A very interesting story and format. You have a story about a murder of a famous actress but the narrator was a witness to the murder and you realize very early that he is and unreliable narrator. It was a fun story with a lot of back and forth in the timeline but was easy to keep up with. There where several twists in this sort and I did not guess a single one of them.

I was so excited to get this ARC! I really enjoyed the narrator and how unreliable he was. The chapters are super short which I loved. I saw some of the twists coming but not all of them! Overall I definitely recommend this book! Thanks NetGalley for the ARC!

I have always loved a locked room mystery and this book reminded me a bit of Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None. A group of people stuck on an isolated Greek island with a murder. You find out a murder happens quite quickly in this book and then the narrator takes you back through time to try and determine who died and who is the killer. I liked the Greek setting and the collection of characters all that seemingly have a motive. The narrator kind of ruined the book for me though. I am not a huge fan of narrators that talk to the reader and have discussions like they are in the same room. This type of trope tends to take me out of the story itself and this became sort of repetitive and dragged the story on. Like the Silent Patient this book delivers a lot of twists and turns to the story. I was shocked by the ending, but some of the twists felt forced. Overall a decent read with an intriguing storyline, but not a hugely memorable book for me.

First - this story is narrated in its entirety by Elliot. He’s telling his point of view of the events that transpired regarding a murder on a small island, including some asides.

A small group of friends living in London are invited to a private island. Lana, a global movie star, decides to escape the gray/rain of London and spend a few nights on her relaxing island off of the coast of Greece with a few friends. The group includes her husband, Jason, Lana’s son, Leo, Lana’s long time friend (and actor), Kate, and her friend, Eliot. Agatha, Lana’s long-time housekeeper/cook travels with them to the island, as well. Additionally, there is a single long-time staffer that lives on the island, Nikos.

This book was nothing like The Silent Patient and didn’t leave me with the WHAT at the end, like I had hoped it would.

Eliot reveals some back story about himself as a child as well as some things he “hoped” that would have transpired with Lana that didn’t. He also voices things as he presumes they happened (based on things he heard and previous events that transpired - but how can he REALLY know if he wasn’t there to experience it all?).

After arriving on the island, some events unfold, and Lana is killed. The small group tries to determine who it was that killed her because they cannot be reached by the Police, due to the unimaginable wind (The Fury) happening around the island.

Thank you NetGalley for granting an ARC.

I devoured this book! It was unputdownable and intriguing from the beginning.

The structure is very different to other books of this genre. I loved how there were different layers to the plot. The prose/words were buttery soft and rich.

I also loved how the narrator kept breaking the fourth wall break. Such a breath of fresh air.

I also loved the cameo from one his other books the end 😉 Iykyk

ARC from Netgalley for an honest review.
One word. Wow. I like how it was written like someone is telling me the story. I felt that I was actually sitting next to this guy. It was slow in the beginning but that did not bother me. It built up the story and the characters. My mouth was opened during the twists and I couldn’t stop reading. Must read!

The Fury was absolutely entertaining! I loved the use of alternating timelines and an unreliable narrator throughout the story. Together, they kept you guessing, but slowly the characters are brought to life, and the pieces start to fall into place. The author also did a great job with utilizing the locations of the flashbacks and main storyline to help the full story come together. This was a fantastic spin on the traditional murder mystery, with a satisfying ending.

What an amazing read. I loved the pacing with the short chapters, it helped create a lot of suspense. I also felt like even though there was some jumping around in time that it worked really well to build up the story. I also loved the way the characters all developed throughout, and the ending was really well done as well. There was also so many good quotes in this book! Overall this was one of the best thrillers I’ve read because of the pacing, well-written characters and the plot itself.

I loved The Silent Patient and when I saw Alex Michaelides was releasing a new book, I was super excited! The Maidens fell flat for me so I was hoping this would revitalize my interest in this author’s work. Unfortunately, I had to DNF this book 10% in. The narrator comes off as incredibly whiny and I found myself getting incredibly bored. I’ll attempt to revisit this book in the future to see if my feelings change.


