Thea Hope aspires to become an alchemist and is studying under her mother. Together they've been working on creating the Philosopher's Stone when Thea's mother when her mother has a mental breakdown. Thea is sent to live with her father, a professor at Oxford, where Thea learns just how much her mother's notes on their work are worth.

I liked the combination of historical fiction and magical realism in this book. A Golden Fury was much more character driven than plot driven, which often works for me, but unfortunately this one missed the mark. The characters weren't very likeable, which I think made the lack of plot harder to look past.

A great reading experience.....yes, experience. The story revolves around a young woman alchemist adept and her work in the laboratory, first her mother's, then the lab in a London university. Set in the 1790's, the historical facts are close. Samantha Cohoe had to take a few liberties to keep the story moving forward. When our young chemist moves from France to London, her experiences will cause her to doubt her skills and question her mother's achievements. But she will work through these challenges to find her place in history.

I could not get into this book unfortunately. DNF at 27%. It definitely had elements that could work for some, but the writing style did not work for me.

At the time I requested this book it sounded interesting, but I no longer find it as intriguing as I once did. I won't be able to fully review this one. Thank you for the early access though!

Thea Hope is the daughter of an alchemist and an aspiring and talented alchemist in her own right. When her mother goes mad in pursuit of creating the Philosopher's Stone, Thea decides that she will finish what her mother started. But as she begins to feel the effects of madness herself, Thea must decide whether to complete the stone or risk death for those she loves.

There was a lot I liked about this book. I know basically nothing about alchemy so I found this plot to be very exciting and different. Thea herself is also very likable, so I was rooting for her the whole time. Many supporting characters were quite interesting and fun as well. I do think having Dominic basically disappear for the second half of the book is tragic though.

I found myself slightly confused at the ending, parts felt wrapped up and others didn't. I almost expected this to be a series, but I don't think it is. Oh well, bummer for me.

Thank you to Netgalley and Wednesday books for the eARC in exchange for my review. So sorry it took a year for me to read it.

A Golden Fury is inventive and bring a unique story to life. Thea is head strong and wants nothing more than to follow in her mother's footsteps, but the more she digs into her notes on alchemy the more she learns that the tone should not be created by anyone lest the wish to be driven insane. Can she protect the magic to create the stone from those who wish to use it for bad or will she be pushed to destroy herself to save all she loves? Compelling writing. Love it!

I didn't think there was anything wrong with this book, per se, but it wasn't for me. I did not enjoy it for no other reason than personal preference, and I was unable to get fully invested in the story.

I did like the alternate history setting, the alchemy, and the little bits of politics interwoven in the background. I also liked how there was not the development of a romance in the traditional sense (Thea had a romantic interest who was just manipulating her and then she left him) because it was refreshing.

I wish we had seen more of Thea's relationship with her mother, the consequences of several things that happened and were just abandoned without wrapup once they had served plot purpose, and Dominic. The plot felt a bit repetitious at times - Thea made the Stone over and over, she fought madness over and over, she had the same internal conflict about Will over and over, and I felt like there was very little progression between them. I also did not feel like Thea grew very much as a character.

I’m so glad I finally read this book! As soon as a read the word ‘alchemy’ in the synopsis, I immediately wanted to read it. If you are also a fan of stories about alchemy then I think you’ll enjoy this book.

I really enjoyed the historical setting of this book, and the fact that we followed a young girl in alchemy. Alchemy is predominately a male dominated field, so it was cool that two of the most powerful alchemists were both women. This book was also very adventures and took us to so many places. We got to travel to France, Oxford, and London. The descriptions of the places, specifically Oxford, took me right back to when I was there.

I like how this story centered around there being a curse in making the philosopher’s stone. It was interesting to see how the curse affected different people and how the power would go to their heads. Initially there were so many characters introduced it was hard to keep everything straight. When I started the story I was worried I wouldn’t be able to follow along because it felt like we just jumped right into the middle of a scene. I caught up pretty quickly though, and after that initial hesitation, I really enjoyed the writing and the story.

It wasn't my favorite, I found it hard to connect to the characters and the pacing was really off. I did think the story was super unique and Thea was a different type of character.

I started reading this book and found that it was not for me. It didn't seem fair for me to review a book that I didn't finish.

I received an advance copy from the publisher via NetGalley. Did not influence my review.

I liked A Golden Fury. I thought it was an entertaining read and I enjoyed the historically aspect as well as the time period setting. I struggled with pacing yet I did enjoy the female protagonist and the alchemical components of the story.

Quite an interesting and fascinating debut novel! The cover and the description attracted me at first and I had high expectations. The first half was pretty good, but it falls flat in the latter part. I loved the characters, the description and the plot but wasn't too keen on the romance. That really lessened my enthusiasm for this one as romance is quite important for me in my books(even if it's not the main focus). So, I wasn't really too fond of the love interest and I think it could have been done better!

This was a did not finish due to not expecting the content. It was not a book I was able to get into after all.

This book was “just ok”. I didn’t feel connected to the story or the characters. I think the cover art is absolutely stunning and that’s what originally drew me to the book. I would recommend it because I enjoyed the general story!

I kept picking this book up and putting it back down. It's not that it wasn't a good premise - it was! I love the idea that was behind the book. I loved all the details that were included. However, for some reason, this just wasn't the book for me. Something didn't gel and just wasn't a book for me. I highly recommend it for anybody who loves twisty plots!

A GOLDEN FURY transports the reader to eighteenth-century Europe where magic is entwined with danger. From beginning to end, this book was superb.

DNF at 50%. (Pg 172)
I really wanted to get into this one but I was bored. I was hoping it would pick up but I don’t have the patience at the moment.

Maybe I’ll pick it up again someday.

Did not finish. I could not connect with A Golden Fury by Samantha Cohoe. I will not be reading/finishing this one. Thank you, netgalley and publisher for the early copy!

I really enjoyed this book. I am a sucker for ya fantasy. The character development and historical setting were amazing for a debut author! I would highly recommend

Pacing was just too slow for me and dnf at 40% in. Additionally, I read some of the other reviews and felt the book may not be middle school appropriate for my 6-8 audience.