Fury: An Urban Fantasy & Mystery by Will O’Shire
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
I received a copy of this book from the publisher, BooksGoSocial, and the author via netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
Actual rating of 3.75
Hunter is an investigator indebted to the Fae council. He spends his time looking into crimes committed by the fae against humans. That’s his legitimate business, his side business is a secret and one that is helping him build up a nest egg so that he can disappear from the council forever. This story follows a side business job that was accepted by bar owner and business partner George, one where a flaming black unicorn is wreaking havoc and killing people. He needs to find it and finish it quick in order to stop more innocents from losing their lives, and to get paid a hefty sum of money at the end. The problem is, everything is not as it seems in this case, but will Hunter realise it too late to make a difference?
I’ve had this one sitting on my kindle for a while now. I have a real problem when it comes to books, whether that is physical books or ebooks, it doesn’t matter, I hoard them. So I’ve decided to stop purchasing books and actually start the process of working through my giant backlog, of which it really is giant. I don’t know why I kept skimming over this one when I was deciding on what to read next. For one, I didn’t realise that it was so short, it sits at around 130 pages, so it’s pretty short when you think about it. And urban fantasy is right up my alley, so I’m a bit angry at myself that I waited so long.
I was pleasantly surprised (which is happening a lot lately) by this story. It jumps straight into the action from word go which is absolutely fantastic. Hunter is an interesting character, and he is likeable enough, I found that there didn’t appear to be anything super standout about him, he is who is he is, and that’s okay, it kinda works well for this story. It’s the support characters that really shone here for me. Bonnie is a stroke of genius, and I’m still trying to work out EXACTLY what she is. George and Henry were exceptional, Kawa was a definite favourite too, and the two characters who spend the entire story sitting in the bar not really doing much at all? I know who you are and I think that was just an absolutely master stroke. They literally don’t do anything, they add nothing to the main plot at all, but their presence is just masterful. I absolutely love what O’Shire did with all of these characters and their lore. I especially loved the spin that he put on Kawa’s character. I believe that a character has the ability to make or break a story, and these characters definitely made it this time.
The story itself is fast paced, though it felt like it became stagnant at different points which was a little annoying. The story line itself was incredibly clever, I had no idea what was going on until the reveal happened, and those who have read any of my previous reviews know that this is a must for me. I hate working things out before the characters have, it really puts a damper on the story when that happens. The plot was clever, well thought out and brilliantly executed.
I felt that another round of editing could have helped bump my rating up a little bit higher, as there were a fair few missed words and badly structured sentences, but to be honest, it doesn’t detract from the story that much. I also felt that Brad and Andy were sort of….tacked on? I understand their purpose in the story for sure, but they just didn’t seem to gel as well as the others, but then, maybe that was the point considering that they are humans with no knowledge of the fae world at all.
All in all, this was a fun, quick read, and a great story to boot. I’m looking forward to continuing the series as I’m dying to learn more about these quirky, amazing characters.
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