A review by danrue
The Furies by Natalie Haynes

3.0

I know I just wrote a shining review of another book by this author and praised all of her books I just didn't think that this genre or book matched the talent she showed in the others. I was also hoping to learn about the furies, and the book took another approach. I felt that the characters and narrative felt unfinished. I was intrigued by the other books I have read and by the suspense of children being inspired by greek mythology and dangerously going to far but it felt built up too soon or dragged on too long. I enjoyed the characters but felt that they were all pretty flat and based on a singular character trait, behavior, or hobby. For a book trying to show that "problem children" are intelligent and just like everyone else, it felt wrong that they were so boxed in as to be the kid who likes make up or the kid who like video games. I did enjoy the class discussions of greek mythology and appreciated the questions she asked. It was the type of class that I would have loved to have and still would. Overall, I was disappointed but I am going to pick up another one of her books from the library tomorrow