The Fury
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- Author：Alex Michaelides
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Summary
A masterfully paced thriller about a reclusive ex–movie star and her famous friends whose spontaneous trip to a private Greek island is upended by a murder ― from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Silent Patient。
This is a tale of murder。
Or maybe that’s not quite true。 At its heart， it’s a love story， isn’t it？
Lana Farrar is a reclusive ex–movie star and one of the most famous women in the world。 Every year， she invites her closest friends to escape the English weather and spend Easter on her idyllic private Greek island。
I tell you this because you may think you know this story。 You probably read about it at the time ― it caused a real stir in the tabloids， if you remember。 It had all the necessary ingredients for a press a celebrity; a private island cut off by the wind…and a murder。
We found ourselves trapped there overnight。 Our old friendships concealed hatred and a desire for revenge。 What followed was a game of cat and mouse ― a battle of wits， full of twists and turns， building to an unforgettable climax。 The night ended in violence and death， as one of us was found murdered。
But who am I？
My name is Elliot Chase， and I’m going to tell you a story unlike any you’ve ever heard。
This is a tale of murder。
Or maybe that’s not quite true。 At its heart， it’s a love story， isn’t it？
Lana Farrar is a reclusive ex–movie star and one of the most famous women in the world。 Every year， she invites her closest friends to escape the English weather and spend Easter on her idyllic private Greek island。
I tell you this because you may think you know this story。 You probably read about it at the time ― it caused a real stir in the tabloids， if you remember。 It had all the necessary ingredients for a press a celebrity; a private island cut off by the wind…and a murder。
We found ourselves trapped there overnight。 Our old friendships concealed hatred and a desire for revenge。 What followed was a game of cat and mouse ― a battle of wits， full of twists and turns， building to an unforgettable climax。 The night ended in violence and death， as one of us was found murdered。
But who am I？
My name is Elliot Chase， and I’m going to tell you a story unlike any you’ve ever heard。
Reviews
Bre Smith
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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。
Meredith Klusman
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I stayed up until 2:45 to finish this book and I honestly can’t remember the last time that’s happened。 Another thrilling novel in Alex Michaelides-verse。 Loved the nonlinear timeline and unreliable narrator。 Wasn’t expecting the twists（！！）， and I liked the character tie ins to The Maidens and The Silent Patient。 Thanks to NetGalley for sending me an ARC in exchange for my honest review。 Be warned！！！ There’s a major Silent Patient spoiler in the epilogue - so definitely read that one first if yo I stayed up until 2:45 to finish this book and I honestly can’t remember the last time that’s happened。 Another thrilling novel in Alex Michaelides-verse。 Loved the nonlinear timeline and unreliable narrator。 Wasn’t expecting the twists（！！）， and I liked the character tie ins to The Maidens and The Silent Patient。 Thanks to NetGalley for sending me an ARC in exchange for my honest review。 Be warned！！！ There’s a major Silent Patient spoiler in the epilogue - so definitely read that one first if you haven’t read it yet （and if you haven’t… what are you waiting for！？！） Wondering if it will be edited in the final published version。 。。。more
Sam bioteacherbooknerd
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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。
Sue Parker Gerson
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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 Gr 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。 ⭐️⭐️⭐️ 。。。more
Savitri （IG: gymgirlreads）
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BookwormLife
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 4。5 stars！Spoiler ahead:I enjoy how the characters of Theo from Silent Patient & Mariana from The Maidens are brought in at the end！ I love how this author subtlety connects all his work in the same universe with a similar theme。Onward！I finished this in a day。 It’s another fast paced & twisty novel with several surprises at the end。 It draws you in and it’s a quick read！ I enjoy how it’s broken up into acts and all the Greek tragedy references as the previous novels also have。 I also love theat 4。5 stars！Spoiler ahead:I enjoy how the characters of Theo from Silent Patient & Mariana from The Maidens are brought in at the end！ I love how this author subtlety connects all his work in the same universe with a similar theme。Onward！I finished this in a day。 It’s another fast paced & twisty novel with several surprises at the end。 It draws you in and it’s a quick read！ I enjoy how it’s broken up into acts and all the Greek tragedy references as the previous novels also have。 I also love theatre， so the theatre references are a bonus！ This book has the same vibe as the current “Saltburn” movie craze as well as “The Talented Mr。 Ripley。”Great read and favorite book I’ve read in awhile！ I look forward to more from this author！ 。。。more
