This was such a good read. Slow burn but once you get into it youre really into it. I loved this and am so thankful for the opportunity to read the arc.

I loved this book!! The writing was so different it held my interest all the way through. Is it a murder mystery or a love story, that is for you to decide! I felt like the narrator was talking to me the whole time and I could see the story playing out in my head as I read. Such a fun read!

The Fury tells the story of a famous actress and her tight-knit friend group and how it falls apart on an island in Greece, and I think my favorite part of this story is that it is told by an unreliable narrator who keeps rewriting the story, or at least rewriting parts to reveal truths to be true that we didn't previously know about. Every once in a while, a new part of the story is revealed that opens it up completely. I won't say that the twists and turns in this book truly shocked me, but the tension is enough to make this an enjoyable read. I found the writing style interesting, although a little grating at times, and had a good time reading about Lana and Elliott and what happened on the island. I would recommend this book to those who like slow-burn thrillers, because this one is certainly a slow burn.

Thank you so much Celadon books for the ARC!

I absolutely FLEW through this one! I did half on audio and half on the print copy and could not stop reading! The chapters are so short and bingeable!

I loved the writing style as it kept me on my toes the whole time!

I didn't see the ending coming a mile away and the more I think through the LAYERS AND LAYERS of the plot and twists, the more clever it becomes!

The audiobook's narration was also so well done and Alex Jennings was the perfect choice and exactly how Elliot Chase (the main character) would have sounded in my head.

I've read all three of Michaelides' thrillers now and this one is my favorite of the three! I just can't get over how clever it was!

This will be available for purchase on January 16th!

4.5 rounded up!

Delving into this book was a slow burn, but once I was immersed, the storyline had a magnetic quality. The twists and turns added a thrilling dimension, though the ending, while decent, left me yearning for a tad more excitement. Overall, a good read that captivates despite its measured pace.

I really enjoyed THE FURY. The POV was really interesting and unique--I loved how the perspective kept being rewritten. My favorite part was the intro/prologue -- it was well-done and set the tone for the whole book.

I suppose I was a bit disappointed, as Michaelides' THE SILENT PATIENT is one of my favorite thrillers, so I kept waiting for a huge twist or surprise. There *were* twists but nothing much beyond what I had imagined. So, it's hard to evaluate THE FURY, to separate the book from my expectations. For a thriller, it was strong. I suppose my expectations were just really high.

I do think there were some lovely moments of prose, and I appreciated what he did with the mutating POVs. He also does a fantastic job of creating a unique mood for the book. But I wish there had been a further twist.

Highly recommended, though. Well done and enjoyable.

The Fury is Alex Michaelides third novel in which a cast of characters retreat to a private Greek island where someone is murdered. The Fury is The Glass Onion meets Gone Girl meets And Then There Were None.

The Fury is narrated by Elliot Chase. He speaks directly to the reader as he recounts this twisted tale of murder and, more importantly, deceit. Michealides hits the nail on the head with Elliot as the narrator. I felt empathy, pity, and irritation towards him throughout the novel. As he peels back the layers of the mystery, readers quickly realize there’s more to the story than he’s telling.

Almost every character on the island is a genuine suspect, which created an eerie atmosphere of distrust. The island itself and the weather feel like characters as the island isolates them and the volatile weather ramps up tension.

The Fury’s plot is truly an onion as Elliot peels back the layers of the story slowly. Just when I thought I had a handle on the events of the story, Elliot would reveal something previously held back that changed the entire narrative. It was fascinating watching the story unfold.

Overall, The Fury was a fascinating mystery that kept me turning the pages until the wild ending I did not see coming.

Alex Michaelides has done it again, writing another unexpected murder story with another unexpected twisty ending. The Fury reminded me of Benjamin Stevenson's Everyone in my Family has Killed Someone. The narrator, Elliot, is speaking directly to the reading audience, saying he is going for complete honesty, all the while misleading or omitting key points to the plot. The story is a puzzle that you can only get the entire clear picture of when the last piece has been put in place.

The Fury has a more playful vibe than his previous two novels, but it is not a comedy. There are psychological mind games going on and since the story is told from Elliot's perspective, you have no choice but to follow where his narrative takes you. I found this novel quite inventive but thoroughly enjoyable and I'm curious to see how others receive this last book from Alex Michaelides.

Thank you to Netgalley for the opportunity to read and review this book.

Thank you NetGalley for allowing me to receive this book for an honest review.

I absolutely loved this book. It had me hooked from the first page and I was shocked by the ending.
I never expected it.

I will now look into reading more books by Alex Michaelides.

Thanks Net Galley for introducing me to a new author.

When I first got approved for an ARC of this book I was so excited as I loved the Silent Patient so much. Well, this book turned out to be a disappointment Unfortunately I DNF'ed at 15%. I just couldn't get into it and this whole idea of the story being told by another character was just so weird. Totally not what I was expecting.

Thank you NetGalley, Celadon Books and the author for an ARC in exchange for my honest review.

I found The Fury entertaining and easy to read, but it wasn’t as good as I expected. I loved both of Michaelides’ other books, so I went into The Fury expecting to love it as well. But it wasn’t as exciting and the twists were just okay, unlike The Silent Patient where I was actually surprised with the twist ending.

