Thank you Celadon for my gifted copy in exchange for an honest review!

This took me so long to read because it was my treadmill read! 🙈

I always enjoy Alex’s books. I love the Greek play writing style. This had super short chapters with multiple acts throughout. It started a little slow, but once the first act was over it picked up as you wanted to know what was happening and who to believe.

Just when you think you know what’s happening another twist appears.

Again this has an Easter egg to his other two books that is always fun to see!

The Fury is my favorite Michaelides' book yet - I loved the locations of London and the island, loved the dark, unreliable characters, and all of the drama that ensued. A perfect summer read to get caught up in.

The Fury by Alex Michaelides didn’t quite hit the mark for me compared to his other books. It follows a psychologist caught up in a dangerous crime investigation, but the main character felt hard to connect with and a bit inconsistent. The supporting cast also lacked depth.

The plot had its moments but sometimes felt predictable and uneven in pacing. Michaelides still creates a tense atmosphere, but the psychological insights we love from his other books seemed watered down here.

Overall, The Fury has some suspenseful moments, but it didn’t grip me like Michaelides' previous works.

I enjoyed the characters and scene of this book, but that's about it. The narrator was frustrating and this book did not grab my attention very quickly. I am willing to give their other books a try but I expected more excitement.

I absolutely loved this. It was a slow start for me, but once I got into it, and the way the story was told, I could not put it down. Coming from someone who was not big on Alex Michaelides' first big novel, this one was definitely it for me.

This thriller was extremely gripping from the beginning and the characters are described in great detail. Their personalities are well flushed out and it makes it very interesting to read. The plot was very fun to read. The author does a great job and continually kept me engaged. I read this book in a couple of days because I needed to know what happened.

Michaelides has a way of writing these tragic characters that always seems to draw me in, but this one can be described in one word.. meh.

Did I love it? No. But did I hate it? Also no.

I actually started and DNFed this book THREE separate times before I just finished it. I will say once I got to about Act 3 I was intrigued more than when I started.

The narration style was a bit odd. We listen to one of the people involved, Elliot Chase, and his own opinions, daydreams and reactions to the events in the book. Which gets old, quick. I will say I did like how things I noted in my head that seemed inconsistent, did get resolved later which I will give Michaelides credit for.

Once you get into it there are plenty of twists and turns that will have you questioning everything you just read. I flew threw the end pretty quickly but I had an idea of where the tale was going.

The ending left me wanting more, something more than what we were given. I wanted something big and dramatic - instead I was just like OK. This was just a really slow "thriller". It bordered on a cozy mystery if not for all the drugs and sexual comments.

Overall, a 3-star read. It didn't wow me but I didn't hate it. As a fan of The Silent Patient and The Maidens, I would recommend those before I would pick this one up.

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I liked other books by this author but this admittedly was my least favorite. The plot felt a little all over the place and the narrator was unlikable to me. The pacing was very slow and the drama and twists would up feeling ridiculous and uninteresting.

The writing style on this book was simply not for me. The jumping back forth and in time was jarring and didn’t achieve the desired effect. Every time I became interested in the plot, we skipped back to the past and it took me right out. This was predictable and lackluster. It leaned very heavy into the play structure, rather than drawing on many elements of Greek mythology, like this author is known for, and I appreciate the attempt, but again it just felt dull in execution.

Not my favorite of the three books I have read by Alex Michaelides.

What I loved:
1. The setting - who doesn't love a remote beautiful island for the setting!
2. The characters were interesting, and I thought they were well developed.
3. The narrator - I loved and hated him.... you will see when you read it!
4. A mystery, romance and thriller all in one book!

What I wanted to be different:
1. The set up was slow...and then ending was fast!
2. I really spent more time not liking the narrator than I did liking him!

Thank you so much to Celadon Books and Net Galley, for providing me with a copy to read and review.

For sure my hopes were super high. The Patient was incredible. And perhaps that’s not fair to the author, but regardless, The Fury was fine. There were clues, there was buildup. The reveal didn’t come out of the clear blue sky and I was able to go back and have some real ah-ha moments. But. It was fine.

I love Alex Michaelides especially the Silent Patient. I couldn't quite get into this one though and ended up DNFing. I loved Silent Patient so much that I will always give Michaelides a chance, but this one wasn't for me

I saw a lot of mixed reviews about this book, so l was a little hesitant going in. I was so pleasantly surprised though! I thought it was unique and so well written. The characters were wonderfully developed, and I did not see the plot twist coming! It's literally all I could ask for from a psychological thriller!
Thank you to @netgalley for an advance copy in exchange for my honest review!

I had a really hard time getting into this one and still ended up DNF’ing about 70% thru. I can see why others can get into it but this one wasn’t for me sadly. Thank you NetGalley and the thoughtful publishers for an E-arc sincerely appreciate it.

I LOVE a book by Alex Michaelides. This one was no exception! A beautiful scenery with a twisty thriller? Count me in. This book had all of the things that I love - an unreliable narrator, a murder and the hunt to solve it. It was the perfect poolside read. Thank you to Celadon Books and NetGalley for the ARC!

A bit late here, as my library DID purchase this, as well as extra copies because they were being checked out so frequently. But, here we are.

A thriller set on a beautiful island in Greece, Michaelides had me hooked from the first page. Told through an unreliable narrator (Elliot), we know from the beginning that there will be a murder as an aging actress invites her friends to her very own ISLAND in Greece. It's hard to see other people living your dreams.

The tension comes in the Agatha Christie-like turns as we try to figure out who committed the murder and why. The ending was lackluster for me, but the setting (and dare I say vibes) were immaculate for a summer read.

I’ve been chasing the high from Michaelides first book without much success but The Fury was engaging and kept me flipping the pages. It didn’t have a crazy twist but I did enjoy the build up and the setting on a Greek island was perfect for the summer. Won’t be an all time favorite but I enjoyed my reading experience and think it’s worth your time if you enjoy psychological thrillers.

“We are all the unreliable narrators of our own lives.”

After liking The Silent Patient and not caring for The Maidens, I wasn’t sure where Michaelides’ THE FURY will land.

The story takes place on a private Greek island, Aura where a bunch of people who obviously don’t like each other all that much have come together for a vacation. Each of them has their own agenda as it is presented by the narrator. As Elliott describes the events that take place during their holiday, you have to suspend your beliefs as some of his “recollections” are of events he was never a part of.

Another issue is had with this book is the pacing. It is in fact so awful that it became one of the major downfalls of it. The first half of the book the narrator is spending so much time building up the scene and the suspense that by the time we get to the point of it all, it loses all credibility. The twists are thrown every which way like a freakin whiplash and it becomes downright farcical.

It’s safe to say I never cared for any of the characters, nor did it matter who lived or died in the end.

I was not able to review The Fury by its publish date but now that I have read it I gave it 4 stars.