Fury by Fisher Amelie | Book Review

About the book:

Revenge is an euphoric thing. Trust me on this. Nothing compares to the release you get when you ruin someone’s life. When they’ve stolen important things. Things that didn’t belong to them. Things I revel in making them pay for.

What? Have I offended you? I’m not here to appeal to your delicate senses. I have no intention of placating your wishes or living within your personal belief system nor do I care if you hate me. And you will hate me. Because I’m a brutal, savage, cold-blooded murderer and I’m here for my revenge.

I’m Ethan Moonsong…And this is the story about how I went from the world’s most sacrificing man to the most feared and why I wouldn’t trade it for anything in the world. 

Publisher: Fisher Amelie
Release Date: May 3, 2015
Genre: New Adult Contemporary Romance
Pages: 387

My Rating: 1 star

My Review: To my extreme disappointment, I did not enjoy this book as much as I had hoped.

When I read fiction, I suspend a certain amount of disbelief for the pacing, luck, and small things that help aid the plot, but there were too many elements in this story that when they added up, I was not sold. The blunt of my qualms boiled down to flaws I saw in the characteristics and character development. Each book of this companion series focuses on one of the seven deadly sins, this one being fury/wrath. Two things that were added to enhance Ethan's characteristics while he acted out of fury was his training as a kid and works of God; however, I found his extreme stamina during these states unbelievable because plenty of faithful people (even if they were his size with his skill levels) would not last half as long as Ethan had during the action scenes. For the romance, I did not think there was enough development between the two main characters. Although it is explained in the beginning that they had known each other for a while and actually crushed on each other prior to the book, I was not convinced of their current connection before they began fully expressing their love and need for each other.

On a smaller scale, Fury was the first book of this companion series that was written in dual POV. The dual POV didn't enhance my reading experience; I would have gotten the same information and feelings had it only been written from Ethan's perspective. In addition to the action I mentioned above, I was not convinced of these sequences' outcomes since it was Ethan against many. Lastly, I have a hunch that the similar epilogues in this series are symbolism for a common theme, but after this third installment, it's not quite working for me.

My favorite aspects of the story were the setting and the awareness that was brought to its difficult subjects. Despite my issues with Fury, readers who enjoy heavy romances, dominant love interests, anti-heroes, and action may be interested in picking this up for themselves. At the very least, I fully recommend the first installment of this companion series, Vain, because of its blossoming romance and the fact that the story's subject completely changed how I look at life! I have my original reaction review available to read if you're interested in learning more, just please ignore my blunt of my youth as it truly shows through in the review. I'll get around to rereviewing it at some point. ;)

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Top Ten Tuesday #7: My Fall TBR list!

Top Ten Tuesday is a meme created by The Broke and the Bookish. You can find more TTT lists from book lovers and bloggers by clicking their blog name. 

This week's topic:

Top Ten Books On My Fall  TBR List

I haven't been doing TTT memes for a while now, but I saw this topic and I knew I had to do it! Thinking about the books I'm going to read next make me so excited! This list is a mixture of fall releases, fairly new releaeses, and older books.

(I don't have a picture for Homecoming because it's just a short story.)

#1 & 2 (plus some): Spirit Bound (Vampire Academy, #5), Last Sacrifice (VA, #6) & Homecoming (VA #6.5) by Richelle Mead: I'm rereading this series with a friend who is reading them for her first time! I love this series and it's been a lot of fun reading and discussing them with someone else. I'm behind so I hope to catch up by next week! :)

3.) This Girl (Slammed, #3) by Colleen Hoover: My paperback arrived in the mail a few weeks ago and I was planning on sitting down right then and there and crack it open, but one thing after another has made me put it on hold. If not this month, I will read it right before...>>>

4.) Losing Hope (Hopeless, #2) by Colleen Hoover releases in paperback October 8th! Then I'll be able to read TWO CoHo books back to back! How glorious does that sound? Sounds pretty bad ace to me.

*Aaand just to emphasize my excitement for these books, these are my reaction pictures when my This Girl paperback and Hopeless/Losing Hope dooodle came in the mail!! Dooodle courtesy of Dooodles by Christina via Colleen Hoover!

5.) Greed (Seven Deadly, #2) by Fisher Amelie: This one I have been highly anticipating for months now because I love Fisher Amelie's Vain (Seven Deadly, #1). I was a part of the Greed cover reveal and will be participating in the blog tour and I am STOKED! It releases October 29th so keep an eye out.

6.) Tandem by Anna Jarzab: I received an eARC of this about a month ago but have had no time to read it! It releases the same day as Losing Hope so I will probably make this a priority to read after I finish VA.

