So yeah, I’m not going to be completing this series, and there is serious room for improvement in plot, characters, and writing style. My overall impression of this book is that it’s 269 pages of cliché with a main character that was supposed to be strong, but ended up being whiny and weak, hiding behind Ryder or Zane at every possible conflict. It was very tasteless and degrading to people who have struggled with mental illness. As far as the shaming of mental illnesses goes, she calls a mental hospital a “loony bin” and freaks out at the insinuation that she may be mentally ill, as if it means she’s inhuman or less than human. Her mom is pregnant after 16 years she has reason to be angry and lash out. Likewise, Felicia just tells us that her “arch-enemy” is a “bitch.” There’s no reason given for the enemy’s behavior, and I feel like there was a missed opportunity to address what this girl is going through. She refers to her father’s girlfriend as “that whore.” “That whore” is never actually introduced to us, so I have no reason to believe that this woman is a bad person. One major issue I had with this book beyond the general blah-ness of it is how severely the main character slut-shames and shames individuals with mental illness. Felicia didn’t face enough challenges to earn her happy ending, in my opinion. Books that end with the main character getting everything they want after 250 pages bother me. I’m not anti-happiness, but what is a book teaching you when the heroine gets everything she ever wanted when it’s over? Obviously, some parts are left open at the end for the sequel, but none of the character development is. It REALLY annoyed me how happy the ending was. The plot is pretty boring because of how predictable it is. Part of it is because I’m busy with graduation stuff, but this book doesn’t really pick up until about 20% into it. It took me forever to get into this book. My mother loves me unconditionally, but if I tell her that the sky is made of pancakes or that mermaids talk to me, she’s going to require a hell of a lot of evidence before she believes me. She just believes whatever her daughter tells her, despite there being no tangible evidence to substantiate her outrageous claims. Their actions make zero sense and are crazy extreme to add ~drama~ to the plot. The best friend was, of course, boy obsessed and more outgoing than the heroine with a loyal guy friend who may or may not be in love with the heroine. These two boys are instantly attracted to our heroine and she has the insurmountable task of choosing between two insanely attractive, attentive boys. For example: Ryder and Zane are incredibly handsome and the heroine feels an instant and “inexplicable” attraction. SIGH.įirst of all, it seemed like the author almost went out of her way to turn this book into one giant cliché. Suddenly she is being pulled in opposite directions by two INCREDIBLY handsome men who are suddenly way more interested in her than any other boy has ever been. When she discovers that she is the offspring of a Fury and the god of Mercy and suddenly both of these figures what to be in her life again, her life begins spinning out of control. This book isn’t one that makes me really angry, but it was a struggle to finish and there was not really anything redeeming in terms of writing, plot, or characters.įelicia Murphy was adopted at birth and has no clue who her biological parents are. So yeah… this is a free book on the Kindle store, so I wasn’t expecting much, but it was still a pretty blah book. Now that I’ve stopped laughing… on to the review! The title of this series is definitely supposed to be Teen Fury, but Goodreads has it as Teen Furry which is probably the funniest thing I’ve seen on Goodreads pretty much ever. Can't wait to read the second novel in the series!! A quick, fun read that I absolutely could not put down! I highly recommend it. There was a mix of mythology, powers, adventure, and romance. The love triangle between Felicia, Ryder and Zane provided a lot of tension and also helped Felicia (and the reader) to understand the dichotomy that she was struggling with because of the fury side and the mercy side of her genetic make-up. She was a perfect teenage heroine, in the novel. The main character Felicia was caring and genuine, and was so real. I loved this story it was original, and the idea of this Felicia discovering that she is the real daughter of two mythological creatures was interesting. This discovery is significant Felicia this causes a number of complications in her life. Teen Fury: Unleashed is a young adult paranormal story about a young fifteen year old adopted girl, who discovers that, her birth mother is a Fury, and her father is a God of Mercy. This is the first novel in the series, and WOW I loved it!
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