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A review by thistlel
The Furies by Katie Lowe
3.0
I like that it's dark academia, a subgenere I stumbled into and loved, but a lot of the action becomea muddled by the author's literary experience and opinion. When I read the About the Author, it clicked why so much text was given to Annabel.
I did like it the novel overall. I just wasn't awed by it. Violet faces a lot of trials relating to the adolescent experience; however, what never happens is the reader never gains a definitive answer about Emily Frost. I couldn't decide if I missed something and magical realism was at play or not. Perhaps the ambiguousness of it all was intended to add more mysticism that would fit into the theme of Furies, female fury, and magic.
Overall, a good read for anyone a fan of The Secret History by Donna Tart and The Craft (1996).
I did like it the novel overall. I just wasn't awed by it. Violet faces a lot of trials relating to the adolescent experience; however, what never happens is the reader never gains a definitive answer about Emily Frost. I couldn't decide if I missed something and magical realism was at play or not. Perhaps the ambiguousness of it all was intended to add more mysticism that would fit into the theme of Furies, female fury, and magic.
Overall, a good read for anyone a fan of The Secret History by Donna Tart and The Craft (1996).