Fury

Fury by Will O'Shire, a nice novella intro into what I hope will be a productive series. A hunter, a go-between with ties from both the Fae and the Normals. Someone who can track down and deal with problems.

Thanks to BooksgoSocial for the arc, I enjoyed this story and look forward to seeing how the series developes

Great urban fantasy novel. The story line is well developed and the writing style held my interest. The different mythical creatures/beings give you that magical element. All around a great read.

Hunter is a human working in a precarious position as a human investigator of Fae crimes against humanity. He works under the watchful eye of the Fae council but still manages to secretly work side jobs (for example, unauthorized thefts) to build a retirement fund so he can exit the Fae world.

Hunter’s partner takes on an assignment from a leprechaun that no one trusts. He isn’t thrilled but the job pays very well. He and his team are to find a monstrous unicorn who is dripping black goo and flames as it kills several humans. Presumably the leprechaun is more concerned because the unicorn has destroyed a work site at one of his investment projects.

Hunter is called in by the police investigator to view the scene of one of the killings where he finds a charred building and a woman killed with a hole in her chest. While watching the video of the attack Hunter notices a specific detail that may help his search for the creature. He also becomes aware of two witnesses, humans Brad and Andy, who do not know about the Fae world. Hunter must protect them as he moves forward with his investigation.

Hunter pulls together his team members to help work on the cases. There is a woman who is a brownie who can be helpful at home until her anger rises. Then there is the bartender who I think is an ogre and a wonderfully beastly creature, Kawa, who reminds the boys of Chewbacca of Star Wars --- or maybe a Yeti? And let’s not forget the help from Henry, the gargoyle.

While Hunter and the team work to track and capture the dangerous unicorn, Hunter is trying to avoid an angry goblin who wants the ‘treasure’ he engaged Hunter to steal. Meanwhile authorities are seeking to question Kawa about some other crimes.

This is a quick, short fantasy that pulled me in. I enjoyed the crazy set of characters and the world building. The specific plot is engaging too – who doesn’t like unicorns? This story reaches an appropriate end although there is a good bit of character history and side issues that remain unanswered for further stories. I recommend this to readers who enjoy Fae related fantasy.

Source: NetGalley.

This novella was a quick read that introduced many characters that I hope to see and learn more about in future books. I especially liked the character of Kawa and hope he shows up in the next book.

Hunter, the main protagonist is a human who works for the fae council and he’s not happy about it. He also takes side jobs so that he can get enough money to stop working for the fae council.

The story is a mixture of fantasy, action and mythological creatures and there is a cliffhanger at the end. I don’t usually read novellas, there over to quick so I e that future books in the series are longer, if they aren’t I probably won’t read them.

4/5 STARS: **This is an honest, unbiased review. I would like to thank the author and/or/publisher for providing an ARC through Netgalley, all opinions are mine. **

In this fantasy, the goblins, trolls, giants, gargoyles and other mythical beings come out to play and coursing mayhem, chaos, and death. The hunter has been called in to put them straight but can he and his friends like the all knowledgeable Bonnie do this job before all hell breaks loose. A tale filled with intrigue, deceit, anger and most of all love, an interesting and exciting read.

Fury, by Will O'Shire, is a good novel for those who love classic detective novels and urban fantasy. Quick paced and quick witted, fans of The Dresden Files would likely enjoy this novel.

However, I wish there had been more details, more story-telling. Fury felt a lot like a TV show, a lot of dialogue when I wanted more on what the people were doing.

A decent read, and well written.

Fury by Will O’Shire is a really fun story, I enjoyed it very much. I will read the next one.

Thank you to BooksGoSocial and NetGalley for this copy.

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Actual rating of 3.75

Hunter is an investigator indebted to the Fae council. He spends his time looking into crimes committed by the fae against humans. That's his legitimate business, his side business is a secret and one that is helping him build up a nest egg so that he can disappear from the council forever. This story follows a side business job that was accepted by bar owner and business partner George, one where a flaming black unicorn is wreaking havoc and killing people. He needs to find it and finish it quick in order to stop more innocents from losing their lives, and to get paid a hefty sum of money at the end. The problem is, everything is not as it seems in this case, but will Hunter realise it too late to make a difference?

I've had this one sitting on my kindle for a while now. I have a real problem when it comes to books, whether that is physical books or ebooks, it doesn't matter, I hoard them. So I've decided to stop purchasing books and actually start the process of working through my giant backlog, of which it really is giant. I don't know why I kept skimming over this one when I was deciding on what to read next. For one, I didn't realise that it was so short, it sits at around 130 pages, so it's pretty short when you think about it. And urban fantasy is right up my alley, so I'm a bit angry at myself that I waited so long.

I was pleasantly surprised (which is happening a lot lately) by this story. It jumps straight into the action from word go which is absolutely fantastic. Hunter is an interesting character, and he is likeable enough, I found that there didn't appear to be anything super standout about him, he is who is he is, and that's okay, it kinda works well for this story. It's the support characters that really shone here for me. Bonnie is a stroke of genius, and I'm still trying to work out EXACTLY what she is. George and Henry were exceptional, Kawa was a definite favourite too, and the two characters who spend the entire story sitting in the bar not really doing much at all? I know who you are and I think that was just an absolutely master stroke. They literally don't do anything, they add nothing to the main plot at all, but their presence is just masterful. I absolutely love what O'Shire did with all of these characters and their lore. I especially loved the spin that he put on Kawa's character. I believe that a character has the ability to make or break a story, and these characters definitely made it this time.

The story itself is fast paced, though it felt like it became stagnant at different points which was a little annoying. The story line itself was incredibly clever, I had no idea what was going on until the reveal happened, and those who have read any of my previous reviews know that this is a must for me. I hate working things out before the characters have, it really puts a damper on the story when that happens. The plot was clever, well thought out and brilliantly executed.

I felt that another round of editing could have helped bump my rating up a little bit higher, as there were a fair few missed words and badly structured sentences, but to be honest, it doesn't detract from the story that much. I also felt that Brad and Andy were sort of....tacked on? I understand their purpose in the story for sure, but they just didn't seem to gel as well as the others, but then, maybe that was the point considering that they are humans with no knowledge of the fae world at all.

All in all, this was a fun, quick read, and a great story to boot. I'm looking forward to continuing the series as I'm dying to learn more about these quirky, amazing characters.