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laurazdavidson's review against another edition
2.0
A girl is found dead, beautiful and perfect, on the swings at an exclusive private girls school... This should have been the opening to a great mystery novel. I was expecting The Craft; I was expecting a taut, intense thriller. I got neither. Very disappointed. There were so many opportunities here that were just squandered.
colorfulleo92's review against another edition
2.0
I wanted to like this more than I did. It started out promising, a boarding school for girls, a murder mystery, talks about witch craft and off things happen. It has all the things that I should enjoy reading about yet I didn't like it, wasn't exciting and by the end I just wanted to be done with the story and found a few issues with the book that I didn't like, for example drug use. I'm disappointed but this wasn't for me
griffonvagabond's review against another edition
3.0
This book took all the things I love and made me feel... nothing. I had no real connection to the characters. The writing was lovely but I wasn't absorbed. I still recommend the read because it was mildly enjoyable. I just, missed the connection to the characters. I'll go on to read more of this author's work but this book just didn't do it for me.
sammyd's review against another edition
challenging
dark
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
tillytrio's review against another edition
1.0
I actually ended up abandoning this book because I found the plot slow and tedious.
The main characters weren’t particularly likeable and two of them seemed irrelevant.
The main characters weren’t particularly likeable and two of them seemed irrelevant.
lisakimmence3's review against another edition
1.0
"...It seems strange to me, even now, that we see the move into adulthood as something positive, the 'growing out of' old ideas, aspiring to lives that are lived on a dull, simple level. Marriage, desk jobs, the rejection of wonder. The march toward death, losing gut knowledge, love of beauty, joy, along the way. The dull, rote processes of meaningless jobs; hollow entertainment over meaningful experience. Filling our waking hours, that we might at last be released into some fitful, dreamless sleep; bland conversations, hour after hour, with no thought behind them, moment by moment creeping ever toward the abyss."
And this passage can pretty much sum up what it felt like to read this book. I am so happy that this experience is finally over for me. I just want to put the whole thing behind me and pretend it didn't happen.
I'm not going to get into what this book is about as the description does a good enough job of that but when I read the blurb I was so excited to get my hands on this because it gave me all The Craft movie vibes. I love that movie so I thought I was going to be in for a good time.
Let me start with the writing. Though I thought the descriptive writing was very good, this book is just too dang wordy. The dialogue between the girls is very disjointed, with the characters hardly finishing their sentences. It's written as if the girls know what the other is thinking or saying without them having to finish their thoughts but I, as the reader, have no idea what they're thinking so most of the time I was asking myself wtf these girls were even talking about.
And that leads me to the characters. With the exception of Grace, who I may have liked a teensy bit, I didn't like a single person in this book. Not one! And the one I despised the most was, Violet, the one telling the story. I don't think I've hated a main character more. This girl epitomizes what being a follower and not a leader is about. She's weak, she's jealous, she's just down-right pathetic. And her supposed best friends think so too because they tell her often.
And what was the point of Annabel and all that needless stuff? Yeah, this was a nightmare for me. I'm trying my best to not DNF books but this is one that definitely should have been tossed on the shit pile long ago.
My apologies to those who liked this book. It just didn't work out for me.
And this passage can pretty much sum up what it felt like to read this book. I am so happy that this experience is finally over for me. I just want to put the whole thing behind me and pretend it didn't happen.
I'm not going to get into what this book is about as the description does a good enough job of that but when I read the blurb I was so excited to get my hands on this because it gave me all The Craft movie vibes. I love that movie so I thought I was going to be in for a good time.
Let me start with the writing. Though I thought the descriptive writing was very good, this book is just too dang wordy. The dialogue between the girls is very disjointed, with the characters hardly finishing their sentences. It's written as if the girls know what the other is thinking or saying without them having to finish their thoughts but I, as the reader, have no idea what they're thinking so most of the time I was asking myself wtf these girls were even talking about.
And that leads me to the characters. With the exception of Grace, who I may have liked a teensy bit, I didn't like a single person in this book. Not one! And the one I despised the most was, Violet, the one telling the story. I don't think I've hated a main character more. This girl epitomizes what being a follower and not a leader is about. She's weak, she's jealous, she's just down-right pathetic. And her supposed best friends think so too because they tell her often.
And what was the point of Annabel and all that needless stuff? Yeah, this was a nightmare for me. I'm trying my best to not DNF books but this is one that definitely should have been tossed on the shit pile long ago.
