The Fury by Alex Michaelides is a book for fans of Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone and the Hawthorne & Horowitz series.
I liked that I wasn't totally sure where the plot was going, and I think the narrator, Alex Jennings, is well cast. And I love the cover, featuring an Evil Eye laid over an island backdrop.
But personally, I was hoping for more of a remote island, lives of the rich and famous feel. Instead this one's more of a, pull-up-a-barstool and hang out next to a meandering narrator, feel.
More than anything though, I was let down by the ending to this one. It just wasn't for me.
Of course, many friends have already had positive things to say about this one, so give it a shot if the premise interests you! There's a tiny little connection to the Silent Patient and the Maidens, though I don't think you need to read either before picking this one up (maybe just don't read the Fury then immediately turn to the Silent Patient).
I liked that I wasn't totally sure where the plot was going, and I think the narrator, Alex Jennings, is well cast. And I love the cover, featuring an Evil Eye laid over an island backdrop.
But personally, I was hoping for more of a remote island, lives of the rich and famous feel. Instead this one's more of a, pull-up-a-barstool and hang out next to a meandering narrator, feel.
More than anything though, I was let down by the ending to this one. It just wasn't for me.
Of course, many friends have already had positive things to say about this one, so give it a shot if the premise interests you! There's a tiny little connection to the Silent Patient and the Maidens, though I don't think you need to read either before picking this one up (maybe just don't read the Fury then immediately turn to the Silent Patient).