Title: The Storm

Author: Alexander Gordon Smith

Series: The Fury, #2

My rating: 5 of 5

(Book read from June 1st to June 12th, 2013.) 

Summary:

  

 

It started with the Fury.

It will end with the Storm.

Cal, Daisy and Brick now know the terrifying secret of the Fury, but the truth has made the world more dangerous than ever. In one direction the human race is still trying to murder them – every single person they meet becomes a bloodthirsty savage. In the other rages a monumental storm, born from a living corpse, a seething mass of darkness that threatens to devour everything.

Cal and the others must venture into the heart of the storm. But in unleashing their new powers they learn that they too pose a terrible threat, and that it is their own fury that could burn a hole in the world.

The concluding book in Alexander Gordon Smith’s cult epic The Fury series, The Storm continues the rollercoaster ride of horror and thrills.

 

My Thoughts on the book:  

 

Ok, so at the beginning of this year, I read The Fury. I absolutely loved it, but when I checked when the sequel The Storm will be out, there was no info, and although I saw that The Fury will be re-released with this awesome creeptastic cover, I didn't notice that it will contain both The Fury & The Storm, so it will be one book called The Fury. Apparently the publishers changed there mind, (you can read more about this HERE), and yeah, sure, this can totally work as one book, but when I found out about it a while ago, I was bummed, because I won't have a matching paperback to my copy of The Fury :( But, at least they published the Kindle ebook of The Storm, so I could get it & read it right away (yay)! This is one of those times when I'm thankful that there's Kindle for PC program, because I don't own Kindle :) But, now for the review!

Ok, so The Storm continues where The Fury ended. To be honest, I can't really go into details about the story, because that will be full of spoilers for both The Storm & especially The Fury, so I guess I'll have to talk about the things I liked in kind of a vague way ;) 

Although most of the PoVs changed between Daisy, Cal, Brick & Rilke, just as in the previous book, there were additional PoVs that added to the story with its freakiness. We even get a PoV with someone overcomed with the Fury. I definitely didn't expect that, and it was awesome, and terrifying, and heartbreaking, and I totally loved it! 

I couldn't help but root for all the characters, even the crazy one :( My heart is breaking just thinking about that one, and the reasons for her/his craziness :( All of them aren't perfect, they're full of flaws, and not everyone stays alive. So, yeah, this book was really heartbreaking, I totally cried. But, most of all, it was suspenseful like no other book (except The Fury), and thrilling & entertaining & terrifying & horrifying & absolutely amazing & imaginative, and quite the rollercoaster ride, and I totally loved every second of it, and I can't recommend it enough!

As for the writing style, Alexander Gordon Smith is probably one of the best when it comes to suspense, thriller, horror, and anything similar! I can see why his Escape the Furnace series is so much praised, and I can't wait to start it! It was so suspenseful, that even though I was dying to see what will happen next, I need it a break, because it was too much. But, that wasn't a bad thing, it was awesome, because that makes it unforgettable, so I know I'll remember the details for a long, long time! So, yeah, I loved Alexander Gordon Smith's writing style, and I'm already a fan (although to be honest, he got me at The Fury).

What more can I say, that won't have any spoilers, too? The ending! It was amazing & epic & perfect & surprising (the way it was executed) & I absolutely loved it!

I can't recommend The Fury enough! It's absolutely amazing & brilliant, with great characters & amazing world-building, amazingly suspenseful writing style & unique story, and full of suspense & horror, and lots of thrills & chills from the beginning until the end! 

So, The Fury is a must-read to every fan of supernatural books, and both books joined my list of all time favs, and I know I'll love reading them again & again! Also, they will probably make my list of best of 2013 books! I know it's early, but sometimes you just know :)

 

Challenges:

2013 Books-In-A-Series Reading Challenge

 Don't Let It End Reading Challenge

Title: The Fury

Author: Alexander Gordon Smith

Series: The Fury #1

 

My rating: 5 of 5

 

(book read from November 1st, 2012 to January 11th, 2013)

 

  

Summary:

Imagine if one day, without warning, the entire human race turns against you.

Every single person you meet becomes a bloodthirsty, mindless savage, hell-bent on killing you – and only you.

Friends, family, even your mum and dad, will turn on you. They will murder you.

And when they have, they will go back to their lives as if nothing has happened.

The world has the Fury.

It will not rest until you are dead.

Cal, Brick and Daisy are three ordinary teenagers whose lives suddenly take a terrifying turn for the worst. They begin to trigger a reaction in everybody they meet, one that makes friends and strangers alike turn rabid whenever they are close. One that makes people want to tear them to pieces

Cal and the other victims of the Fury – the ones that survive – manage to locate each other. But just when they think they have found a safe place to hide from the world, some of them begin to change...

They must fight to uncover the truth about the Fury before it's too late. But it is a truth that will destroy everything they know about life and death

 

My Thoughts on the Book:

Ok, so The Fury was totally freaktastic. I mean, I've read really awesome things about Alexander Gordon Smith's Furnace series, and about his writing, but I had no idea. The Fury was totally (ok, it seems I'm using the word totally a lot today) freaking me out again & again, I think that was one of the reasons why I need it to take so many breaks while reading it. It wasn't that it wasn't an easy read or anything like that, I guess I just need it to cherish it, and sometimes needing breaks while reading a book is a really good thing, it means that the book is a keeper :) I don't want to go into too many details about the story, but we have 3 totally different main characters Cal, Brick & Daisy, and we follow what happens from their PoVs, but their PoVs aren't the only ones, the story is told from multiple other characters' PoVs.  I really connected to all the characters, with all the accompanying emotions, so it was one hell of a rollercoaster ride that I both didn't want to end, and wanted to end, because I couldn't take the suspense. I think that the waiting for The Storm will be quite a torture, I'm already wishing there was at least a publication date so I'll know when it will be published. Another thing I want to address is that although I had a few expectations about the story before & while reading it, I was right about only a few of them, and I so didn't saw that one coming, the reason behind the Fury - it was a totally unexpected surprise, but brilliant. I can't wait to see how everything wraps up in The Storm. And I absolutely loved the writing style - no one had ever freaked me out so many times in one book, I'm already a fan of the author, and I can't wait to read his other books!

 

I can't recommend enough The Fury! If you're a fan of books that will literally keep you on the edge of your sit & biting your nails with suspense & terror, then this is a novel for you!