Fury

by Shirley Marr

• ISBN10: 1742031323
• ISBN13: 9781742031323
• Publish Date: 1 May 2010
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: AU
• Imprint: Black Dog Books
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 288
• Language: English

Reviews

[Angie]

Eliza Boans is horrible! She's mean, shallow, a complete snob, and a murderer. If she had been a side character in another novel, I would have flat-out hated her, but in Fury I'm drawn to her like a moth to a flame. That might seem hypocritical, but since she's the main character we get to see a surprising amount of depth in Eliza. For example, she has a strong sense of loyalty to her friends, even though they might not always feel the same way towards her. Her home life isn't exactly ideal, despite being filthy rich. Eliza may not be the most pleasant person, but I still felt sorry for her as she's being interrogated.

The story is told from two perspectives, both are Eliza's. One is the present, being her after the arrest. The second is her account of the events leading up to her arrest. I've always been a fan of these kind of flip-flop narratives in books as well as movies, so I definitely liked it. This writing style kept it so that we have no details of the murder until the very end. We don't know who's dead, who actually did it, or why, just that Eliza, Lexi, Marianne and Ella have all been brought in for questioning. The why gets answered first and it's a shock. It also clearly explains the title of the book. Once we get the why it's easy to guess the who, but not the details.

When Eliza finally finishes telling her tale, I was speechless. The book is amazing, seriously, check it out if you can.

"These girls are not faceless scum that can just be thrown away. They are my friends and they have blood running through their veins. Just like I have blood in my veins enough to love them."

Read more of my reviews at Pinkindle Reads & Reviews.

This book blew me away. It's one of those stories that will be with you long after you turn the last page.

It is a little slow to start with but I found myself intrigued by both the format and the main character. Particularly towards the end I started flying through it unable to tear myself away.

I really loved Neil and wish we saw more of him but I understand why it wasn't really about that. The characters were so vivid and utterly flawed. It was nice to see characters who aren't all that likeable. And honestly their whole little weird dynamic was what made it so utterly realistic and honest. The brutal portrayal of school life was what sold it for me.

I doubt it would be everyone's taste but it is refreshing to read something which is so original and well written.

[notajammiedodger]

I loved this book. The ending was amazing. I didn't see it coming at all! I wasn't sure about this book when I first started reading it; I was just eager to know what had happened to Eliza and wanted to find out more quickly. But back story is important.

Eliza is a spoilt, rich girl who has everything she could ever wish for. She is stubborn and very controlling. As horrible as she is to her friends sometimes, she loves them to death and would do anything for them. I didn't like Eliza very much at the beginning of the story, she was just so horrible to her friends and bossy and controlling and I didn't like that. But throughout the course of the story, as you learned more about her character, she became more likable, you could understand why she is the way that she is.

I really enjoyed this book. I don't know what else to say about it. It was well written, switching between the events that have lead Eliza to where she is now, and her present where she is telling Dr Fadden her story. This was a great debut and I would definitely recommend this book, it was very interesting :)

This review is also on my blog The Confessions of a Book Nerd :)