Reviews with content warning for Child abuse - The Fury

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astoriareader's review against another edition

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mysterious slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

SYNOPSIS

A group of people are on a private island in Greece, and someone is murdered. Who was killed? Why were they killed? Who murdered them?

MY THOUGHTS

This is my least favorite so far of the three books by this author.
I really hated the narration style, where often times, the narrator is addressing the readers directly.
The flow & pacing was uneven.
Lots of unlikable characters.
Atmospheric setting.
Felt like a soap opera.
Ending was mehhh.

TL;DR: ⭐️⭐️⭐️atmospheric read, but overall, just meh. Odd narration style.

Thanks to Celadon Books and Netgalley for this digital ARC in exchange for an honest review. This book is out now.

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brep23's review against another edition

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dark mysterious sad tense medium-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

4.0

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cookie239's review against another edition

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mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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kelsharr's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

3.25

Interesting, unique narration, but ultimately not for me

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elizabeth_lepore's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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amanda_reads89's review

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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riverofpages's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Keep my attention. Was excited to read the entire way through. Not once did I lose interest but the twist wasn’t as interesting as his other books.

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corkspork's review against another edition

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dark sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

The blurb about this book reminded me of Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, and consequently I think I was comparing this book to that movie the whole time, and found the book wanting (and also disagreeing with David Baldacci's assertion that The Fury is "highly original"). I got tired of the way the narrator kept alluding to the terrible events yet to come rather than just telling us what they were, and I was underwhelmed by all of it. Ultimately I think the book was fine and I didn't resent my book club for chosing it (though I did lower my rating from 2.5 to 2.0 as I wrote this review).

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