Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the ALC of "The Fury" by Alex Michaelides. This was my second read by this author. I devoured The Silent Patient but skipped The Maidens. This book was a good listen. I liked how the narrator talked directly to the reader and broke down the fourth wall. It kept me guessing as I wasn't sure I believed our narrator-a plus for a thriller. Unreliability is a great way to pull in the listener who is trying to figure things out for themselves as well. Curious how the written version is, but the narration made it easy to follow along.

Thanks to NetGalley and Macmillian Audio for an ARC of this book!

I really struggled through this book. I think it may have been a DNF if I didn't have the audiobook. Books in which none of the characters are likable are very difficult for me to get through because I don't feel invested in anyone.

The writing style was very meta and definitely not for me. The narrator is telling the story directly to the reader, explaining what is going on in the setting- much like a narrator of a play would. He both plays a character and also knows information that his "character" should not know which made his narration feel very far-fetched. I did not enjoy form of story telling. Maybe my main problem with this style was the narrator himself though? I found Elliot to be annoying, obtuse and aggravating. These feelings strengthened the deeper into the book I got.

With the twist- I was just felt so miffed that the characters were so dumb. Not to mention legit nuts. Some of these folks need to be but in the bin nuts.

All this being said, I did go into the book with large expectations over all the publicity this book had already gotten which probably (definitely) affected my view of the story.

I loved this book right up until the ending! The writing was so good and it was such a different book from anything I have read. I like to read books with a satisfying-good-prevails ending and this was not that. It was definitely twisty and strange in a great way! I love this author and would recommend this book to anyone who is looking for something a little different to read! Thank you NetGalley for the ARC!

I ATE this book up. I enjoyed the Silent Patient and thought the Maidens was just okay. I really didn't know what to expect from this author's third book and omg this is my perfect book. The comparisons to Glass Onion are spot on in terms of vibes. This writing style is not going to be for everyone. I think readers can know within the first chapter or two whether the book will be for them. I LOVED it. I love writers, stories about writers, and books/stories that play with storytelling in a unique way. Not only was the writing and narrative structure fun, but the actual storyline had me totally hooked. I highly recommend this book (but also recommend that if you don't like it to start you won't start to like it.

The narrator gave me Hugh Grant vibes, which elevated the reading experience too. This was very fun to consume via audio.

First off, I just don't think Alex Michaelides is the author for me. I somewhat enjoyed The Silent Patient, absolutely did not like The Maidens, but this one really fell flat. The storyline itself was convoluted and extremely confusing, as well as frustrating once you get to certain conclusions in the chapters. I would not recommend listening to this one as an audiobook, as it was very hard to follow, and added to the confusion. I personally did not like any of the characters, and was so bored.

This was a fun twist for a mystery! Unique in the set up and an entirely different take on an unreliable narrator. I loved the one person narration for a whodunit! It was a nice change from a lot of the current Agatha Christie like plot.

I could really tell that the setting and characters were something Michaelides was passionate about. Each character came across so vivid.... I thoroughly enjoyed the ride.

Mystery and or thrillers don't necessarily need to catch me by surprise or have some outlandish twist or reveal in order for me to enjoy them... But I did feel like the ending of this book fell a little short for me, There were several twist but I just know Michaelides can do so much more with the psychological aspect, like we seen in The Silent Patient.

As always, I love the reference to his past characters in the end.. I look forward to his next one!

The narration for this audiobook made it even better than reading the physical copy! So many twists and turns, kept me guessing til the end and trying to solve the mystery as the book went on. Chef's kiss for a good thriller audiobook!

This book wasn't what I expected given how twisty The Silent Patient was! Loved the setting and the narrator did have a charming way of communicating with the reader, but didn't love.

I love that author went back to first personbwriting. Group of very interesting hollywood charcters, you lovevthem but you also judge them. One of them is killer but who yoi qill be suprised.

“This is a tale of murder.”

What a twisty bit of fiction this was.

There was lots to like: An unreliable narrator. An isolated (haunted?) island setting. A small cast of characters. Several points of view, and timelines.

There were also a few disappointments: Flat characters, a predictable ending (though I did enjoy the hat-tip to The Silent Patient), and A METRIC ISH TONNE OF EXPOSITION.

All tell and no show makes Angela a bored girl.

All said: While I didn’t love this book, I’ll be keeping an eye out for the next by this author.

Thanks to NetGalley, Celadon Books, and Macmillan Audio for this ARC.

Thank you Macmillan Audio and NetGalley for ALC of the book.

The Fury is a story about revenge, obsession and death that is told by an unreliable narrator.

This story had a lot of layers. With each layer I felt like the narrator turned my attention to a different angle or detail that I missed before. In my opinion it was enough layers/angles to keep the story interesting and not to make it too complicated for a listener.

Alex Jennings did a marvelous job narrating this novel.

Every once in a while, a book comes out that feels like it was written specifically for you. As a Michaelides fan, a lover of Ancient Greek culture, a mystery junky, and a theater educator, this fit squarely into my wheel house. If you are expecting another 'Silent Patient' you may be disappointed, however, what is remarkable about A.M. is his dexterity; each of his books has a unique style and voice, rather than being a pale imitation of his first/wildly successful novel. Take it on its own terms! Fury is q compelling mystery, replete with twists and turns (in the popular genre of modernized take on Agathat Christie). It is also a bit of a philosophical dive into identity via the lens of theater-in a world where fate is character and character is plot. If there is a consistent element acr0ss Michaelides' books, its his relationship to his narrator/main character. The Fury excels in this regard!

Enjoyed this audiobook and would recommend! I liked the story and the narrator. The narrator reminded me of Hugh Grant and it was fun to imagine him telling this story.

I liked this book much more than I thought I would! Talk about an unreliable narrator! This book has that to the extreme and I was totally here for it. I do love that everything turned on its head and went topsy-turvy! I will be giving Alex Michaelides another read!

I'll go ahead and say I really did not enjoy this. I powered through to finish it but was dreading it. I felt like the first half of the book was purely set up of the scene and there was so much unneeded "dangling of the carrot" if you will by the narrator. The only redeeming quality for this was the narrator but even he started to get in my nerves halfway through. This was SO slow and painfully hard to get through if I'm being honest. I loved The Silent Patient but Alex Michaelides books since have been such a let down for me. Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This was a slower thriller than what I usually like but it definitely still pulled me through with its strange and twisty story line. Overall, I really enjoyed this one!

Loved the first half of the book. Unfortunately I was unable to finish it since it stopped playing and would only allow me to restart. Kept returning to the beginning of the book and even though I deleted my account and reinstalled, I still could not get it to work.

I’ve read all of alex michaelides and couldn’t wait to pick this one up! there were some parts that really stood out to me.

assortment of characters: famous celebrity and her friends/family

unique setting: isolated greek island

interesting writing format: written like a play

I spent the first part of the book trying to keep all of the characters straight but as things progressed, I couldn’t put it down! there were lots of twists and turns to unveil who the true murderer was at the end.

thank you to net galley for the arc!

I thought this story was pretty impressive. I do wish i would have read it rather than listen to it. The narrator was incredibly annoying and almost ruined it. But jeez, those twists were wild.
I kept thinking i had it all figured out. I was wrong.
Multiple times. I think it was a very clever plot with truly despicable characters. I sure do love to hate characters.

I loved the narrator point of view, it was a slow start for me but then it picked up about halfway through. I was fooled more than once about how i thought it would end. Thank you!!!