Thank you to NetGalley and Celadon Books for an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Thanks to NetGalley for providing a free advance copy of The Fury by Alex Michaelides in exchange for an honest review.

I had high hopes for this novel as I really enjoyed “The Silent Patient” and “The Maidens,” but sadly this one isn’t in the same class. Narrated by Elliot Chase conjuring the spirit of The Great Gatsby’s Nick Carraway, The Fury attempts to be part Greek / Shakespearean tragedy (told in five acts) and part Agatha Christie locked room mystery. The action itself takes place on a Greek Island, and the title refers to the winds swirling around the island where Elliot, along with his friend and famous movie star Lana, Lana’s teenage son, husband, and others all converge for a holiday that turns deadly. Although all the ingredients are there, I found the telling choppy and the characters unlikeable. Three stars for the effort and for the fact that I did read to the end to learn if what I predicted was correct.

The Fury by Alex Michaelides is a clever literary novel full of psychological suspense told by an unreliable narrator. It is very highly recommended and sure to be one of the best novels of the year.

Lara Farrar, a beloved actress, invites friends for a get-away weekend at her home on a secluded Greek island. Guests include her second husband Jason Miller, son Leo, friend and actor Kate Crosby and playwright Elliot Chase, the unreliable narrator. Also on the island are Agathi, Lana's assistant and cook, and Nicola, the caretaker of the island. That a murder takes place is known from the start. Then our narrator informs us that this is not a classic locked-room mystery, this is, if you will, a "whydunit" that explores the characters involved and why they act the way they do. It is the story of a murder, but also, our narrator explains, a story for anyone who has ever loved.

First things first. The writing is exquisite. You need to know this is more of a literary novel that takes the form of a classic murder mystery at the beginning until it changes to another genre... and then another. The tale is told in five acts, as if it were a play. This format worked well for oh-so-unreliable narrator Elliot. As he invites the reader to sit down to a drink and listen to his tale, Elliot has complete control over the story and how it is told, as well as what he conveniently leaves out or edits later. His storytelling regarding the events is fiendishly clever.

With each new modification, revision, and updating the recounting of what happened, the narrative becomes even more tense because of the unpredictability. Elliot is sure that this is his play, another pièce de résistance showcasing his abilities. That, along with the focus on personalities, relationships and flaws of each character makes the novel not so much a thriller, but certainly a novel of intense psychological suspense.

I loved the ties to Greek mythology and how many of the events mirrored a Greek tragedy. The Fury or Menos refers to the wind whipping around the Greek island's with such furiosity that no one can venture out on the water until the fury dies back. The island is called Aura after a wind goddess.
Disclosure: My complimentary review copy was courtesy of Celadon Books via NetGalley.
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Elliott Chase is in love with Lana Farrar. She’s married to Jason, but he’s convinced he can make her want to be married to him. This begins the plot, which mostly occurs on the Greek island owned by Lana.

Elliott, Lana, Jason, Kate (Lana’s best friend), and Leo (Lana’s son) go to the island for a presumed getaway. What happens while they’re on the island I could never have predicted, and there are many twists and turns.

I thought the change in directions went on for a little too long, and I’m not sure the plot resolution was believable—but it’s a novel, right? All in all, I enjoyed it!

My thanks to NetGalley and Celadon Books for the ARC. My review is voluntary.

Firstly, let me give a big thanks to NetGalley and Celadon Books for an ARC of The Fury in exchange for my honest review!

When I first saw Alex Michaelides had a new book coming out I knew I'd have to get my hands on it. The Silent Patient is arguably the novel he's most known for and while I liked that one I enjoyed The Maidens immensely more. I was hoping his 3rd novel would keep that momentum going and completely knock it out of the park.

It had everything I love in a thriller:
- Murder
- Hollywood glamor
- Greek mythology undertones

Unfortunately, this one fell short for me. My main problem was the characters. Most of them were largely unlikable and none more so than the narrator. I usually love an unreliable narrator, but found Elliot to be whiny, obsessive, & pretentious. The pacing was often inconsistent, as well. Sometimes slogging slowly past while rushing by at other times. It made everything feel slightly disjointed in a way.