Jamie （jamie。bookworm）
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Need to sit on this one for a bit…。 Initial thoughts are great but I imagine as I reflect on it a bit more that’s going to change。
Ann
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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 n 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。 。。。more
Lori L （She Treads Softly）
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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 an 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。http://www。shetreadssoftly。com/2024/0。。。 。。。more
Elle Gehringer
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2。5Disappointing…loved TSP and liked TM。 Had promise with the story structure， but overall narrator was extremely unlikeable for me。
Rachel Gable
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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。 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。 。。。more
Kate
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Think Knives Out: Glass Onion meets You。 It's an entertaining read that I breezed through within 4 hours。 It was good， and the prose was beautiful - the writing has so much character and a distinct voice which allows the story to break the fourth wall seamlessly。 Think Knives Out: Glass Onion meets You。 It's an entertaining read that I breezed through within 4 hours。 It was good， and the prose was beautiful - the writing has so much character and a distinct voice which allows the story to break the fourth wall seamlessly。 。。。more
Rachel Roberts
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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- Hollyw 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 undertonesUnfortunately， 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。 。。。more
Kay Smeal
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A semi-ironic Nicholas Sparks beginning where the author seems to be doing exactly the opposite of what you are being told。 While this is not typically a humor I find attractive in novels， it moves perfectly in sync with what is yet to come。 It throws you off the scent trail so to speak of the quick leaps the plot takes quickly from the beginning。In a play type writing we now ponder what the play will unfold knowing two things: 1）。 Someone is dead， and 2）。 This is a love story of some kind。 I am A semi-ironic Nicholas Sparks beginning where the author seems to be doing exactly the opposite of what you are being told。 While this is not typically a humor I find attractive in novels， it moves perfectly in sync with what is yet to come。 It throws you off the scent trail so to speak of the quick leaps the plot takes quickly from the beginning。In a play type writing we now ponder what the play will unfold knowing two things: 1）。 Someone is dead， and 2）。 This is a love story of some kind。 I am intrigued and the prose style of language had me flipping pages quickly to find out what happened next。 The use of adjectives in this work is also admirable。 While at times it seems to be a lengthy description， it is nothing that keeps you from skimming to the next sentence。 It only furnishes the picture already in its beginnings stages。 You clearly are able to see the characters and plot as if you were standing right there。 。。。more
Angela Schaffer
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It was a quick， easy read。 However， it lacked real substance。 I understand the narrator was unreliable， but all the characters seemed so scripted too and they completely lacked authenticity。 It was really difficult to suspend disbelief for this one。
Jami Varriale
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I am having the hardest time gathering my thoughts on this book。 There were lots of great things about it but I really struggled with the first half being very slow at times， and I also disliked the narrator。 The unlikeable narrator fits into the story so I can forgive that， but I really wish this book had been paced better。 The second half was so action packed and enjoyable， and I wish the whole book had been that way。 3。5
Rhys Luke
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imperfect in many ways。 but a step up from the maidens and is a blend of glass onion and the oresteia that tickles my brain in the right ways。
Shannon Higginbotham
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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 inv 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！ 。。。more
Sylvia
