This was deleted by publisher but will send again once the ALC is ready. I’ll update my review the .

I got an email saying that the wrong copy was uploaded and that there will be a new copy next week. I look forward to listening to it when it is ready.

I hope it's as a good as The Silent Patient!

I have no words!!!!!! Holy fucking shit balls, dude!!! If this doesn’t win thriller of the year in 2024, I will truly be shocked. The writing and narration were incredible. There were so many twists and turns; every time I thought I knew where the story was going, I was completely bamboozled. All of the characters had something to hide, which made it truly difficult for this reader to form hypotheses as to the central murder of the story. I could tell this must have been an extremely challenging book to write. Endless applause for Alex Michaelides! WOW.

Bonus: I haven’t read The Maidens yet, but there was a Silent Patient nugget at the end! 🥚 How fun for Michaelides’s avid readers.

This thriller follows a group of friends on a vacation to a Greek island that ends in murder. The story is told by Elliot, an unreliable narrator and a friend to Kate - a retired famous actress. I was super excited for this one, as I thoroughly enjoyed Alex Michaelides’ other novels. Unfortunately, this didn’t really work for me.

The pacing felt incredibly slow - which is never something I want in a thriller. I think the narrator, who was clearly unreliable from the first chapter, was supposed to add intrigue and mystery to the story, but it was just really frustrating. None of the characters felt particularly real. I don’t need my thrillers to be overly believable, but the characters should have actual clear human motivations. There was definitely an attempt at making Elliot into a complex protagonist, but the dramatic therapist speak didn’t do much for me in the way of character development. Also, just a heads up, this book kind of spoils The Silent Patient - a novel also written by this author that I enjoyed much more.

Thanks to NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for the audio ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I knew what I was getting myself into. I knew narrator was going to do something that I expect him to do. He sure did, but also so many other twists and turns happened that I wanted to throw the book away in a good way. I was like DJ Khaled singing "anotha one" but in a question form.

They don't lie when they say be careful what you wish for. You want to write the best play ever. You want it to be the most successful one staged in the near past. You want to feel like you tricked everyone with your incomparable cunningness. sure Elliott, you could get all of those, but there could more that came with it. There would always be someone smarter and better than you. There was always a chance that you could be beaten in your own game. You started all of that...

The Fury brought back what we had in the Silent Patient. I felt the buzz in my brain. Every time the narrator said "but that was not the truth" or "but that's not what happened", I said "what else you are going to throw in there?" under my breath. At least now we know not to think that we are as invisible and loved as we thought.

This story sucked me in from the prologue. Written in a distinct narrator voice that is reminiscent of Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson, The Fury is a story told by narrator Elliot Chase, who recounts a recent trip to his friend's private island in Greece. Atmospheric and transportative, this story is about murder...and love.

The best part about this story is the voice of the narrator-- it is such an enjoyable reading experience when you feel like you're sitting across the table from them as they share the story. Initially, I thought I knew what kind of book this was, but it ultimately turned into something else. Michaelides totally knocked it out of the park on this one!