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The Furies

von Katie Lowe

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This harrowing debut is the story of a girl trying to fit in, whose obsessive new friends and desperation to belong leads her to places she'd never imagined...dark, dangerous, and possibly even violent.
"The Furies is a haunting tale of angry, young women, the fates they hold and furies they possess. Katie Lowe steers her juggernaut through twists of madness, revenge and murder to a finish that resonates deeply. It still hasn't left me." ??Peter Filardi, screenwriter of The Craft

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In 1998, a sixteen-year-old girl is found dead.
She's posed on a swing on her boarding school's property, dressed all in white, with no known cause of death. Whispers and rumors swirl, with no answers. But there are a few who know what happened; there is one girl who will never forget.
One year earlier: a new student, Violet, steps on the campus of Elm Hollow Academy, an all-girl's boarding school on the outskirts of a sleepy coastal town. This is her fresh start, her chance to begin again in the wake of tragedy, leave her demons behind. Bright but a little strange, uncertain and desperate to fit in, she soon finds herself invited to an advanced study group, led by her alluring and mysterious art teacher, Annabel.
There, with three other girls??Alex, Grace, and Robin??the five of them delve into the school's long-buried grim history: of Greek and Celtic legends; of the school founder's "academic" interest in the occult; of gruesome 17th century witch trials. Annabel does her best to convince the girls that her classes aren't related to ancient rites and rituals, and that they are just history and mythology. But the more she tries to warn the girls off the topic, the more they are drawn to it, and the possibility that they can harness magic for themselves.
Violet quickly finds herself wrapped up in this heady new world of lawless power??except she is needled by the disappearance of a former member of the group, one with whom Violet shares an uncanny resemblance. As her friends' actions take a turn for the darker and spiral out of control, she begins to wonder who she can trust, all the while becoming more deeply entangled. How far will these young girls go to protect one another...or to destroy one another?
"Fans of Greer Macallister, Paula Hawkins, and Janelle Brown will devour Violet's journey." ??Bookli
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The Furies as a legend/myth is something I have heard about before so I was expecting lots of spells and the Furies turning up a lot. I was a little disappointed that they were only ‘seen’ once and not really many spells or rituals happened either.
That said, I really enjoyed the history of Elm Hollow Academy, it was explained in great detail, which is great as it helps the mind vision it.
The friendship between the four girls seemed quite strange to me as it felt like two of the girls were only interested in Violet when Robin was about, It felt as though Violet tried too hard to be accepted into the group and she felt awkward at times. She seemed to be lead easily, maybe because of her past and her home life and wanting to ‘fit in’.
It was a slow starting book, but it did get better as it went along, it was written well but when the book ended I felt that something was missing.
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  StressedRach | Jun 2, 2023 |
Well, this was dull. I really wanted to like this book and went into it with an open mind but it just wasn’t meant to be. I did think about abandoning the book at several points but I pushed through in hopes that the ending would be exciting enough to make up for the incredibly slow-paced story. It wasn’t. I thought that the premise of this book sounded like it had a lot of promise. It should have been an exciting story with deaths occurring and the history of witchcraft at the school but it just fell flat for me.

I didn’t like any of the characters which made it hard to connect with the story. I thought that the very beginning of the book where we learn Violet’s history was very well done and I wanted to be sympathetic toward her character but it just didn’t happen. Violet, Robin, Alex, and Grace just were not very likable. Robin was the ringleader for much of the story and she really just seemed like a bad influence on Violet. I was bored throughout the book.

I listened to the audiobook and thought that Olivia Dowd did a great job with the narration. Honestly, I don’t think that I would have finished the book if it were not for her narration. She had a pleasant voice and I liked the distinctive voices that she used for the various characters.

This is not a book that I will be recommending this book. This was a very slow-moving story with characters I didn’t care about. I do think that some readers will like this one a lot more than I did.

I received a review copy of this book from St. Martin’s Press Press and borrowed a copy of the audiobook. ( )
  Carolesrandomlife | Apr 19, 2022 |
Reading this, it was hard for me not to think of the movie “The Craft”, a movie I throughly enjoyed when it was released and still do to this day. Not only because of the magic influence, but the character Robin strongly reminded me of “Nancy”. I applaud the author for creating characters that are sympathetic and abhorrent at the same time. You can clearly feel Violet’s desperation and longing, and the background descriptions are just as vivid. As I stated earlier, thankfully this book wasn’t as bizarre as “Bunny” was (because I know readers are divided over the plot). Never fear, this one was much more straight forward for readers. ⁣
My only complaint was what I felt was a lack of character development on Alex and Grace. We are given some background on them, but it was made obvious that the main focus was on Robin and her friendship with Violet. I just never felt like I knew enough about them, and they soon became background characters, only appearing at crucial moments. ⁣ ( )
  brookiexlicious | May 5, 2021 |
I was so excited to receive a copy of The Furies! The story summary, about four private-school girls and the occult reminded me of The Craft, and when I got the novel, even the cover art reminded me of The Craft. In a great way, because I love YA witchcraft, whether it’s a straight-up magic school or witchcraft-as-metaphor-for-female power, or hiding magic from the boring adults, or seeking occult revenge. I also love school stories, and haunted locations, so I loved discovering Elm Hollow Academy.

