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A review by tangerinegem
The Fury by Alex Michaelides
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I loved this book all the way up until the last two chapters. Everything was hitting for me: the Greek islands, the movie stars, the creepy best friend, the reclusive groundskeeper. Obviously the hint of murder.
But likeeeeee, did I miss something? I kept thinking the author was hinting at things about certain characters histories, but then never actually revealed anything. The ending felt so underwhelming to me because the author kept referring to it as a whydunnit instead of a whodunnit, but even the why was like… meh. I literally finished the book feeling like I missed an entire couple of chapters of explanation. I don’t like to spoil what happens for anyone who hasn’t read it, but if you have read it PLEASE talk to me about your POV bc idk what happened.
The only reason this got as many stars as it did is because I just loved 90% of the book, but I was angry when I got to the end. I ranted to my husband about it for 30 minutes and he had no idea what was going on 😅 anyway the Fury was a great title for this book bc the end made me furious.
But likeeeeee, did I miss something? I kept thinking the author was hinting at things about certain characters histories, but then never actually revealed anything. The ending felt so underwhelming to me because the author kept referring to it as a whydunnit instead of a whodunnit, but even the why was like… meh. I literally finished the book feeling like I missed an entire couple of chapters of explanation. I don’t like to spoil what happens for anyone who hasn’t read it, but if you have read it PLEASE talk to me about your POV bc idk what happened.
The only reason this got as many stars as it did is because I just loved 90% of the book, but I was angry when I got to the end. I ranted to my husband about it for 30 minutes and he had no idea what was going on 😅 anyway the Fury was a great title for this book bc the end made me furious.