That’s not to say that I didn’t like the book, because I did. However, the unreliable narrator’s back and forth between what happened, and what he imagined/wrote should have happened, kept taking you down different paths of a made up story, and it started to get a little boring by the end, because you had already been privy to too many endings. Once the actual twist ending happened, it was old news.

Still, like I said, I did enjoy reading it. It’s a quick entertaining read. It just didn’t measure up to what I normally expect from a Michaelides book.

Thank you to NetGalley and Celadon Books for sending me a copy in exchange for an honest review.

There was something about the narrator in this story that couldn’t keep me away. I had to read more, I had to know more. It felt like I was sitting at a bar and he was telling this tale about how he spent the weekend on a private island in Greece one time. The author knows how to pace a story and how to keep a girl addicted. I have a slight book hangover from this book.

I also loved the update about another character that has been written about in the other two books Alex has. I was cheering. That’s all I will say., I don’t want to spoil it.

Thank you to NetGalley, Celadon Books and Alex Michaelides for the eARC of the book in exchange for an honest review.

I hate saying when I don’t like a book but I haaaaaateed this one.

Loved The Silent Patient. The Maidens was just okay. This one though, I can’t do another Alex book if they’re anything like this one.

From the start I hated the fourth wall POV thing. Immediate turn off for me. This character was extra cringey doing it too. I was willing to overlook that to give it a chance….

That leads me to everyone else. I didn’t like anyone, which is fine, probably kind of the point. But I also didn’t care what happened to any of them. I feel like by revealing the who so early on, the why doesn’t really matter. Or at least I didn’t care to know, as much as everyone annoyed me.

I didn’t feel the twist on the twist was worth sticking it out. And the very end cross over was so thrown in there out of nowhere.

I’m sorry! I didn’t like it, there’s no sugar coating this one!

Alex Michaelides does it again and has become an auto buy author for me! I loved how conversational this book felt. As the narrator explained, it really did feel like two people sitting down and sharing a story. I kept thinking I knew what was going to happen and I kept being surprised. I kind of got similar vibes to The Only One Left by Riley Sager. Loved it!

Wow I loved this! I was iffy going into this one as I didn’t love The Maidens plus the Greek mythology ideals. But this was quite surprising, the Greek mythology isn’t super strong but more just sprinkled in. This was a twisty turny book set up as a play with the backdrop of a private island owned by the famous actor Lana Farrar. I loved how this was set up with multiple acts and how it all comes together again. What a great read!

Being inside Elliot’s mind was chaotic, exciting and at times a bit cringe—to be honest, relatable! This book was addictive, finishing in about two days and always thinking about when I’d get a chance to read the next few chapters. Elliot felt like a familiar friend or reading a memoir, while also giving me the chills from a mystery and laughs from a comedy. This felt like a murder mystery meets reality tv meets Shakespeare meets theater. A fun read with an unexpected story.

I am obsessed with alex michaelides and everything he writes!!! and he certainly took a chance on the play-writing narrative style of elliot! while I’m not completely sold on the change of writing style (if something’s not broke, don’t fix it vibes), I did really enjoy this one…

diving into the world of mystery and unreliable narrators, I always know I’m in for a time-twisty, don’t believe anything a single character says thriller when it comes to alex’s stories. this one didn’t pack as much of a punch as his others, as the plot twists were smaller, more predictable, and methodical in the writing. I wanted that final gut-wrenching moment at the end 😭

the cast of completely twisted and unlikable characters was such a joy!!! and to go through this plot as a character study was a marvelous way to show how skewed personalities and characteristics can be in the eyes of the narrator 👏🏼👏🏼

I was firmly in the 3-3.5 star club at the end of the book, but then I read the epilogue!!!! and I’m reminded again why alex michaelides is a genius wow

I really applaud alex for taking a risk on this one, but in the end, I’m not quite sure if it was worth deviating from his traditional writing style or not…

thank you to celadon books for sending me an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review!

rating: 4 stars
wine pairing: greek assyrtiko

This was a fun audiobook that was easy to listen to.

The (unreliable) narrator, Elliot Chase…tells the story like you’re just sitting around casually chatting it up with someone.

He gives clues about who dies and who committed the murder throughout the book but you can’t really count on anything he says.

All of the characters were pretty awful, but I found myself intrigued by Elliot as the narrator. So I didn’t dislike him as much as the others.

It’s hard to rate this book because although the writing flowed well, the twists just kept coming and I was a bit over it towards the end but I also didn’t want to stop reading it. I just felt like it took forever to get from point A to point B. Definitely more of a slow burn until closer to the end.

I’m curious to see what others say about this one.

Dark murder mystery told from the point of view of a friend of the victim. Lana and Kate are both successful actresses who are close friends. When Lana suspects Kate of having an affair with her husband, she invites the entire group of friends to her private island to get to the bottom of things. Included on the guest list is Elliot, who is also a close friend of Lana’s and the narrator of the story. As Elliot tells the story, the many twists and turns leave you with no idea what or who to believe. Fast paced, multilayered story that is difficult to put down.

I am standing up and applauding the dozens of small stories that are all wrapped up neatly to tell an even bigger and more interesting story. There were so many twists that I just didn’t see any of it coming. This was the best Michaelides book yet! I loved the narration and felt it was a close friend sharing their life with me, Bravo!