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Red Hot Fury (Shades of Fury #1)

by Kasey MacKenzie (Goodreads Author), Judy York (Illustrator)

3.57 of 5 stars 3.57 · rating details · 899 ratings · 106 reviews

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Introducing a sizzling new urban fantasy series featuring Marissa Holloway, an immortal Fury who doesn't just get mad...she gets even.

As a Fury, Marissa Holloway belongs to an Arcane race that has avenged wrongdoing since time immemorial. As Boston's chief magical investigator for the past five years, she's doing what sh...more

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Published June 29th 2010 by Ace

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May 19, 2010 faeriemyst rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: urban-fantasy, amazon-vine, own

For about the first forty pages, RED HOT FURY has a rocky start, but after it gets over that hump it's a worthwhile read. The Furies are an interesting breed that brings a welcome change from all the vampires, weres, witches, et al. to the urban fantasy genre, and the author adds her own spin to the species. Marissa, or rather Riss, is a tough, sarcastic, sure-of-herself character that won't appeal to everyone, but if you like them more on the gritty side then she might be the heroine for you. T...more

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Aug 20, 2012 Ami rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: urban-fantasy-paranormal-futuristic

3.5 stars

Story description, for my personal purpose only: HUGE SPOILER TO THE WHOLE PLOTLINE. Behind the spoiler tag is basically what the book is all about. You've been warned!

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Story description, for my personal purpose only: HUGE SPOILER TO THE WHOLE PLOTLINE. Behind the spoiler tag is basically what the book is all about. You've been warned!

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The story starts a bit rocky for me. In fact, up to Chapter 3, before Riss sets to meet Scott, her ex, I feel like I've been pushed into an unknown territory without so much a proper guideline. It's something common in urban fantasy series. The author's way to build the world by using terms is confusing -- and the dialogues don't flow smoothly.

But after Riss meets Scott and asks for his help, things really get interesting. Fast action, great twists and turns, and also a dip of reunited romance between Riss and Scott. There are a quite big number of secondary characters being introduced; but again, after Chapter 4, I grasp the information quite nicely.

It's a thrilling story until the very end -- and Riss is one kicked-ass heroine. Her ability to channel Rage and turns into full Fury form is fantastic.

I am looking forward to read the sequel ...(less)

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Aug 06, 2012 Kristen rated it 3 of 5 stars

A complex, non-stop thrill-ride of a story with virtually every type of supernatural imaginable thrown into the mix and battles up the wazoo.

Marissa Holloway is a Fury, the supernatural world's avenger of wrong-doing. She's also the Boston police's Chief Magical Investigator. So when what initially appears to be the body of a sister-Fury is discovered, Rissa's one of the first on the scene.

Except on further investigation, Rissa realizes the body isn't really her best friend Vanessa but has been...more

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Jul 23, 2012 Mara rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: urban-fantasy

3 1/2 stars

Fresh world-building, free of the usual stuff: check
Tough, sarcastic heroine: check
Interesting plot and mythology: check

What I really liked about this book:
-it's action packed
-the Greek mythology (Oracles, Orpheus, Fury and Harpies!)
-the power respect the original mythology
-Furies and Harpies (grrrll power! )

Unfortunately, it suffers midway of a too convoluted plot (the family reunion was contrived and sounded false(view spoiler)...more

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Nov 30, 2011 LL rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: urban-fantasy

This book could have had potential. The premise and the idea of the Fury is actually pretty novel and unique. Furies are driven by their Rage which gives them special uber-powers. They are governed by the Sisterhood comprised of Furies of different types, overlooking the peace accord between the mundanes and arcanes.

I liked the overall plot of solving a supernatural conspiracy and murder mystery. Riss, or Marissa, was the Chief Investigator of the Magical Crime Unit. In this book, she was driven...more

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Feb 03, 2011 Becca rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: paranormal-romance, books-i-own, books-read-in-2011

Marissa is a Fury an immortal peace keeper between mortals and arcane creatures. She is also the Magical Investigator for the Boston PD, and when she is called in for an arcane killing she sees a body of a fellow Fury. But what she discovers is that a shape-shifter from a long thought extinct race just looked like her best-friend but was not. When she tells the PD what she has uncovered she is suddenly off the case and suspended. The next thing she knows is that there is a contract out on her li...more

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Dec 29, 2010 Karissa rated it 2 of 5 stars

I got this book through the Amazon vine program as an Advanced Reading Copy. It is the first book in the Shades of Fury series, I was unable to find how many books are planned for this series. The book was okay; there were some great things about it and a number of flaws in it too.

Riss is a Fury, sworn to protect mortals from non-mortals, she works for the Sisterhood and as the head of Magical Investigations in the local police department. When the body of a sister Fury washes up, Riss is Mandat...more I got this book through the Amazon vine program as an Advanced Reading Copy. It is the first book in the Shades of Fury series, I was unable to find how many books are planned for this series. The book was okay; there were some great things about it and a number of flaws in it too.

Riss is a Fury, sworn to protect mortals from non-mortals, she works for the Sisterhood and as the head of Magical Investigations in the local police department. When the body of a sister Fury washes up, Riss is Mandated to find out what is going on. Suddenly she is relieved from her position on the police force and people are out to kill her. Now she has to uncover a plot that will influence mortals and non-mortals alike; that plot may have to less to do with magic and more to do with genetic engineering and betrayal.

I'll start with what I really liked about this book. It is very fast-paced with lots of action and the action scenes are fairly well done. It is a good brainless read; if you don't think too hard and just enjoy the ride you will probably enjoy the book. I loved the idea of Furies and other mythological creatures alive and well in our society. It was nice to read about a Mythology based alternate world as opposed to the tons of fairy books and vampire/werewolf books out there. Riss is also a pretty likable character and her ex-boyfriend Scott was great to read about too.

