Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

The Fury by Alex Michaelides

23 reviews

chainsawheartbooks's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

“Do not despair at being different. For that very difference, initially such a source of shame, so humiliating, and painful, will one day become a badge of honour and pride.”

I truly don’t even know where to start. This book is told in 5 acts, much like a play, and it works so beautifully. 

I will admit that I struggled to get into it at the start, it took up to Act 2 for me become invested in the characters and figuring out what happened, but then when I did, I fell headfirst into the drama and intrigue.

Beautifully written twists and turns, with some truly interesting characters. If you’ve read either of Michaelides’ other books, you might think you know what to expect, but my god are you in for a treat, it takes unreliable narration to a whole new level in such a fun way. 

Perhaps controversial, but I preferred this to The Silent Patient 🤫

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Alcohol

itsheyfay's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Death, Gun violence, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment

Moderate: Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

avasbookmark's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Compulsively readable as the NYT book people like to say. I loved the twists and the call-back to Michaelides’s previous books. I wanted to empathize more with the characters though and I didn’t feel that. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Stalking, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Abandonment

kelisabeth's review against another edition

challenging funny lighthearted reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

justagir1's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Rape, Blood, Acephobia/Arophobia, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Drug abuse, Self harm, Excrement, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Classism

matildaesandell's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

It was okay. Not as good as the silent patient. I quite liked how it was written, a playwright telling a story and bringing in specific playwright techniques, I found this very creative. It certainly made it more entertaining to read, but at some points dragged on. I think you’d have a hard time predicting the ending of this book. it’s very twisty, which I like in a mystery. I also liked how this tied in with some the silent patient and the maidens. Overall, a bit slow and boring for my mystery/thriller taste. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual assault and Abandonment

cookie239's review against another edition

mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Toxic relationship, Blood, and Murder

Minor: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment

sawowza's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

A kaleidoscope of a mystery that has you guessing until the end. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Abandonment, and Alcohol

carlack7's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Gun violence, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Child abuse and Pedophilia

missgrangerr's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

Felt there is a lot of things we’re mentioned in passing throughout the book which were never called back to or elaborated on that would have made for a better story.  Ending felt rushed, unimaginative, and lackluster.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Blood, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Violence, Stalking, and Abandonment

Minor: Animal death