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A review by hbusarah
Sweet Fury by Sash Bischoff

4.0

At first, I was super hesitant about this book because it opens with the author praising F. Scott Fitzgerald. While I can understand the complexities of human nature, and the impact Fitzgerald has had on modern literature, I know too much about his and Zelda's relationship to see him as "great". It took me until 75% of the way through this book to understand what Sash Bischoff was trying to say about Fitzgerald and Zelda and when I finally did it all clicked. I spent the whole book thinking about how shitty all the men were and how I hated every single one but that was the point! I think if I were to share my favorite trope in this book, it would be a huge spoiler so trust me when I say, it gets there eventually. I'm not too familiar with Fizgerald's (Zelda for F. Scott, that's for you to question) work but I think I still understood the complexities and even picked up on a few of the easter eggs the author sprinkled throughout. I too remember reading Gatsby in a turning point in my life and I remember loving it and the feelings it gave me so I can understand why this author did was she did. I was invested with the plot the whole way through and even though I didn't care for any of the characters, all of them being morally gray did something for me. This isn't an all time favorite but the writing was so good, I'm looking forward to reading more from this author!






Thank you to Simon & Schuster for providing me with an eBook copy to review on NetGalley.
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