ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴇsᴛ ᴡᴀʏ ᴛᴏ sᴜᴍᴍᴀʀɪᴢᴇ ᴛʜɪs ᴘsʏᴄʜᴏʟᴏɢɪᴄᴀʟ ᴛʜʀɪʟʟᴇʀ ɪs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɴᴏᴛʜɪɴɢ ɪs ᴀs ɪᴛ sᴇᴇᴍs ᴀɴᴅ ʏᴇᴛ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴛʜɪɴɢ ɪs ᴇxᴀᴄᴛʟʏ ᴀs ɪᴛ sᴇᴇᴍs. ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ sᴏ sʜᴏʀᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪᴛ ᴡɪʟʟ ʟᴇᴀᴠᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴄᴏɴsᴛᴀɴᴛʟʏ sᴀʏɪɴɢ ‘ᴊᴜsᴛ ᴏɴᴇ ᴍᴏʀᴇ’. ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʜɪʀᴅ ᴡᴀʟʟ ɪs ʙʀᴏᴋᴇɴ ᴀs ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴀʀʀᴀᴛᴏʀ ᴏᴄᴄᴀsɪᴏɴᴀʟʟʏ ᴀᴅᴅʀᴇssᴇs ʏᴏᴜ ᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ғɪᴠᴇ ᴀᴄᴛs. ᴀʟsᴏ, ʜᴇ ᴛᴇʟʟs ᴜs ᴜᴘғʀᴏɴᴛ ʜᴇ ɪs ᴜɴʀᴇʟɪᴀʙʟᴇ, sᴏ ʏᴏᴜ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴄᴏɴsᴛᴀɴᴛʟʏ ʀᴇᴀᴅ ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʟɪɴᴇs ᴀɴᴅ sᴛɪʟʟ ʏᴏᴜ ᴅᴏɴ’ᴛ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ɪs ғᴀᴄᴛ ᴏʀ ғɪᴄᴛɪᴏɴ ᴜɴᴛɪʟ ʏᴏᴜ ʀᴇᴀᴅ ғᴜʀᴛʜᴇʀ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴀʟʟ sᴏ ᴡᴇʟʟ ᴅᴇᴠᴇʟᴏᴘᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ғᴇᴇʟ ʟɪᴋᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴛʜᴇsᴇ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴄᴏʀᴇ. sᴏ ᴍᴀɴʏ ᴛʜᴇᴍᴇs ᴀʀᴇ ᴀᴅᴅʀᴇssᴇᴅ ʀᴇɢᴀʀᴅɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴜᴍᴀɴ ᴘsʏᴄʜᴇ- ғʀᴏᴍ ɢʀᴇᴇᴅ, ʟᴜsᴛ, ʟᴏᴠᴇ, ᴠᴇɴɢᴇᴀɴᴄᴇ, ʟᴏɴᴇʟɪɴᴇss, ᴀɴᴅ ᴀʟʟ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴀʏ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴀʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴛᴏ ʟʏɪɴɢ. ɪ ʟᴏᴠᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴏɪɴᴛ ᴍᴀᴅᴇ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ʜᴏᴡ ᴡᴇ ᴀʀᴇ ᴀʟʟ ɪᴅᴇɴᴛɪғɪᴀʙʟᴇ ᴄʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀs ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡɪᴢᴀʀᴅ ᴏғ ᴏᴢ - ᴛʜɪs ʜᴀᴅ ᴍᴇ ᴛʜɪɴᴋɪɴɢ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅᴇʙᴀᴛɪɴɢ ʟᴏɴɢ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ɴɪɢʜᴛ! ᴍʏ ᴏɴᴇ ᴘᴏᴛᴇɴᴛɪᴀʟ ɴᴇɢᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ ɪs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪᴛ ᴍɪɢʜᴛ ʙᴇ ᴛᴏᴏ ᴄᴇʀᴇʙʀᴀʟ ғᴏʀ sᴏᴍᴇ. ᴛʜɪs ɪsɴ’ᴛ ᴀ ғᴀsᴛ ᴘᴀᴄᴇᴅ ᴏɴᴇ-ᴛᴡᴏ ᴘᴜɴᴄʜ ᴛʜʀɪʟʟᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ɪ ᴛʜɪɴᴋ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɴᴏᴛ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏᴏɴᴇ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴀᴘᴘʀᴇᴄɪᴀᴛᴇ ɪᴛ ғᴏʀ ᴀʟʟ ɪᴛ ɪs. ᴛʜɪs ʙᴏᴏᴋ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ sᴜʀғᴀᴄᴇ sᴇᴇᴍs ʟɪᴋᴇ sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴡᴇ’ᴠᴇ ʀᴇᴀᴅ ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ. ᴀ ɢʀᴇᴇᴋ ᴛʀᴀɢᴇᴅʏ. ᴀ ‘ᴡʜʏᴅᴜɴɪᴛ’. ᴀ ʟᴏᴄᴋᴇᴅ ʀᴏᴏᴍ ᴍʏsᴛᴇʀʏ. ᴀɴᴅ ʏᴇs- ɪᴛ ᴇᴍʙᴏᴅɪᴇs ᴀʟʟ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇsᴇ ᴇʟᴇᴍᴇɴᴛs ᴀɴᴅ ʏᴇᴛ ᴅᴏᴇsɴ’ᴛ ʀᴇʟʏ sᴏʟᴇʟʏ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇᴍ. ᴛʀᴜsᴛ ᴍᴇ ᴡʜᴇɴ ɪ sᴀʏ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜɪs ɪs ᴀ ʙᴏᴏᴋ ʏᴏᴜ ᴅᴏɴ’ᴛ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴛᴏᴏ ғᴀsᴛ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ᴛʜᴇɴ ɪᴛ ᴡɪʟʟ ʙᴇ ᴏᴠᴇʀ. ɪ ᴘʀᴀʏ ʜᴇ ᴄᴏɴᴛɪɴᴜᴇs ᴛᴏ ɪɴᴄᴏʀᴘᴏʀᴀᴛᴇ ᴇᴀsᴛᴇʀ ᴇɢɢs ғʀᴏᴍ ʜɪs ᴘʀᴇᴠɪᴏᴜs ɴᴏᴠᴇʟs ɪɴ ʜɪs ғᴜᴛᴜʀᴇ ᴡᴏʀᴋ ᴀs ʜᴇ ʜᴀs ᴅᴏɴᴇ , ʏᴇᴛ ᴀɢᴀɪɴ, ɪɴ ᴛʜɪs ᴏɴᴇ. ᴀʟᴇx’s ᴘsʏᴄʜᴏʟᴏɢɪᴄᴀʟ ɪɴsɪɢʜᴛ ɪɴᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴜᴍᴀɴ ᴍɪɴᴅ ɪs ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴍᴀᴋᴇs ʜɪs ɴᴏᴠᴇʟs sᴏ sᴜᴄᴄᴇssғᴜʟ ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴀs ᴍᴇ ᴀʟʀᴇᴀᴅʏ ᴇᴀɢᴇʀʟʏ ᴀᴡᴀɪᴛɪɴɢ ʜɪs ɴᴇxᴛ. ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇɴᴅ, ᴛʜɪs ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ʟᴇғᴛ ᴍᴇ ʙᴇʟɪᴇᴠɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴜʀʏ, ᴘᴇʀʜᴀᴘs, ɪs ɪɴ ғᴀᴄᴛ ɪɴsɪᴅᴇ ᴀʟʟ ᴏғ ᴜs.


