I recommend reading THE FURY by Alex Michaelides. I like the way the narrator inserts himself into the story. Someone is just telling me a story, and I am riveted and must keep reading. Michaelides is able to mix verb tenses seemlessly, resulting in a fluid narrative.

There are times while reading this book when I am reminded of a show I watched on PBS, The Darrells of Corfu. It’s the initial comfortable setting of Michaelides’ Aura, the invented Greek island similar to Corfu, that helps create the lull before the storm that is to come.

The thriller progresses with the right amount of foreshadowing to advance the notion of doom and propel me to read on. There comes a point in the story when it is hard to stop reading. Even after encountering a couple of plot points that I think veer off track, I find myself wanting to know what happens next and read on to the satisfying conclusion. Thank you, Celadon Books and NetGalley, for giving me the chance to read and review an advance reader copy.

The narrator of The Fury, Elliot Chase, is an unpredictable narrator that takes the reader on a journey to discover what really happened on the island of Aura. The novel goes back and forth between past and present tense- all through the eyes of Elliot. As I was reading The Fury, I found that the first 100 or so pages had a lot of detail that was needed for the twists and turns that occurred later in the book. I will say, I was not expecting the ending and really enjoyed reading this story play out. I highly recommend reading The Silent Patient and The Maidens prior to reading The Fury as the books crossover briefly. Thank you NetGalley, Celadon, and Alex Michaelides for an ARC of The Fury in exchange for my honest review!

"The Fury" by Alex Michaelides is a psychological thriller with a cleverly written plot and intriguing cast of characters. As always, Michaelides’ delivers unexpected twists and turns.

As soon as I started The Fury, I was instantly hooked. I loved the storytelling but felt like once I hit the middle of the book it dragged a bit. It picked back up at the end which was well worth the wait. I really enjoyed the format and style of writing.

Thank you to Celadon Books for providing a digital arc in exchange for an honest review. The Fury is out now.

Michaelides has truly never steered me wrong and The Fury was no exception. We follow Elliot, the narrator, as he heads on vacation with movie star Lana Farrar and her group of friends to Lana's private island in Greece. All of the characters have an intertwined web of issues with one another, however all is going well until someone ends up dead.

My favorite part of this book was the chapters of narration from Elliot. It felt very similar to the vibes of the movies Glass Onion or Knives out- think witty banter and scenes playing out from different characters perspectives. He tells the story to you like you're an old friend and it added so much to the storyline to feel like you had the inside scoop. He narrates the story as if he were writing a screenplay and the book is broken down into five acts; *genius*.

The Fury was the perfect mixture of excellent writing, short chapters and twists and turns with a mixed bag of characters that kept me guessing the entire time. While it's not exactly a fast paced novel, it flips back and forth in time leaving you wanting more. I loved the nods to The Silent Patient at the end and his references to Agatha Christie throughout.

Maybe I'm biased as a huge fan of his but I'm incredibly impressed, Mr. Michaelides, but what else is new? Five stars all the way. Definitely recommend it if you enjoyed his other novels and/or Knives Out and Glass Onion!

A masterfully paced thriller about a reclusive ex–movie star and her famous friends whose spontaneous trip to a private Greek island is upended by a murder.

Thank you to Celadon Books and NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review an advanced readers copy of this book. This in no way affects my review, all opinions are my own.

This thriller was... okay. To start, I think the way this book was narrated was really interesting. I loved the unreliable narrator who never did anything to convince you that he could be even remotely reliable. There were some fun twists in the story that kept my interest, although towards the end it definitely got a little predictable. There were a couple of loose ends that bothered me by the last chapter but I feel like it just added to the overall mess of this book.

I do think that even though the book was an easy one to read and a fast one to get through, it was kind of a slow burn. I thought most of the characters were interesting but some of them could've benefitted with more of a background story. Overall, this was fine. Not bad, but not my favorite.

I don’t know how to react to this book. It had a lot of aspects of Agatha Christie, which I love, but I found the narrator incredibly annoying.

I do like that the author has intertwined all of his previous books with the Theo character. Also the length of the chapters kept me motivated to keep reading and find out what was going to happen next. That being said, I think the plot was predictable in the sense that the author tried to trick the reader, but the most obvious killer was in fact the killer.

Overall, the book was average to me. There are many questions I am left with at the end of this book, but I honestly don’t care for them to be answered.

This was a very twisty and fun thriller! It was definitely a "slow burn" thriller, at least for me. I think this is a book that would better to listen to. However, the unreliable narrator and the constant twists and reveals kept me reading. This will be a great thriller to recommend to patrons.

