4.5 Stars !! What a brilliantly written debut novel. I could not put it down. The F. Scott Fitzgerald references were great to find scattered throughout the book. Lots of important topics discussed in the book like male misogyny and the me too movement. The ending of the book was very suspenseful with twist and turns at every corner. I highly recommend giving this one a read.

Thank you Netgalley and Simon & Schuster for the digital arc in exchange for my honest review.

There were some good aspects to this book, I wanted to know what the trap was because something wasn't right. The reference to F Scott Fitzgerald's work was too much for me.

Hollywood’s beloved Lila Crayne and her filmmaker husband Kurt Royall set off to make a feminist adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Tender is the Night. To prepare, Lila seeks therapy to help her overcome the trauma of the car accident that took her father’s life when she was just a child. Readers search for the truth through chapters of her doctor’s notes, her time at Princeton, and present day on and off the film set.

I didn’t know who to trust, which added an exciting element with every turn of the page. The story is mysterious and engaging as the characters play mind games with each other and the reader. I was unsure who was in on what, and was delighted to see the story unfold.

I was a bit confused at the very end, but it only made me want to go back and page through the story again which I think speaks volumes about the writing itself. Loved this debut novel from Sash Biscoff!

Thank you to @netgalley , @simonbooks , and @sash.bischoff for the opportunity to read and review!

Wow! Thrills, literary adaptation, revenge. ✅ ✅ ✅ This is a stunning debut.

We meet Lila, a notorious film star, as she enters therapy while working on her latest film project. What a coincidence that her new therapist Jonah also attended Princeton -- or is it? As the plot is laid, it is difficult to know who is a reliable and who is an unreliable narrator. The story within a story of the movie plot, adapted from Fitzgerald's Tender is the Night, creates some amazing parallels. Twists, deception, and backhanded justice. Hard to put down!

I began reading Sweet Fury, by Sash Bischoff, eagerly anticipating all the possibilities of a story involving anything by F. Scott Fitzgerald.  While this was good, I found it slow at times and had to drag myself through some parts.  I never considered not finishing it, as I had to know how it ended. Thanks, NetGalley and the publisher, for providing me with the ARC ebook I read and reviewed. All opinions are my own.

Lila our main character is filming her dream movie with her fiance/director and heads to see a counselor to sort out somethings before the filming begins. Slowly the layers of all these characters and more are revealed, but the twists, turns and reveals last until the very last sentence. Just when you think you have the book figured out everything is turned on its head. The pacing of the first part of the book is a tad slow, but as soon as I read the first page in Part II I was hooked. It is at that point that we switch point of views to the counselor. I loved the dual narrative and the meeting notes you get to read throughout the book, and the redemptive arc is amazing, even if you do not see it coming. I would recommend for anyone who likes a thriller with an ending they cannot guess.

A book that drew me in from the first pages a really well written debut thriller a complex story line well developed characters.I will be following this author.#netgalley #s&s

I received an ARC of this novel from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

A movie adaptation of an F. Scott Fitzgerald classic becomes a little too real when the actors enact the plot in real life.

Wait, was this really a debut novel? Bravo! This was written like a pro. This story was so unputdownable. There was plenty of Shakespeare references which made my literary heart flutter. This is a story of getting through trauma, the emotions dealt with trauma, and how ,in life, the lines between reality and fiction blur. Amazing! And will highly recommend this story.

I wanted to like Sweet Fury so badly, but oh my heavens, this book drove me crazy. The writing style was very overindulgent, but not in a maximalist, descriptive sort of way– in a pretentious dialogue sort of way. I can't put my finger on it exactly. It doesn't seem to take itself seriously, but then sometimes it really, really does.
The way the character of Freddie is written drove me crazy. It felt like a joke on TikTok someone makes about how gay characters are written, where he was constantly outwardly saying things that had gay buzzwords. It felt like I was constantly being reminded that this author was cool and hip and that Freddie was representation isn't that great!
The best part of this book was hands down the therapy notes. Everything else was eh. I would've probably loved the book if it had been a mystery novella that was all written in therapy notes.
Anyway. Not for me.

A bit slow and wasn’t very intriguing to me. I can see the bits of Silent Patient in it but it wasn’t enough for me.

There is a lot in this book that I think my students would benefit from reading and some good issue for discussion, in particular violence against women, justice, revenge, not being able to take credit for what they have done, therapy and repressed memories,, and boundaries. I don't think most of them have read Fitzgerald so that will go past them but think they can still get a lot from the book. Twisty tale that got more interesting as it went on

This took me a while to get into, but once I did, I needed to know what happened. The book was disturbing at times and surreal. The ending in part was took quick, but also left some unanswered questions.

Could not put this down & consider it a TOP read ever for me. It felt well thought out, brilliantly written, and kept me engaged. I found myself wanting the story to go on and could not put it down.

The way the book takes you through the story’s twists and turns makes you feel as if you are experiencing it yourself.

You will not regret reading this amazing book!

thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read this amazing book in exchange for my honest review. I can’t wait to recommend and re-read it in the future!

Thanks Netgalley for allowing me to read this book. Lila seems to have it all. She loves her job. She starts seeing a therapist. While talking to the therapist, she has been keeping secrets. This book kept my attention until the very end.

This story is more complex and devious than I expected. It is obvious that Jonah's infatuation with Lila is not going to end well but how his downfall is orchestrated is just one of many surprises in the story. The author makes a compelling statement with the lengths she has various characters go to in order to obtain justice and/or revenge, and the willful blindness or sometimes outright disregard for the potential consequences for other people, sometimes people who are innocent or who are victims themselves.

This is like a feminist version of F Scott Fitzgerald books. Maybe it's just inspired by Fitzgerald. I honestly haven't read enough of his work to be able to tell. His books are very male centric and they definitely show the age in which they were written. This is almost the opposite. The female lead is presenting as the victim at times, but the one in power at others. Is she manipulating everyone to do her bidding? Or is she the one being played? It is very clever. I don't think reading all of Fitzgerald's books in order to get this is necessary, though I am certain there is a lot of nuance that I didn't pick up on.

If you like feminist thrillers, like The Silent Patient (which is listed in the blurb), I definitely recommend this.

I was one of the lucky ones to do ARC of Sweet Fury (thank you!) in exchanged of my honest review. Although I enjoyed reading the book, it is really slow for me. The book did not pick up until about 50% of the book. Also I learned a lot of new fancy word which I appreciated. I didn't really know anything about Gatsby Fitzgerald book which is like the highlight of the story but I still like the story. Thank you!

Movie star Lila Crayne is starring in a leading role, a feminist adaptation of Fitzgerald’s Tender Is The Night with her fiancé director Kurt Royal. To prepare Lila goes to therapy to dig into her own trauma for the role with therapist Jonah Gabriel. It seems Jonah is also a huge Fitzgerald fan and together they seem to really bond. Lila shares secrets with him and Jonah believes he is the one who can save her, but can he be trusted or does he have secrets of his own? It seems everyone has a secret but who will get their revenge?

This book had me hooked right away but once I was half way through and everything was developing nicely, I couldn’t put it down. So much happens on and off the set that I had my jaw dropping a few times. If you’re looking for a thriller set with a Hollywood glamour feel with a strong female character this is your book!

I didn’t enjoy the first half or so of this book. It drug on fore and I couldn’t enjoy it. And then suddenly a switch was flipped and I couldn’t read the second half fast enough. It was a really twisty novel with lots of things I never would have guessed.