⭐️⭐️⭐️ (3.5)

🎧🎧🎧🎧 (4)

Genre: Thriller

Format: Audiobook (Spotify) and hardcover

Status: Borrowed from library 

Published: Jan.16, 2024

Soundtrack: Control – Halsey

An island,  a murder, a group of seven, and dozens of hidden secrets. It’s a pretty good recipe for a thriller; however, The Fury just wasn’t my favorite. The premise, the craftiness of the narrator, and the (multiple twists) elevate The Fury within the thriller genre. Still, overall, I found it a bit predictable and not nearly as heart-racing as Michealides’ other books. 

 In The Fury, we meet Elliot, our narrator, who tells the story of a faithful trip to Greece and the events of a disastrous and deadly night that struck his friend Lana’s island. Unlike The Silent Patient, which remains one of my favorite thrillers, the lead-up to the twist(s) was slow and filled with superfluous information that did not play an important role in the plot. The intent (I think?) was to give the characters more depth, but I feel it distracted the reader in the end.  Additionally, I struggled to connect with the narrator.  if you have read his books, including The Silent Patient and The Maidens you know he is an incredible writer and this brings up my rating.  You do truly feel like you’re inside the narrator’s head however, in the end, I just found myself not wanting to pick the book back up. That said I switched to audio when I struggled with hardcover so perhaps that is the way to go.  

Michaelides has Easter eggs related to his previous books, and I recommend reading them first.  If you love thrillers, you have probably read The Silent Patient (if not then you must). I am struggling not to love this book given Michaelides’s impeccable crafting.  Perhaps, my problem is I am comparing it to his books? At the end of the day, this is a solid thriller and I would recommend reading it if you are a Michaelides fan or love a murder mystery. It is hard to discuss this book without giving it away so if you have read I would love to chat!

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