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A review by readers_sea
The Fury by Alex Michaelides
dark
mysterious
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
2.5
I'll be completely honest... I have no clue what happened here.
I loved all the authors previous books, so this is honestly a huge surprise for me to not love this one too.
I felt like from the beginning I didn't care for the characters. I didn't love the narration method with Elliot and I felt like it was a bit messy. I got a lot of whiplash in this book because things were all over the place, which I 100% believe some people are going to love. Personally, the entire story didn't seem intriguing enough and the motives were bland to me.
I don't mind unlikeable characters, especially in a thriller, but I felt like these characters just didn't do it for me. I did find it a little hard to follow along with as well. Overall, I think my main issue with the book was the storytelling. I've loved the authors ability to tell a story in the past, but this one just seemed like it was trying to do too much and was doing a lot of the reveals for the shock factor. The characters were not mature at all and the lack of development in any of the characters wasn't a good time for me.
I'm going to write this one off as a "not for me" and hope the next one is better! I'm so sure this book will have its audience, unfortunately it just wasn't me this time.
I loved all the authors previous books, so this is honestly a huge surprise for me to not love this one too.
I felt like from the beginning I didn't care for the characters. I didn't love the narration method with Elliot and I felt like it was a bit messy. I got a lot of whiplash in this book because things were all over the place, which I 100% believe some people are going to love. Personally, the entire story didn't seem intriguing enough and the motives were bland to me.
I don't mind unlikeable characters, especially in a thriller, but I felt like these characters just didn't do it for me. I did find it a little hard to follow along with as well. Overall, I think my main issue with the book was the storytelling. I've loved the authors ability to tell a story in the past, but this one just seemed like it was trying to do too much and was doing a lot of the reveals for the shock factor. The characters were not mature at all and the lack of development in any of the characters wasn't a good time for me.
I'm going to write this one off as a "not for me" and hope the next one is better! I'm so sure this book will have its audience, unfortunately it just wasn't me this time.