Reviews tagging 'Bullying'

The Fury by Alex Michaelides

71 reviews

chloecam's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

1.0

put me into a reading slump - unfortunately not for me and i thought i would love it as i'm in the acting industry so know a lot of the references, but o mg did it drag and sometimes i can deal with an unreliable narrator but holy moly this was next level. I did not care about any of the characters and the final twists had me rolling my eyes i was actually so frustrated at the whole big
so sorry to the author lol 😭

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Alcohol, Bullying, Death of parent, Death, Grief, Gun violence, and Violence

Minor: Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, and Blood

astoriareader's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Blood, and Bullying

emma_sky's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Bullying, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Infidelity, Gaslighting, Stalking, Violence, and Alcoholism

Minor: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Blood, and Gun violence

lecheshakey's review against another edition

mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Blood, Bullying, Classism, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Alcohol, Death, Drug use, Physical abuse, and Murder

sawowza's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

A kaleidoscope of a mystery that has you guessing until the end. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Abandonment, Drug use, and Alcohol

amanda_reads89's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Mental illness, Infidelity, Bullying, Child abuse, Murder, Toxic relationship, and Emotional abuse

taylor_rams's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying

author2223's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Toxic friendship, Murder, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Gaslighting, Gun violence, and Infidelity

Moderate: Drug use, Stalking, and Blood

rsboquet's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Child abuse

mj_86's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, and Gun violence

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Child abuse, and Infidelity

Minor: Toxic friendship and Bullying