On a positive note: I quite enjoyed the little "Easter egg" that Michaelides is known for throwing in his novels.

Overall, not my favorite thriller. However, I think Alex Michaelides is a really gifted writer, and continue to look forward to reading future novels by him.

I keep trying with Alex Michaelides' books but I haven't been able to find the greatness that is his first book, The Silent Patient.

The Fury has great potential, Agatha Christie and Greek mythology together sound amazing! But the books opens up with an extremely disagreeable narrator and I couldn't get over it...I feel like the book was trying too hard to sound clever, it never ended up actually being clever.

Thank you to NetGalley and Celadon books for this ARC in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

I was excited to be approved for this ARC as I loved The Silent Patient. This was a slow burn murder mystery. A tale of a Hollywood starlet inviting her friends to a private island in Greece. The tale ends with murder. Elliot, the narrator, tells the tale going back and forth with the events leading up it.

When I heard there was a new Alex Michaelides book coming out, I was immediately excited. The Silent Patient was a great book and so I was eager to see what The Fury had in store for us.

The beginning of this novel was kind of slow and hard to really get into. I found the idea of the narrator switching back and forth in time kind of an odd choice. There were also parts of the book about characters that our narrator had no way of knowing about. It made it all really hard to believe and become invested in. I’m the end, none of the twists were really shocking or unexpected. The characters were largely unlikeable and it made it hard to really care about how it ended.

The ending was also kind of bizarre to me. Out of nowhere, Michaelides puts in spoiler for The Silent Patient. I don’t really know what purpose that had and was just not necessary in my opinion.

Thank you to NetGalley and Celadon Books for the ARC of The Fury!

The Fury is a fun and easy page-turner of a read. Those being the two things I most hope for in a mystery/thriller, so overall a solid read. Some of the twists I saw coming and others I did not. Good but not great. Nothing blew me out of the water in terms of plot, character, or writing. What annoyed me most was the narrator, but I suppose being annoying is part of his whole deal. Reminiscent of Glass Onion.

I found it to be similar to his previous books in terms of readability, but it was different in terms of tone. Not quite so dark. The Fury is fairly light even though it involves murder.

2.5/5
I'm a huge fan of Alex Michaelides' previous works, but this one didn't live up to my expectations. I love an unreliable narrator, but I just couldn't get into this narrator. There was nothing interesting about him. This also goes along with every other character in this story. The plot and pacing were all over the place. The narrator throughout the entire story promised a wild twist, but you can guess the killer by the tenth page of the book. This book had so much potential.

Also, read The Silent Patient first because the epilogue gives away a huge spoiler.

An unreliable narrator with a TON of trauma and backstory? A cast full of drama? Count me IN. This book was SO good, I'm so grateful to NetGalley for blessing me with this as my first read of the year. The ONLY reason I docked it a star was because the ending was not my absolute favorite. I felt like it ended really abruptly with no real reason behind it. Obviously the ending made sense, but the exact way it happened didn't really click for me. Other than that it checked every box! I can't wait to buy a physical copy.

You know, I almost didn't finish this about 60% of the way through because I was bored and ready to move on to my next book. I'm glad I stuck with it because it did wrap up well.

A little spoilery:

I think there are a couple of things at play here. One, there is no one to root for. I didn't like any of the characters because I never got to know any of them. You are at the mercy of the narrator and his delusions.

Two: I think the narrator is supposed pull you in and be our likable character but right off the bat I felt like he was crazy. Maybe Michaelides wrote Elliot so throughly that even in the beginning he couldn't make him seem normal? I don't know it the whole thing felt like a madman's confession so then every twist and retelling we got to I found I was bored rather than shocked.

Overall I wouldn't say it was bad but it was just alright.

Thank you Netgalley for this advanced copy in exchange for my honest review.