Review: Fury by Elizabeth Miles

Book: Fury by Elizabeth Miles

Pages: 370

Genre: Young Adult, Paranormal

Source: Library

Short Synopsis: It's winter break in Ascension, Maine, and Emily Winters is absolutely psyched that the guy she's been crushing on is finally noticing her. But things are starting to take a downward toll as students mysteriously start to die.

My Thoughts: It was okay, and it kept me interested, especially the last few chapters, but I felt that it could have had a bit more potential.

Emily Winters has always been the girl on the sidelines, especially with a best friend like Gabby. As Gabby is away with her family on winter break, Emily and Zach, Gabby's boyfriend start becoming closer friends. But things aren't going the way Emily planned.

There have been rumors that a fellow student out of the blue named Sasha has tried to commit suicide. The students at Ascension High are at a loss and had no clue that Sasha was that type of individual. As the days continue after Sasha's suicide attempt, Chase, Zach's friend, meets an eccentric girl with red hair, and is immediately captivated by her. But as he continues his relationship with Ty, he becomes both enraptured and humiliated, as Chase's most private moments with Ty are spread about the school.

And even though Emily knows that it's wrong to be with Zach, she continues to do so, knowing how badly it can hurt her best friend. But thing's aren't going so great for Emily, as she has a feeling of being followed. Emily runs into another classmate named Drea, who tells Emily that she is being cursed by creatures named the Fury, and must find a way to put a stop from the Fury's evil doings.

Interesting characters, and a plot that left me curious, but there was just too many unanswered questions. I also felt that this book kind of sent the wrong message to its readers, that it's okay to cheat on your significant other.

Some of the major problems that I had with this book, was that there was no back story about the Furies, and what they were actually all about, and how they pick their victims. Just a small section of the novel, where Drea tells Emily to read some books about the Furies, but was never really explained.

It also really bothered me that Chase was so enthralled with Ty that he just dropped whatever he was doing, to go meet her, even though she hurts him time and time again. Zach was also a douche for cheating on Gabby and not coming to Emily's defense and Gabby was also a jerk for not giving Emily an explanation. Over all, the story itself was okay, and fast paced, but the characters and their points of views weren't really up to par for me. This is the first of three books, and I'm not really sure if I'd continue with this series.

Would I recommend this book: Eh.

Rating: I give this book a 2.5/5.