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“This is a tale of murder。 Or maybe that’s not quite true。 At its heart， it’s a love story isn’t it？” More like a story of obsession！ Five stars because I finished it the day I got it in the mail。 This author never disappoints me。 His first novel The Silent Patient is my all time favorite book to recommend to everyone， and The Maidens was good too。 I love how Michaelides likes to fit in cameos from his other stories。 Subtle but well done。 This is like a cross between and If We Were Villains wit “This is a tale of murder。 Or maybe that’s not quite true。 At its heart， it’s a love story isn’t it？” More like a story of obsession！ Five stars because I finished it the day I got it in the mail。 This author never disappoints me。 His first novel The Silent Patient is my all time favorite book to recommend to everyone， and The Maidens was good too。 I love how Michaelides likes to fit in cameos from his other stories。 Subtle but well done。 This is like a cross between and If We Were Villains with the 4th wall broken from the get go。 To me， this author is known for his twists。 So I was looking out for them， the first one was GOOD！ I’m kind of annoyed I didn’t assume that would happen since I was looking for the twist。 But then there were MORE！ And they were all well played！ Great read on a snowy day。 。。。more
Megan Gilbert
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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 differ 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。Thank you to Celadon Books for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review！ 。。。more
Tiffany
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I absolutely loved the unreliable narrator。 It kept me constantly guessing on that was actually true！ The twist in act 5 was fantastic！
Kenzie
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2。5/5*thank you netgalley for the arc*
Jessica Thomson
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This was the perfect book to start of the year
Britt▪️PlotsPawsPinot
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Torn between 4。5 and 5。
Jeanette
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Tons of twists and turns。 It was fine！！
Suzy Tyson
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The Fury could be the appropriate title for my love affair with Michaelides' books。 I have such a toxic relationship with equal parts of I don't get the hype and OMG I can't stop working through this latest installment。 The Fury is no different。 Another WILD ride from the author that provides no other option。 Buckle up for London and Greece and a literary life lesson that when the Fury blows， you best take cover！ The Fury could be the appropriate title for my love affair with Michaelides' books。 I have such a toxic relationship with equal parts of I don't get the hype and OMG I can't stop working through this latest installment。 The Fury is no different。 Another WILD ride from the author that provides no other option。 Buckle up for London and Greece and a literary life lesson that when the Fury blows， you best take cover！ 。。。more
Kristana
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Michaelides is such an amazing author。 Every time I read one of his books I think I know it all， just for the last 20 pages to prove me so， so wrong。 I absolutely loved this story and how it felt as though the narrator was talking directly to me， it was amazing。 Can't wait to read all the amazing books he writes in the future。 Michaelides is such an amazing author。 Every time I read one of his books I think I know it all， just for the last 20 pages to prove me so， so wrong。 I absolutely loved this story and how it felt as though the narrator was talking directly to me， it was amazing。 Can't wait to read all the amazing books he writes in the future。 。。。more
Kristen
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This is a 3。5 but I am rounding it up as I enjoyed the way it was written with the narrator directly addressing the reader， it was unlike anything I have read before。 Yes， all of the characters were unlikable but I feel like very few thrillers have characters I like。 The setting was wonderful and it was so fast-paced， and so easy to read。 I kept wanting to pick it up。
Jessica
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I usually burn through thrillers， but I took this one slowly and tried to love it。 The Silent Patient was great and I'm going to Greece soon， so this book had a lot of promise。 In the end， it was just kind of meh。This book promised no twists （not that I trusted it）， but it's basically true because the action in the last third is more Inception-y than twisty and the one big turning point I saw coming from a mile away。 Especially when the narrator says 'if this was an Agatha Christie novel， the so I usually burn through thrillers， but I took this one slowly and tried to love it。 The Silent Patient was great and I'm going to Greece soon， so this book had a lot of promise。 In the end， it was just kind of meh。This book promised no twists （not that I trusted it）， but it's basically true because the action in the last third is more Inception-y than twisty and the one big turning point I saw coming from a mile away。 Especially when the narrator says 'if this was an Agatha Christie novel， the solution would be X or Y。 But it's not！！' I already thought it was Z and that fact that Z wasn't mentioned at all made it obvious。 。。。more
Katie Bially
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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 rig 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。 。。。more
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