📖 ʜᴜɢᴇ ᴛʜᴀɴᴋ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛᴏ @ᴄᴇʟᴇᴅᴏɴʙᴏᴏᴋs ғᴏʀ ᴛʜɪs ᴀʀᴄ ᴄᴏᴘʏ ɪɴ ᴇxᴄʜᴀɴɢᴇ ғᴏʀ ᴀɴ ʜᴏɴᴇsᴛ ʀᴇᴠɪᴇᴡ 📖

Thanks to Netgalley for allowing me to read and review this book before the release date next month. I had my doubts when I first started, but those doubts went away as I continued reading. There is plot twist after plot twist. It literally makes you think, wait…what? What just happened? I must admit I figured out who the murderer was about halfway through, but it didn’t matter because I doubted myself a few times throughout. This is a very sad story that shows you that you shouldn’t change yourself and your identity to fit in where you don’t belong. It’s never going to end well. I definitely recommend this book.

This is definitely my favorite book from Alex Michaelides. I loved The Silent Patient and The Maidens but I will be thinking of this book for a while. I loved the way he told the story. It is told in five acts and each act keeps adding more layers to the story. There were twists along the way and I read the ending at least three times . It was so good.
Publication date is January 16, 2024





Many thanks to Netgalley and Celedon for a copy of the digital arc.

It’s a quick read and I enjoyed parts of it, but it felt too contrived. The unreliable narrator proves you never really know what’s going on by giving you a story and then saying he made it up. All the characters are awful people and I didn’t care who died.

