The Fury is a slow burn murder mystery thriller with an isolated, atmospheric setting. Lana Farrar is a famous retired movie star. She has invited all of her close friends to spend Easter with her on her private Greek Island.
Elliot Chase is the narrator of the unfolding events and reveals the background of all the characters and how they come to be on the island. He is the ultimate unreliable narrator and has a confiding, conversational manner. There are seven people on the island when a murder occurs leaving six suspects. A raging windstorm "The Fury" is occurring leaving no possibility of outside help.
The characters are complex and interesting, and the narrative is well written and skillfully constructed. The story is slow to start but ramps up by the second half. The reader is swept up in the unravelling twists and turns. The book is structured like a play in the style of a Greek tragedy. The Fury is a clever and engaging thriller. ( )

Not my favorite by this author. ( )

Alex Michaelides has an off-the-wall mind. This is a psychological thriller that has not one, but three or four unreliable narrators. In other words, don't believe anything that you read. The book is dark and chilling, and depicts how the occurrences from childhood forever mould a person's mind. If an individual has a terrible childhood, the lessons that they learn to survive, which could be good or very, very bad, survive into adulthood. The book is intricately plotted, and the characterizations are real and visceral. The plot is full of surprising twists and turns, that will keep readers guessing throughout. Again, don't believe anything you read, and you won't fall down any of the many rabbit holes that are in this book. The book is set on a remote Greek island, and the atmosphere of the island mirrors the plot of this book. I found the book went on a bit long, and I wanted to skip through it off and on throughout, but because I was listening rather than reading, it's harder to skip ahead. If you like twisty thrillers, than you will enjoy this book. ( )

A meandering story with a bit of suspense. None of the characters was likable and I wasn't excited to solve the mystery. I didn't appreciate the tricks, frequent "well that's what I WISH happened" asides from the narrator that do nothing but make him lose the reader's trust. I love an unreliable narrator, but this one is unreliable, unlikable, and uninteresting. Some good twists near the end that aren't worth waiting for.

I wish this had been like And Then There Were None. Maybe it wishes it was, but it's not even close.

The author is from Greece I believe, and the winds and weather were nicely drawn, but the atmosphere in general was a bit lacking. This being a character study, though, that's not too important. It just doesn't give the travel/vacation feeling that it could've.

Thank you NetGalley for the ARC. I purchased a copy for my library. ( )

The Fury
Stars: 4 X 5
Author: AlexMichaelides @alex.michaelides
Publisher: @celadonbooks
Thank you @netgalley for this ARC

This book starts out with Narrator Elliot Chase introducing himself. The book is set into three sections. once you get through section one the book is fabulous.

The book is set on Greek Island called Aura. The Island is owned by retired movie star Lana Farrar. It was a gift from her first husband Otto. Lana has decided to go to the island for Easter and invite a few friends. Along with Lana her in the island is her current husband Jason and son Leo who is 18 years old. She has also invited Elliot who is a playwrite, her friend and fellow actress Kate Crosby, housekeeper and friend, Agatha Mavropoilus. Living on the island is caretaker, Nikos Dalkin.

After they all are on the island, one of them is found dead. So now with only 6 people on the island one of them must be the murder. The events that occur and the twist and turns leading to and from the murder make the story so much more interesting and intriguing. Section two and three are worth reading the slow section one and they are done with flashback and present day. The characters become even more dynamic and complex. As chaos erupts after the murder and there is a storm that has descended on the island which traps the characters as the police are unable to reach the island. The thrill of this book and the ending are so worth it. Just remember to get through section one and read the rest of the story it will make more sense. I would of given this book a better rating but for me personally, I not like a narrator in a story.

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