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Fury (Fury (Hardcover - Trilogy))

Fury - Elizabeth  Miles I have several good things to say about Fury and several bad. This book for me was just okay. Sometimes I felt like I was just reading a soap opera rather than a novel for a teen. Cheating, back-stabbing, attempted suicide, more cheating, so-and-so likes so-and-so, fist fighting between guys over a girl, keg parties.... drama, drama, drama.The Good:Emily Winters was a great character, she was smart and overall fun to read about. My second choice for favorites was Chase, he was cool calm and collected. Overall, all the characters were written well, E. Miles did a wonderful job writing the book and developing the characters well.Emily had a crush on her best friends boyfriend, which made for an interesting storyline. And after finding out that one of her friends just tried to commit suicide, Em starts thinking about her life and how should could hurt the most important person in her life, her best friend Gabby. On the other side of town, Chase is also thinking about the attempted suicide and how he use to be good friends with the girl, until he embarrassed her in front of the whole school. Of course now Chase feels bad and tries to make up for his mistakes. Chase is starting to see the light... Being the coolest guy in school is not necessarily the best thing ever and it comes with a price.The storyline was good, the back and forth between Em's perspective and then Chase's perspective was pretty cool. The Fury's were mentioned and they seemed a little odd at times, but all-in-all not really scary or they didn't seem like a real threat. The girl on the cover was the main fury and she was quite manipulative, Chase fell for her... Hard!Bottom line is that Em and Chase both felt sorry for the things they had done in the past and the present. They were trying to fix things when the Furys showed up... it is good to be sorry for your poor choices and mistakes but, this book shows you that sometimes it's a little too late for sorry.The Bad:The book was a little slow, and like I said, I felt like I was reading a soap opera. The drama was a little overwhelming at times, and the book got a little shallow for me from time to time. You really didn't realize who all the Fury's were until the end, although I had a good guess, it was just not really apparent.Overall:It was an okay read. If it is on your TBR list, then you should read it. It will only take a few days and maybe worth the while. The end actually was gripping and pretty cool!Amy

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