4.5 stars for The Fury! I am a fan of Alex Michaelides. I loved The Silent Patient and I enjoyed The Maidens. I would rank The Fury as better than The Maidens.

The premise of The Fury is 7 people together on a Greek island and we know a murder is going to occur. The main characters are:
-Lana, a retired movie star
-Jason, Lana's husband
-Leo, Lana's son from her first marriage
-Kate, Lana's friend and actress
-Elliot, the narrator, a friend of Lana's, and a playwright
-Nikos, the caretaker of the island
-Agathi, Lana's cook/assistant

I really enjoyed the unique way in which the story was told. We know that there is going to be a murder, but we don't know who or why. The narrator, Elliot Chase, talks directly to you throughout the book telling you his version of the events that led to the trip to the Greek island and his version of what unfolded. We have a non-linear timeline as Elliot goes back and forth leading up to the murder. This made it a very captivating read!

This book has short chapters and it is a quick read that will keep you guessing! Everyone has their own secrets and motivations. Michaelides does a wonderful job creating and developing the characters. I also appreciated the Marianna cameos! She appears to tie all of Michaelides' books together so far! I always love books that throw in references to the queen of mystery, Agatha Christie too!

Read this if you like:
-an unreliable and unlikeable narrator
-short chapters
-unconventional and unique story telling
-non-linear timeline
-quick read
-making up scenarios in your head

My one and only complaint is that Elliot can be tedious at times. I know that's part of his character, but some readers may not enjoy his long-winded thoughts.

Thank you to Celadon Books and NetGalley for this eARC!

The Fury is my number 1 most anticipated book of 2024, and it did not disappoint. From the first line to the very last, I was completely emersed in the story. The way the story is woven together so intricately and with such precision just blew me away.
The subtle nods to The Silent Patient are just the cherry on top of this delicious masterpiece.
Thank you Celadon for the Advanced Copy. I will forever be your number one fan.

I mostly enjoyed reading The Fury. I certainly liked it more than Alex Michaelides last book. I guess I really just didn’t need a book where the book that I’m reading is the book the character is writing? I was interested though and wanted to know what happened in the end.

This story is told in an odd way, but for some reason I really enjoyed it. Elliot is our narrator, and he addresses the reader (i.e. the audience) as he narrates his play. As the book goes on, obviously some of the parts of the play are made up since Elliot couldn't possibly actually be there to hear what was being said or what each character was actually doing. It's Elliot's account of what he believes happened in his 'true story' of a murder that took place. I like that it has just a few characters and it's a locked room mystery with the majority of the scenes taking place on a secluded island... so it definitely has some Agatha Christie vibes IMO.

Overall, I found it fun and different. I'm sure some people will be really turned off by this narration style and the unreliable narrator, but if you can get into it, it is highly entertaining.

Alex Michaelides has yet to write a book that didn't have me hooked, The Fury was no exception.
The narrator is telling a tale of murder, love, and friendship. He is an aspiring play write who explains the process of writing and the key elements needed to write a play that resonates with people. Elliot Chase will tell the story as it happened. Secluded on a private island, the murderer has to be one of them and there's no escape. Lana Farrar, famous actress and owner of the island, invited her friends Elliot and Kate out to island with her husband and son. Secrets will soon begin to unfold, and they will not be forgiven easily.

Love all of his books! So thankful for the opportunity to read an ARC of this book!

I think in my brain, I definitely held this high in expectations because of his other two books and I mistakenly didn't remove that before I read this. I really did enjoy this and it captivated me! I would give it a 3.5/4 stars - I would definitely recommend it but also say to definitely not compare!

*Cryptic for a reason - not out yet!*

A famous actress invites her friends to her private Greek island, someone winds up dead, but the nature of how it all happened is far more complex than meets the eye. Told by a super tongue in cheek, unlikable narrator, this story unfolds again and again, constantly keeping you guessing what’s true and who you can trust. Great example of why sometimes nothing beats a fun, extremely bingeable thriller.

Thank you to NetGalley and Celadon Books for the arc of Alex Michaelides’ most anticipated book of 2024!

An entertaining read by one of my favorite authors! There is deception, drama, obsession, secrets; everything to make a gripping thriller. This book is a slow burn working its way to the grand finale. You won’t know what is true and what isn’t until the end thanks to the unreliable narrator.

I enjoyed the twists, some were shocking and some I predicted. I felt like I was constantly being tricked though and I came away frustrated with that for some reason. The end brought me back to loving the book. After I put it down I had that “what just happened???” moment.