My apologies to those who liked this book. It just didn't work out for me.
bkdrgn303's review against another edition
2.0
I really wanted to love this one but it was just okay. Not terrible but it just dragged for me. Had a hard time keeping with it and ended up skimming quite a bit. Angst-y. Meh.
weronine's review against another edition
1.0
I don't know if it's me or this book is so bad but I just couldn't stand it. The ending didn't satisfy me and the whole plot could've been put in less pages. The only thing I quite liked was the language.
But still - The Furies didn't suprise me and it'll be better to forget this book as soon as possible.
But still - The Furies didn't suprise me and it'll be better to forget this book as soon as possible.
bookishwithwine's review against another edition
3.0
Have you ever seen The Craft? It’s a movie from 1996 about a new girl who falls in line with a trio of outcasts teenage girls who practice witchcraft.
I could not get the movie out of my head while reading this book. There are so many similarities, but the one thing that does set the movie and this book apart is murder.
There was something off about Violet’s character. She just didn’t seem to care. She survived the car accident that killed her little sister and her dad, but she didn’t seem to be bothered by it. Her mom on the other hand become a basket case and didn’t really keep track of her daughter except to enroll her in the academy.
Right when Violet met Robin, Grace and Alex you knew she was going to be drawn into whatever they were doing. They said she had an uncanny resemblance to missing student Emily. Emily and Robin had been best friends before she vanished, and Violet did not want her found. She was Robin’s best friend now, and if they did find her it would ruin everything. Creepy clingy anyone?!
I found this book hard to follow. The parts in the book where I wanted more of an explanation there wasn’t one. Other parts where they didn’t need to explain more, it dragged on.
The only thing I was really curious about with this book is finding out what happened to Emily. You will find out, and it’s not the direction I was going, but it was a nice little twist.
I could not get the movie out of my head while reading this book. There are so many similarities, but the one thing that does set the movie and this book apart is murder.
There was something off about Violet’s character. She just didn’t seem to care. She survived the car accident that killed her little sister and her dad, but she didn’t seem to be bothered by it. Her mom on the other hand become a basket case and didn’t really keep track of her daughter except to enroll her in the academy.
Right when Violet met Robin, Grace and Alex you knew she was going to be drawn into whatever they were doing. They said she had an uncanny resemblance to missing student Emily. Emily and Robin had been best friends before she vanished, and Violet did not want her found. She was Robin’s best friend now, and if they did find her it would ruin everything. Creepy clingy anyone?!
I found this book hard to follow. The parts in the book where I wanted more of an explanation there wasn’t one. Other parts where they didn’t need to explain more, it dragged on.
The only thing I was really curious about with this book is finding out what happened to Emily. You will find out, and it’s not the direction I was going, but it was a nice little twist.
someonetookit's review against another edition
4.0
OK so I will keep this short and sweet. The Furies is a masterpiece that if it isnt The Craft fanfic, its most definitely has a very strong resemblance in places to one of my favourite movies of all time and well and truly fills the shoes of a well crafted homage.
Each character has its place in the tried and tested group of four strong teens who make up the headlining cast in this one. The the snobby one, the new girl, the weirdo and the tagger along who has an opinion but is just a little sheeple.
The pace stays relatively fast in the majority of places, only slowing down for artistic effect.
If you are a person who does not condone underage drinking, drug use and illegal behaviour, this novel may not be for you. Also of note is a lowkey rape (its not graphic, its more a plot device), inappropriate behaviour towards a minor and animal sacrifice.
Overall its a well written exploration of teenage angst and the perils of interfering in business that doesnt concern you.
If you want to read more of my thoughts, you can find them at #thefuries by Katie Lowe is the perfect exploration into teenage angst and the problems that can arise when you meddle with the wrong peoples business.
It felt like an homage to one of my favourite 90's movies and I would def read it again
if you want to read more of my thoughts, you can find them at https://someonetookit.wordpress.com/2019/11/03/the-furies-katie-lowe/
Each character has its place in the tried and tested group of four strong teens who make up the headlining cast in this one. The the snobby one, the new girl, the weirdo and the tagger along who has an opinion but is just a little sheeple.
The pace stays relatively fast in the majority of places, only slowing down for artistic effect.
If you are a person who does not condone underage drinking, drug use and illegal behaviour, this novel may not be for you. Also of note is a lowkey rape (its not graphic, its more a plot device), inappropriate behaviour towards a minor and animal sacrifice.
Overall its a well written exploration of teenage angst and the perils of interfering in business that doesnt concern you.
If you want to read more of my thoughts, you can find them at #thefuries by Katie Lowe is the perfect exploration into teenage angst and the problems that can arise when you meddle with the wrong peoples business.
It felt like an homage to one of my favourite 90's movies and I would def read it again
if you want to read more of my thoughts, you can find them at https://someonetookit.wordpress.com/2019/11/03/the-furies-katie-lowe/