✨Ｂｏｏｋ Ｒｅｖｉｅｗ✨

The Fury 📚 by Alex Michaelides

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This is my least favorite of the Michaelides books. I believe the main issue is I didn’t like the narrator. Also the narration seemed a bit all over the place, I feel like for this narration to work it had to be in 1st person instead of third person. I did like the idea of a murder on a secluded island but I couldn’t get past the narration and the slow setup that seemed like it was dragging.

Thank you to @netgalley for the arc! This book will be released January 16th! 📖


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3.5 Stars

The Fury tells the tale of a murder on the private island of a reclusive ex movie star and her group of friends. The narrator is one of the friends invited to the island and feels extremely unreliable. He addresses the reader directly throughout the book and the dialogue is meant to feel like a story being told directly to you, from his perspective. What results is a twisty tale of cat and mouse that ends in a murder.

I wanted to love this book so,so much. I have been a big fan of Alex Michaelides since the Silent Patient. This didn’t feel like it lived up to the hype for me. The writing style felt so off. I appreciated the idea of it being a dialogue between the narrator and the reader but then it would switch POVs to that of other characters and was still being told by the narrator. It felt messy and confusing at times.

I thought the overall plot of the story was a great concept, I just didn’t like the execution. It was a perfectly interesting, twisty and fun thriller. I will say, I guessed a majority of the twists, which was a bummer. Nothing blew me away. The only thing that had my jaw dropping was the reference to the Silent Patient in the Epilogue. That was cool!

I think if you like Alex and you like thrillers, it’s worth the read.

Seven people. One remote Greek island. One murder.

The Silent Patient and The Maidens were two thrillers I LOVED when I read them a few years back. Naturally, The Fury was one of my top anticipated books of 2024. It was narrated by one character and broke the fourth wall quite a bit. I rather enjoyed the narrator’s meandering style and was definitely shocked by some of the twists and turns! I audibly gasped more than once! I recommend this one, especially to folks that love a slower-paced thriller with an unreliable narrator and some surprises along the way.

Note - if you haven’t read The Silent Patient yet, I recommend you do before The Fury because there’s a bit of a spoiler.

I received an advanced reading copy, receipt of which did not impact my review.

Thank you to Celadon Publishers for an advanced readers copy of this book. I have to say this was a twisted, crazy read!! We are introduced to our narrator, Elliot. Elliot is annoying; he goes back and forth with his narration of the story and at one point I started to wonder what is really happening!! There were so many twists and turns everywhere; my head was spinning!! The story is about Elliot and his obsession with Lana, an actress. Elliot has a sad background, which comes to light later in the story. His goal in life is to be loved by Lana. Does he succeed? You must read the book to find out!!

The book explores the lengths people will go to for love and acceptance. The story tells us that a person’s past shapes and molds the person you become.

I was skeptical when I first started this book. Of course I couldn’t help but compare it to The Silent Patient. It’s not the Silent Patient, but it is an entertaining read!

So this is one of the first e-arcs from NetGalley I ever got, and the first one I finished, just in time for pub day!

My expectations were very high for this book since The Silent Patient broke my world when I read it a few years ago. I read Michaelides' sophomore book, the Maidens, last year, and did not enjoy it, so that did bring my expectations down a little, but I was still really looking forward to this one. Unfortunately, it fell flat.

All of these characters were not very compelling and essentially acted around the 2 or 3 personality traits Michaelides gave them. I think that if you are not going to be able to flesh out a cast of characters, just don't write books with them! The Silent Patient worked so well because you got to know the characters so intimately and they felt like real people, but these characters felt like caricatures and fell so flat for me.

A positive, though, I love how Michaelides incorporates his characters from other books into their counterparts. I only really see that in interconnected standalone romances, so it's been really fun to see it in a thriller.

This book has a lot to say about your inner child and trauma and makes some interesting points, but in my opinion, it does not delve deep enough into them.

This book was 320 pages of fluff and wasted time and no character development.

2.75 stars

Thank you so much to Celadon and NetGalley for the e-arc in exchange for my unbiased review!

Today is the day my little kittens!

Instagram has been buzzing for the past YEAR about Alex Michaelides, newest release, The Fury.

The lucky few that received an early copy were met with stares and side eyes. Every post met with envy.

I mean, I don’t blame them, it’s a total doozy.

