so many good things about this author, so I was excited for this book. Honestly, I had trouble getting into it. I am not really a fan of an unreliable narrator, which was the case with this book. In the last part, all of the twists were hard for me to keep track of, and strengthened my distrust in the narrator. The premise really drew me in, which was why I wanted to read the book, but overall this book fell flat for me.

Thanks for the ARC Netgalley!
I have VERY mixed feelings on this book. This is my least favorite books by this author. It took many turns I wasn't anticipating. I disliked almost all the characters, the ending wrapped up nicely though and was a pleasant surprise.
I had to know what happened to Lana and the other characters but I did want to give up reading this altogether often. I didn't enjoy his writing style in this book.

This was just OK, not nearly as good as authors previous works. Storyline did not provide the tense suspense one would expect from a murder mystery

I am so sorry to say this but this book was actually just to drawn out. It was just way too boring waiting for stuff to start happening. The only interesting this was that we found out the insane main character is in the same psych facility from the silent patient. But that was literally the only interesting part. Waiting and waiting for something interesting to happen ended up just making me not care when stuff finally happened

The Fury by Alex Michaelides is a murder mystery type book that will keep you on your toes the whole way through. If you're looking for a book you can't figure out, this unreliable narrator might just do it for you. The beautiful greek scenery made this dark story the perfect vacation read. It felt like an Agatha Christie story mixed in with the old-school gossipy feel of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo. The first person narrator hooked me from the first chapter and had me dipping back in for more at every occasion. This addicting feeling is not something I'd felt in other books from this author yet and I truly appreciated it. I would without a doubt recommend it to all crime book lovers in my life. Thank you to Celadon Books and Net Galley for gifting me this copy in exchange for a review.

I really loved Alex Michaelides's latest thriller/suspense novel. Having only read The Silent Patient by him, I have been wanting very much to delve into some of his other books to gain a better sense of his writing and when I saw The Fury as an option to read some months back, I knew I had to take the opportunity to give it a try and I am so glad I did. Often, when reading a first book by an author, especially one which has been often mentioned on TikTok and book group pages, I worry that I will be disappointed by other books but that certainly was not the case here. I loved the characters in The Fury, particularly the narrator, Elliott. I kept reimagining him in my mind and I actually loved that about this book. Told about the sweet, talented, fabulous movie starlet Lana Farrar and an intimate group of guests made up of family and friends staying on her private Greek island, we quickly learn this will be a murder mystery. But questions arise one after another as the story unfolds. If the reader is old enough to recall the film The Clue with Tim Curry, I was continuously (and delightfully) getting vibes from that film. I loved that it held a different overall vibe than The Silent Patient and loved some of the dark humor incorporated into it. An absolute delight to read. Michaelides hit the ball out of the park yet again and I cannot wait to recommend this to family and friends. Many thanks to NetGalley, Celadon Books, and of course Alex Michaelides for giving me the opportunity to read an advanced copy of the book.

Unlike any mystery youve read - pay attention and take note of the details and characters. The end comes at you with a FURY! - I couldnt really connect with any one character and it was slow at times but the overall scene and characters kept my intrigue satisfied enough to pursue the end.

This book was completely unique and different than anything I have read before. I have read books about murders on islands, where the author spends time on character development and adds red herrings to challenge the reader to guess again. This was not a typical murder on an island book and kept me guessing until the very end. I don't want to reveal too much of the plot as this book is best read without knowing too much ahead of time, but I absolutely loved this book, read it in 24 hours, and can't recommend it enough. I have read the authors previous two novels and appreciate how different (but very good) each of his books are on their own.

“…… ok and????” Was how I felt for about every single twist the author tried to throw into this book. I never felt shocked or awestruck. The first 20ish pages were such a slog to get through. This book had me craving a shocking twist that never came.

What I liked:
🧿 Rich people drama
🧿A narrator that breaks the 4th wall

What I didn’t like:
🛑Too many red herrings
🛑Slow, slow, slow pacing to start
🛑Twists with no impact

I really enjoyed The Silent Patient. The Maidens was just OK to me and this one was my least favorite by far.

Thank you to NetGalley and the Publisher for allowing me to read an eARC of this book in exchange for my honest opinion.

Alex Michaelides is a wonderful writer. This is the third book by this author that I have read. It was very fast paced and kept me guessing for a while as to who was pulling the strings. I raced through the last 50 pages. The excitement was killing me! Definitely not a disappointment. I highly recommend this thrilling read. For readers of B. A. Paris and Lucy Foley.

Thus far, Alex Michaelides has had a tumultuous literary career publishing three books roughly three years between each. Michaelides's debut novel was a smashing success and is still highly recommended years later to any mystery reader. His second novel fell flat, with a lackluster storyline and even more lacking characters, a sharp contrast to his debut. However, this third novel is somewhere inbetween. The style is also uniquely different from Michaelides's previous two novels, which sets us up for a new and exciting experience. In The Fury the narrator sits us down and tells us a story, and periodically we fall into the story like we are exeriencing it in the present as it occurs. However, our narrator seems to be rather flighty, untrustworthy, and as though they are embellishing the tale (despite their explicit efforts to inform us that they will not try to influence us).

From the beginning you are drawn into the story purely becuase, as the reader, you feel like you can determine if this narrator is trying to sway you or influence your view of the story. You feel you can't be fooled, that you will see the truth and see through the manipulations of all the flamboyant characters (narrator included). But, like any good storyteller, you start to question if you are being manipulated or if you can truly see past the glitz and glimmer. The Fury is a recovery from the The Maidens and has reinvigorated my desire for Michaelides's next novel.

In his latest offering, Alex Michaelides swoops the reader to a private Greek island, where Lana, a glamorous, retired actress, is escaping the London rain and coming face to face with some of her family and friends’ secrets.

The story is told from the point of view of an unreliable narrator, Elliott, a friend of Lana’s, who promises that it will end in murder. Whose body lays in the ruin and is the murderer amongst those invited to the island? The tragedy unfolds over the course of a few days and all characters have their motives, whether it be love, ambitions or greed.

Thank you Celadon Books and NetGalley for the ARC.

Thanks NetGalley and Celadon books for this arc!

3.5/5 stars rounded up

This was a very clever thriller full of twists and turns and unlikable characters lol. The unlikableness of them wasn't bad though, but the pacing could have been better. I felt it dragged for most of it then the end went zoom!

I enjoyed the setting and the twist. There was a lot to follow and it does feel like the author at times is trying to find ways to surprise the reader, which I appreciate.

I went into this somewhat with The Silent Patient in mind and the writing style did not seem super similar to that. This book was okay, but not as good as I had hoped.