A review by kt2e56
The Fury by Alex Michaelides

dark 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

2.5

First off, the voice actor did a lovely job.

This was entertaining enough that I didn’t completely give up on it but it was also pretty cringey and had me rolling my eyes quite a bit because adults just don’t act this way? And people don’t speak this way? And the setting felt so completely unnecessary.

The big twist is easy to guess within the first three pages

which is why I hate the unreliable narrator trope so much. Especially when the unreliable narrator has zero charm, makes hackneyed jokes, and keeps calling attention to the fact that he’s an unreliable narrator making everything up. And like that twist works so much better if the fictional writer is you know…a good writer. But by constantly calling attention to the artifice (he’s like a Greek chorus! Get it? GET IT!?) it’s like “okay so when is he going to tell us that he’s in prison for killing Lana and he’s writing everything afterwards?” It feels like author is aiming for The Talented Mr. Ripley or even Saltburn but because they never come off as charming or clever (like Ripley) and they never FULLY commit to being completely batshit (like Saltburn) it just sort of leaves you shrugging and already looking to forget about this once you find something better.