I love a good unreliable narrator story and THE FURY fits the bill. However, there were things about the book that didn't connect with me.

We didn't get enough of a sense of our main character's personality. We sort of do at the end, but I needed something more to relate to.

It felt like the author was forcing a variety of twists and gotchas that was just that ... forced. Things didn't flow and were too predictable.

Nonetheless, the story kept my interest and I certainly appreciate that. It's got to be difficult to follow the perfection of The Silent Patient and I think THE FURY was a good attempt.

Thank you NetGalley and Celadon Books for an e-copy of THE FURY to review.

I rate THE FURY four out of five stars.

I enjoyed this as much as Michaelides' other novels - I thought it had all the fun things I look for in a thriller. It wasn't the greatest thing I've ever read, but it was entertaining, quick-paced, and had some fun twists. I have been in a major reading slump lately and this one hit the spot for a fun read! Thanks NetGalley and Celadon Books for the ARC.

Thank you to Netgalley for the book.

I think we are all used to the unreliable narrator by now, we know we shouldn’t trust the person telling us the story, but yet we still do. In Michaelides’ newest book, our guide to a murder on a Greek island is Elliott, a British playwright and the best friend of the retired film star, Lana Farrar. But as we pull up a bar stool to take in his story, should we be wary of his motives in sharing this tale with us? All the action happens on a remote Greek island, where Elliott, Lana, Lana’s husband, best friend, caretaker, and son are all part of a murder. But who is dead and who is the killer? And what is their motive?

This was the first book I’d read by Michaelides, though he seems best known for the Silent Patient which has garnered a number of awards and a pretty high Goodreads rating. I enjoyed this book, especially when I listened to the audiobook narrated by Alex Jennings, but it felt a bit formulaic. The twist wasn’t much of a surprise and things got a bit convoluted, which in a thriller can be a problem. I will definitely be putting his other books on my list because I found his writing compelling and his characters are well developed. The audiobook for this one also moved along at a great clip and Jennings really held my attention.

This was a pretty good thriller, though it felt a bit more like a mystery to me, not quite as suspenseful as I would have liked. Very atmospheric though and I enjoyed the setting. I really loved 'The Silent Patient' so I do compare the author's later books to that and the ending wasn't as stunning but overall I enjoyed!

This was a fun mystery that kept me guessing to the very end. It's a bit of a slow burn as the narrator, Elliott, spins his web purposefully, taking the reader along for the ride.

I didn't feel connected to the narrator, I didn't enjoy the plot, and I had a hard time following. There were a lot of staircases to nowhere without any payoff whatsoever. For such a strong first novel like The Silent Patient, I feel Michaelides keeps losing his audience.

I absolutely adored this book! The atmosphere was perfect and I was on the edge of my seat the entire time. I loved it!

2.5 ⭐️ I just keep trying to like this author because I loved the tie to Greek mythology and his knack for writings endings that actually do surprise me. However, I’m just not loving this writing enough. This may be the last one for me.

While I love an untreliable narrator, which this this author writes well in a thriller format, I just find that the characters are unrelated or unlikeable each time. This read felt particularly slow to me compared to some of his others. Often I find that the ending of his books surprised me so much that I end up increasing the rating for the overall book just for that, but in this case, the ending didn’t save the middle for me. It certainly wasn’t a terrible book, I just want more intrigue and faster pace and for it to be more memorable when I finish.

Overall I think this author is a good writer and I can see how his books are popular with others. While there are things that I wish were different in the pacing and level of thrill, the structure and style of writing is well done. I simply just don’t think they are exactly what I am looking for for myself.

Thanks NetGalley for the ARC of this book.

As I wasn't the biggest fan of The Maiden's, it just wasn't my sort of thriller/mystery, there is something to be said for the way Michaelides weaves Greek culture through0ut his writings. I love a good whodunnit and this one was a staggering hit, with characters to love and loathe, witty and quick paced twists and turns. As I haven't read The Silent Patient, I can't really say how this book ties in or if it is better or worse. I can say that it was better than expected. I like when a murder mystery/thriller doesn't follow the same old patterns and uses the same battered, hard ass detective types with a devil may care attitude. The Fury brings fresh meat to the table of thrills and it's much appreciated.

A night of games, chases and drama but someone ends up dead. But wtf happened?! I went into this blind and wanted more Silent Patient. More Maidens. What I got was tabloid, KUWTK style characters and drama and that’s just not my cup of tea. Still a Michaelides fan but not so much a fan of this one.

I thoroughly enjoy alex's books but this one i'm on the fence about i think the ending fell a bit flat for me but i truly did love the way in which he wrote this book. using the reader as the person the narrator is talking to. i found that very engaging

This book features incredibly beautiful depictions of Greece, its natural beauty, magic and wind if influence of its history! The feels, moods reflecting in weather and nature around the characters is my most favorite thing in books!

I loved the description of island and the FURY mythology. I loved that it was so DIFFERENT from the Rick Riordan’s Greek God references that everyone is using after he did it!

I fell in love with the author’s Greece! His Greece is powerful, Magical, alive, sensual and inviting!

Loved author’s references to writing - he says in any book, character’s motivation is really the most important part! It is what Makes the story or … breaks it!

This wasn't as good as The Silent Patient, imo. I read this in one sitting so it was definitely captivating, I think in part due to the unique narrative style. I enjoyed the way he told the story, but wish the reveals were a bit bigger. He seemed to talk every single one up. I give it 3.25 stars, because I did enjoy the storytelling.

Excellent book! Loved all the twists and turns. The storyline and characters immediately drew me in and I could not read this fast enough to figure out who did it!

I actually liked the meta aspect of this story. It felt very movie like or theatrical and I could see this being turned into a screenplay for sure. I thought it was pretty fast moving and loved the story.

i had high hopes for this book as i loved The Silent Patient, but this one fell flat for me. the premise was interesting and i usually like a flip floppy timeline, but this one became a bit much for my liking. the pacing is extremely slow and at some point, i lost interest in the story and couldn’t wait for it to end. i found it difficult to care about elliot, and the unreliable narrator really took me out of the story. i closed this book with disappointment and i’m sad about it because alex michaelides really wooed me in other books.

thank you netgalley for providing me with arc in exchange for an honest review!

Lana Farrar is a famous movie-star who has decided to quit her "job" and become a recluse. She and several of her famous friends decide to take a last minute trip to a private island in Greece, as you do when you are a famous ex-movie star. As luck would have it, and as you could guess, the weather goes bad, someone is murdered and everyone is trapped, cut off from the rest of the world. I feel like this story has been done many times before, and much more successfully.

The book starts out with promise and then turns slow very quickly. Maybe my expectations were set way too high after the silent patient, but I was hoping for a lot more out of this lackluster story. There is a lot of set up that honestly seems to fall flat. There are parts of this book that are entertaining, but overall the pacing of this book left me disappointed.

If you haven't read The Silent Patient read that first because for some reason the author chose to put in a spoiler in the epilogue!

4 stars
I enjoyed this book more than I thought I would. It was a really slow burn, but I somehow enjoyed the slowness of it compared to some of the other novels which just thrown in twists to throw in twists.

While, it was not my favourite Alex Michaelides novel, I am thankful for the opportunity to read it.

I ended up not finishing this book. It wasn’t bad, it just wasn’t for me. For this reason, I will not share a review.

Every title by this author leaves me feeling excited and satisfied and wanting more! I will read his grocery lists, I just love him that much. This one was so running set in Greece and with a theater aspect. I had the best time