7.) The Universe Versus Alex Wood by Gavin Extence: Another eARC I have. I got it a few months after it released though so I'm not on a crunch of time to get to it.

8.) A Matter of Fate by Heather Lyons: Have heard great things, got it for free on Amazon, really excited to read!

9.) Where the Stars Still Shine by Trish Doller: I think this is going to be a book I read for a guest review soon...I hope so at least! :)

10.) Dare You To by Katie McGarry: I say I will get to this book but never do...maybe this fall? Or this year? Or...some day? I need to some day at least! I loved Pushing the Limits!

As always, leave a link to your TTT list in the comments below so I can check it out and let me know if you've read any of these books. Hope you have a great week. Happy reading!

Callum & Harper by Fisher Amelie | Updated Book Review

Official Synopsis 

Life sucks for orphans Callum Tate and Harper Bailey. Kicked out of their foster homes because they suffer the 'eighteen disease' with nothing but a hundred dollar check from the government and a pat on the back, they're forced to rely on a system that failed them miserably. So they sit. They sit inside Social Services, waiting for their social workers to call their names and offer them the miracle they know will never come but they sit anyway because they have nowhere else to go, no other options on their very literal and figurative empty plates. But as they sit, they notice the other. Although captivated, they each come to the conclusion that life is complicated enough without throwing in a boiling tension that can't ever be acted upon because they're both too busy thinking about where their next meal will come from but when their names are called and both are placed on a year long waiting list for permanent housing, suddenly relying on each other seems like a very viable plan B. And, oh, how lovely Plan B's can be. Well, except for the psycho from Harper's past that haunts her and, oh, yeah, there's the little issue that neither of them knows they're in love with the other. Needless to say, Callum & Harper's life just got a bit more complicated. “One day, you and I are gonna’ wake up and be alright. Maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow but one day. One day. I promise you.” - Callum Tate

Pages: 256

Published by: Fisher Amelie

Genre: mature YA/NA romance

My rating for Callum & Harper (The Sleepless, #1):

Originally Reviewed on June 15, 2013. Updated on July 13, 2015.

This is a story about what lengths someone will go to for love and the romance of this novel was one that tore me in half with how much I simultaneously hated and loved it. Eventually, my love for these characters and their relationship came out on top of my frustrations I had, but I'll first discuss my distaste. Callum and Harper grew to love each other super at-times-eye-rollingly quickly. Instalove at its finest. Here were two eighteen year olds, just released from the State's custody with next to nothing in life, and their attraction, trust, safety, and belonging to each other was just as bizarre as it was immediate. I was able to overlook this by keeping an open mind (because if there is such a thing as love at first sight, this duo is the epitome of it), but as the story continued and they fell harder for each other, they both made the same unbelievably ridiculous decision, which snowballed into one big lie where neither was 100% happy for years. This was unfathomably frustrating because if someone in real life had been in this situation, all they could have (probably would have) done is tell the truth and all would be swell.

Another downfall had to do with Callum and Harper's values and faith. Although I admired how these topics which are often neglected in YA literature, these discussions seemed out of character. Callum and Harper had really crappy lives before they met. No one cared enough about them to even introduce or influence any sort of faith in their lives so I find it hard to believe that they would be so optimistic and faithful about the cards they had been dealt.

"I loved her so much I could barely see straight. I wanted her so much I could barely breathe straight. I needed her so much I could barely think straight."

In spite of it all, I'm thrilled I was able to work through my frustrations because Callum & Harper has become my guilty pleasure instalove. They are sweet as honey, perfect as peach, delightful as a dandelion, bright as the sun, and all those lovely metaphors wrapped into one. The unconditional love they had and showed each other was incredible. It was a such a joy to read about the small aspects of their relationship such as their daily encounters, time spent with great friends, and their efforts to build a life together. Their love filled this book and my heart. Sometimes their ridiculous snowballing decisions I previously mentioned wasn't such a bad thing either because it urged me to keep reading and wishing for a HEA. I couldn't get enough of them and their story amounted to a feel-good tale. In fact, according to my original review, the ending was so "frighteningly wonderful" I "literally sunk OUT OF MY CHAIR and onto the FLOOR". So yes, I think I was quite able to overlook its faults and love it for everything else.

"One day, you and I are gonna wake up and be alright. Maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow, but one day. One day. I promise you."

Recommended for readers who like: Fisher Amelie, instalove, love at first sight, sweet relationships, not entirely realistic tales.

Sexual content: Medium - mature thoughts/feelings; the end is less conservative. I would recommend to 16+. 

Find everything Fisher Amelie and her novels HERE!