I’m, uh, slightly older than when I first watched The Craft, so I was more interested in the girls’ charismatic, powerful art teacher. I analyzed Annabel carefully, trying to decide if she was an inspiring movie teacher or if she was someone who taught high school because they secretly crave teenage approval (it’s a weird archetype, but go to any teaching convention and you’ll meet these guys). I enjoyed carefully considering her comments and trying to figure out just how much she knew. One of the best scenes was when the girls bumped into her in the occult shop, and I just had to know what she was really doing there.

There was a lot to enjoy in this story, but there was one major dealbreaker. Our protagonist, Violet, is pulled in by Robin, who just wasn’t an aspirational friend to me. Robin said hi to Violet on her first day at a new school, but that’s about the only appealing thing. I didn’t see what attracted Violet to her, and I didn’t much want to meet Robin for coffee a second time, much less take unmarked pills, accept her meanness, or follow her down dark paths. She was more of a pretty bully than a friend with a dark side.

This was less about teen girls discovering their powers than Robin just telling Violet what to do, and Violet following her. Again, not an appealing friendship for me. Even when the girls took much-needed occult revenge, I felt that Violet was passively present in Robin’s actions, while the two other girls, Alex and Grace, had almost interchangeable personalities.

It’s possible that I’ve aged out of understanding dysfunctional teen friendships (like the out-of-touch dean at Elm Hollow, I just wanted Violet to make some nice friends), but the relationship at the heart of this story didn’t work for me, which made it hard for me to enjoy the novel as a whole. ( )
  TheFictionAddiction | Aug 12, 2020 |
The Secret History meets The Craft, but make it British YA. It's very well observed, at times cutting right into the teenage girl vestiges of my heart. But most of the time it's slow to the point of being plodding.

It's more of a character study than anything else, and while I enjoy those they require a character that's actually interesting, and not just an empty vessel for the particular insecurities that comes with being a young woman.

Is it solid? Sure. Did I enjoy it? Meh. ( )
  systemfailure | Jun 16, 2020 |
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This harrowing debut is the story of a girl trying to fit in, whose obsessive new friends and desperation to belong leads her to places she'd never imagined...dark, dangerous, and possibly even violent.
"The Furies is a haunting tale of angry, young women, the fates they hold and furies they possess. Katie Lowe steers her juggernaut through twists of madness, revenge and murder to a finish that resonates deeply. It still hasn't left me." ??Peter Filardi, screenwriter of The Craft

~~~
In 1998, a sixteen-year-old girl is found dead.
She's posed on a swing on her boarding school's property, dressed all in white, with no known cause of death. Whispers and rumors swirl, with no answers. But there are a few who know what happened; there is one girl who will never forget.
One year earlier: a new student, Violet, steps on the campus of Elm Hollow Academy, an all-girl's boarding school on the outskirts of a sleepy coastal town. This is her fresh start, her chance to begin again in the wake of tragedy, leave her demons behind. Bright but a little strange, uncertain and desperate to fit in, she soon finds herself invited to an advanced study group, led by her alluring and mysterious art teacher, Annabel.
There, with three other girls??Alex, Grace, and Robin??the five of them delve into the school's long-buried grim history: of Greek and Celtic legends; of the school founder's "academic" interest in the occult; of gruesome 17th century witch trials. Annabel does her best to convince the girls that her classes aren't related to ancient rites and rituals, and that they are just history and mythology. But the more she tries to warn the girls off the topic, the more they are drawn to it, and the possibility that they can harness magic for themselves.
Violet quickly finds herself wrapped up in this heady new world of lawless power??except she is needled by the disappearance of a former member of the group, one with whom Violet shares an uncanny resemblance. As her friends' actions take a turn for the darker and spiral out of control, she begins to wonder who she can trust, all the while becoming more deeply entangled. How far will these young girls go to protect one another...or to destroy one another?
"Fans of Greer Macallister, Paula Hawkins, and Janelle Brown will devour Violet's journey." ??Bookli

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