Overall, another good thriller from Michaelides! Def recommend if you are a lover of Greek tragedies and theatrics.

First of all, as always, thank you to Celadon Books and NetGalley for this ARC.

This tale is a not only a thriller but a bit of a love story and friendship with tons of twists along the way. However I will say it did get off to a bit of a slow start, but picked up towards the middle. Loved that it was divided into different Acts, and timelines flipped about keeping you on your toes, but not completely lost.

4/5 ⭐️

Like so many others, I LOVED "The Silent Patient." I was pretty indifferent to "The Maidens." And now I can say I hated "The Fury." I was seeing so many great advanced reader reviews for Michaelides latest release I decided I would give this one a try and was hoping for the second coming of "The Silent Patient." It wasn't. I struggled through this book, only finishing it because I received an ARC and didn't want to let it go unread. The entire story was extremely slow moving, constantly promising a huge reveal, you won't believe what happens! When said "twist" comes along over halfway through the book I was so indifferent and did not care at all. The characters were all very unlikeable and underdeveloped, I truly didn't care what happened to any of them. What I did like is a pretty short list....I loved the cover, I was appreciative of the short chapters, and I enjoyed the little easter egg call backs to his previous works. However, if you haven't read his previous novels, I would skip the epilogue as it could potentially ruin a huge twist for you in a previous book.

Seven people stranded on an island and someone is murdered, everyone is a suspect. I liked the way the chapters were Acts, like it was written as a play. You can't really believe that what you are reading is true and it makes you want to get to the end that much more.

The plot has glamour, love, betrayal, friendship, heartache and of course, murder. Everything I want in a novel.

I really enjoyed reading this. It was a slow burn but it flowed perfectly and evey time a chapter ended I couldn't stop reading. Just when I thought I figured out what was happening, the plot takes a turn and I am second guessing everything.

I think I was expecting something more angry and shocking in the end, title being The Fury. It did end with no questions and tied up the plot nicely. The writing was great and I would read more from this author.

Thank you NetGalley and Celadon Books for the opportunity to read this book and give an honest review.

I tandem read this ebook with the audiobook and it was a great experience. I’ll certainly be recommending this to audio lovers.

I really enjoyed The Fury! Quite different from The Silent Patient but I did still feel the Michaelides’ distinct voice. The book is constructed in a theatrical manner and divided into ‘acts.’ This was especially fitting with the movie star protagonist, Lana, and the isolated Greek island setting that helps this modern greek tragedy. This was a very slow burn mystery thriller that was high on the secrets but low on the thrills. Go into this expecting more of a character study than a typical thriller. I enjoyed how everything unfolded with the timely reveals and the last 100 or so pages was especially fun.

The Fury very much reminded me of If We Were Villains, sans dark academia, due to the nature of the writing and inner dialogue of Elliot. Very fun read! It’s a shame this comes out in January because it’s the perfect beach read. Highly recommend if you enjoy theatrical characters, slow burn mysteries, and beachy settings.

Welp… just when I thought “ I know something you don’t 😏🎤” Alex said “you don’t even know where your birth certificate is.”

And yes this is in the same universe as The Maidens and The Silent patient with a couple of “fun” cameos.

I enjoyed this read a lot! I love his other books silent patient and the maidens. And this one was another page Turner! Lots of twists in story and this book really kept me interested and to know what happens and is worth the read. I can’t wait to see what else you come out with. This is unputdownable!

3.5 stars

This was a quick, exciting read with enough twists and diversions to keep me coming back for answers. But was it mind blowing? No. Did I realize who the murderer was halfway through? Yes. Did I also realize the narrator may not be a realiable source? Yes. I also was completely unclear on the time period. Is it present day? Is it the 1920s? The 1940s?

I am not the biggest Alex Michaelides fan - The Silent Patient didn’t do anything for me so I didn’t read the Maidens - but this book is much shorter so I gave it a try thanks to a NetGalley ARC. I would not have read it otherwise..

Overall - it was fine. I liked the way the plot kept diverting into other storylines to prolong the inevitable reveal. But not edge-of-your-seat thrilling or heart-pounding in any way.

The Fury is a term used to describe a ferocious wind on the Greek island known as Aura, and this wild, unpredictable wind mirrors the unpredictable characters and plot in Alex Michaelides's latest novel. The novel follows playwright Elliot, and a group of "friends" as they travel for a getaway trip to Aura. However, everyone has ulterior motives and secrets, and nothing is as it seems. Overall, a fun novel that will keep you guessing until the very end.