Let me start by saying that I think this author is overrated. Just my opinion, but an honest one. It's not like I didn't give this author a second chance. I read a lenghtly excerpt from The Maidens and I didn't care for it. But I thought maybe The Fury would be different. Unfortunately, it wasn't any different, and I think I'm just not into Michaelides style of writing.
For me, the pacing was very slow. But, cleverly placed breadcrumbs kept be going until I got tired of waiting for any excitement outside of the murder.
The story unfolds through the lens of Elliot Chase. Elliot emcees the narrative from both third and first person points of view. I feel, however, that the flow and pacing would have benefited from multiple points of view.
Insofar as the characters are concerned, I disliked all of them. None of them had any redeeming qualities. They were all just full of themselves. But that means that the characters were fully developed into the actors they intended to be.
Sad to say at the 34% point, I just didn't have it in me to continue slogging on. One star, DNF.
I claimed an ARC from Celadon Books through the Bookish First Raffle. The review herein is completely my own and contains my honest thoughts and opinions.
For me, the pacing was very slow. But, cleverly placed breadcrumbs kept be going until I got tired of waiting for any excitement outside of the murder.
The story unfolds through the lens of Elliot Chase. Elliot emcees the narrative from both third and first person points of view. I feel, however, that the flow and pacing would have benefited from multiple points of view.
Insofar as the characters are concerned, I disliked all of them. None of them had any redeeming qualities. They were all just full of themselves. But that means that the characters were fully developed into the actors they intended to be.
Sad to say at the 34% point, I just didn't have it in me to continue slogging on. One star, DNF.
I claimed an ARC from Celadon Books through the Bookish First Raffle. The review herein is completely my own and contains my honest thoughts and opinions.