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Graphic: Mental illness, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship
Moderate: Bullying, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol
Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Stalking
Graphic: Drug use, Toxic friendship, Alcohol
Moderate: Child abuse, Stalking
Minor: Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Violence
Moderate: Death, Toxic relationship, Blood, Murder
Minor: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Abandonment
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Murder
Minor: Child abuse
Graphic: Bullying, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Classism
Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship
Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Murder
Minor: Gun violence, Sexual violence
Author: Alex Michaelides
Genre: Thriller
Rating: 3.75
Pub Date: January 16, 2024
T H R E E • W O R D S
Atmospheric • Clever • Dynamic
📖 S Y N O P S I S
Lana Farrar is a reclusive ex–movie star and one of the most famous women in the world. Every year, she invites her closest friends to escape the English weather and spend Easter on her idyllic private Greek island.
I tell you this because you may think you know this story. You probably read about it at the time ― it caused a real stir in the tabloids, if you remember. It had all the necessary ingredients for a press sensation: a celebrity; a private island cut off by the wind…and a murder.
We found ourselves trapped there overnight. Our old friendships concealed hatred and a desire for revenge. What followed was a game of cat and mouse ― a battle of wits, full of twists and turns, building to an unforgettable climax. The night ended in violence and death, as one of us was found murdered.
But who am I?
My name is Elliot Chase, and I’m going to tell you a story unlike any you’ve ever heard.
💭 T H O U G H T S
The Fury is my second book from author Alex Michaelides (skipped The Maidens due to Greek Mythology focus) and I knew to expect something clever and different than your run-of-the-mill thriller. And that is exactly what this is.
The story itself is fairly forgettable, with typical tropes and elements often used in other locked room mysteries. But what makes this book stand out are the narrator, Elliot Chase, and the brilliant structure. Told in the form of a play, with quick, short chapters, it was like sitting down and being told a juicy story as Elliot was speaking directly to the reader. On the surface it's a story of deception and revenge, but when digging a little deeper it's a love story.
Reminiscent of a Greek tragedy, Alex Michaelides has skillfully delivered one of the most unreliable narrators I have yet to come across in my reading life. The story isn't the strength of this book rather its the telling. I still prefer The Silent Patient, yet the author definitely has a gift in writing clever books. I am intrigued to see what he will do next.
📚 R E A D • I F • Y O U • L I K E
• unreliable narrators
• murder mysteries
⚠️ CW: murder, gun violence, death, alcohol, drug use, infidelity, bullying, toxic friendship, toxic relationship, blood, stalking, gaslighting, mental illness, alcoholism, child abuse, emotional abuse, suicidal thoughts, cursing
🔖 F A V O U R I T E • Q U O T E S
"In case I am speaking to a young person now, let me give you something to hold on to: do not despair at being different. For that very difference, initially such a source of shame, so humiliating, and painful, will one day become a badge of honor and pride."
"We are all the unreliable narrators of our own lives."
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol
Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Blood, Stalking, Gaslighting
Minor: Cursing, Suicidal thoughts
The bottom line: The Fury was another winner from Alex Michaelides. I liked it more than The Maidens, but it couldn’t top The Silent Patient for me.
— NOTES —
Genres:thriller
POV: first-person, singular
Content: murder, moderate language, infidelity, brief suicidal ideation
— MY RATING CONSIDERATIONS —
(all out of 5)
Pace: 4
Enjoyment: 4.5
Craft: 5
My Gut Feeling: 4.5
Total Stars: 4.5
Moderate: Infidelity, Murder
Minor: Suicidal thoughts
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Classism