We have all scoured the state searching little free libraries in anticipation of a Michaelides books. I still remember when I was a wee little grasshopper, traveling throughout NY, NJ, CT and PA with a LFL map searching for The Maidens, my mom as my co-pilot . We had a blast even though I didn’t find my most coveted book.

So as you can see, I earned my stripes before I ever had this kind of approval and to say I’m grateful is the understatement of the year.

The Fury, is worth all the hype. This book has truly broke the internet and it’s well deserved .

As always Michaelides delivers, What starts out as a slow burn quickly picks up pace and will have you canceling plans and binge reading . Once it gets going it’s impossible to stop.

5 stars

Check out this teaser :

A masterfully paced thriller about a reclusive ex–movie star and her famous friends whose spontaneous trip to a private Greek island is upended by a murder ― from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Silent Patient

This is a tale of murder.

Or maybe that’s not quite true. At its heart, it’s a love story, isn’t it?

Lana Farrar is a reclusive ex–movie star and one of the most famous women in the world. Every year, she invites her closest friends to escape the English weather and spend Easter on her idyllic private Greek island.

I tell you this because you may think you know this story. You probably read about it at the time ― it caused a real stir in the tabloids, if you remember. It had all the necessary ingredients for a press sensation: a celebrity; a private island cut off by the wind…and a murder.

We found ourselves trapped there overnight. Our old friendships concealed hatred and a desire for revenge. What followed was a game of cat and mouse ― a battle of wits, full of twists and turns, building to an unforgettable climax. The night ended in violence and death, as one of us was found murdered.

But who am I?

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

Do you ever read a book and immediately think “what the heck did I just read!?” That’s how I feel about this one. I was on the edge of my seat the whole time. The end of each act left me with my mind blown. If you ever needed an example of an unreliable narrator, Elliot Chase is your man.

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“𝘞𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘶𝘯𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘯𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴”. 𝘈𝘤𝘵 𝘐 , 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘦𝘳 1.

THE FURY by Alex Michaelides is a quirky and twisty “whydunnit”; a locked room mystery filled with references to Greek mythology and Agatha Christie.

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Seven people on a private island in Greece. One is dead and one is a murderer. The end… sort of.
What happened before they got there? What happened on the island?

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The entire story is narrated by Elliot. I found him charming in the beginning but he quickly became annoying because of his repetition. He is pretentious and self-dramatizing, but that’s all part of his charm until it isn’t (Act II). I did love the breaking of the fourth wall.

The ending comes fast and furious with twist upon twist and I loved every bit of it. Overall, it is a quick and easy read thanks to the simple writing and short chapters.

Conversely, there is plenty padding and unnecessary details like every step of making a martini and a lecture on the history and origins of some of the ingredients.

Recommend to a friend? Sure, I wouldn’t insist that you read it, but I wouldn’t say not to.

Happy Pub Day to The Fury! I absolutely LOVED The Silent Patient and was so excited to check this one out.

We join Lana Farrar, a former movie star, and her close family and friends on her private Greek island for a relaxing getaway. But relaxation is cut short when the group find themselves enveloped in betrayal, deception, and violence which comes to a head with someone being murdered.

If you love mysteries and quick, gripping reads then I definitely recommend checking this one out!

Thank you so much to NetGalley and Celadon Books for the ARC!

Wow! This was by far my favorite of Alex michaelides book . So fast paced and twisty. I loved the subtle tie ins from his other novels. The story is surprising and kept me on the edge of my seat.

Well this was another delectable read by @alex.michaelides ! If you loved the silent patient, love unreliable narrators, thrillers, and murder mystery pick this up. Seven people are stranded on a Greek island and one of them is murdered. Whose dead 💀 and who did it? I love this writing style and all the twist and turns! Thank you @netgalley for the ARC. Happy Pub Day.

I liked the way this book was written. The way the narrator “talked” to the reader. A little slow. A little weird. I didn’t love the ending. Thought some parts were a bit confusing but I did like it and would recommend it.

This book was so odd. Nothing like The Silent Patient. You’d never guess it was the same author. You start out in first person from Elliot who then tells you the story in third person in for all the different characters. But he’s an unreliable story teller and you keep thinking you’re the end when you’re not. Lots of pretty writing but just strange overall. I didn’t guess the ending! So I’ll give it that. Haha. Wasn’t my favorite book but still kept my interest easily and super quick read.

Edit: I initially gave this a 3 star and was annoyed at the writing. BUT 30 minutes later I’m still annoying my husband about the ending and the secret in the epilogue and now I’m raving about it. Hahaha. So definitely worth the read.