There was a lot I didn't like about this book though. The writing, especially in the beginning, is disjointed and juvenile to the point of painfulness. The sentences were clipped and short and just sounded unnatural. This improved as the book continued. The world itself, how things worked, and how the races were related was confusing and unexplained. As I said, if you don't think about the surrounding world too much and don't pay too much attention to inconsistencies...then things are okay...but when you start thinking and trying to make sense of the whole world and how everything interacts on a broader sense...well it just doesn't make sense.

The author glosses over a lot of things that she doesn't want to explain in detail, which is okay but makes things harder to understand and at times come across as laziness on the author's part. Also the interaction between Riss and Scott is a bit odd at times. Sometimes they have great chemistry and then it just disappears. I know they were supposed to be an on-again, off-again type of thing but if was almost like reading about two different Riss/Scott sets because the characterization was just so inconsistent.

There are a couple other minor quibbles. All the characters' names are shortened from their originals (Riss was Marissa, Ness for Vanessa, etc) which was just weird and unnecessary. Lots of other terms are abbreviated too; like weapons are Weps...at one point there was a sentence with at least three acronyms in it, it sounded awkward and not at all like the way someone would really describe something.

The story was pretty well wrapped up, leaving just a couple threads dangling for the next book. Will I read the next book? I am not sure, this book just could have "first book in a series syndrome" and with more experience the writing and world-building might improve.

I read a ton of urban fantasies and so I was eager to like this one. Unfortunately the unfocused, fractured writing and the unrealized world just turned me off some. It is a really a pity because I love the idea of a mythology based urban fantasy and I really loved some of the things the author did with the characters' powers. This book gets just barely an okay from me. There are much better series out there to read. Try October Daye series by Seanan McGuire, the Jane Yellowrock series by Faith Hunter, or Jaz Parks series by Jennifer Rardin...all of these series are better than this one.(less)

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Dec 31, 2010 Michelle rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Urban Fantasy Fans

Red Hot Fury is the first book in the Shades of Fury series by Kasey Mackenzie and an ACE Fantasy.

Book Blurb:

Hell hath nothing worse than a Fury scorned...

As a Fury, Marissa Holloway belongs to an Arcane race that has avenged wrongdoing since time immemorial. As Boston's Chief Magical Investigator for the past five years, she's doing what she was born to: solving supernatural crimes.

It's far from business as usual when the body of one of Riss's sister Furies washes up in Boston harbor. Riss disc...more

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Jul 15, 2010 Dorri rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: magic-ties, mythological, shape-shifters, urban-fantasy

When I read a new author I often find myself comparing their writing styles to those of my more loved and frequently re-read authors. Hoping for something similar enough to someone else that if I'm in a 'mood' for a certain style of writing I have multiple authors to choose from. Now, if I were to say Kasey MacKenzie reminds me of someone, it would have to be a rough version of Kim Harrison.

As Red Hot Fury is a more modern take on old Greek mythology, it snagged me in right away. Even though th...more

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Aug 10, 2011 Jaime rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: paranormal, romance

I chose this book because I love urban fantasy, and even paranormal romance when done well. Unfortunately, I think this book was just trying too hard. I felt like the entire beginning of the book was screaming "see, look how original my world is!" by throwing descriptions at the reader. When, it fact, most of the elements were taken from other popular urban fantasy series. Jim Butcher, Kim Harrison, and Marc Del Franco have already done most of what's here including: 1) the uber-powerful Council...more I chose this book because I love urban fantasy, and even paranormal romance when done well. Unfortunately, I think this book was just trying too hard. I felt like the entire beginning of the book was screaming "see, look how original my world is!" by throwing descriptions at the reader. When, it fact, most of the elements were taken from other popular urban fantasy series. Jim Butcher, Kim Harrison, and Marc Del Franco have already done most of what's here including: 1) the uber-powerful Council of Wizards, err, Elders, that won't intervene 2) an accord/treaty between supernaturals and non 3) a hero/ine working with the mortal police on supernatural matters 4) even the gangster who's bad but necessary to the case (Marcone, Trent, Carrington). Plus, I think I may be bored with the kick-butt heroine who is, once again, being set-up as part of a massive conspiracy and has to go to her scorching hot ex that she is still in love with for help. This is where I feel Red Hot Fury veered into paranormal romance rather than being the urban fantasy it is billed as. In the middle of crisis, she's thinking how sexy his voice is? Leaving her sixteen year-old niece to run for the car while she rushes to save him in a fight? It just didn't work, for urban fantasy or para romance. Lastly, the character development is weak. Everyone comes off as a cardboard cut-out, even Marissa. So, why did I give it three stars?

The book got an extra star for the creation of Furies (based somewhat on valkyries and the like), with their living tattoos. It's tough to invent, or reinvent, a supernatural race that hasn't been done to death before. I liked how Furies come into being, their powers, wings, etc. All would make for exciting material, if executed better. Not every urban fantasy series has to have earth-shattering conspiracies that could doom the human race. Why not someone secure in their role, with an established relationship, solving crimes? Why does a heroine always have to be a b!tch? This wasn't a bad book, especially for someone who is looking for paranormal romance, or just getting their feet wet in urban fantasy. However, for avid readers of the genre, this just wasn't up to par. I don't think I'll be back for more.(less)

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Jan 20, 2011 Ithlilian rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: urban-fantasy

Forgive me if this review contains some ranting. Red Hot Fury started off on a bad note for me. The main character instantly comes off as an irritated cop. There is entirely too much slang and attitude in the first few pages. Complain, complain, give someone attitude, yell at someone, attitude, attitude, complain. Needless to say, the main character Riss got under my skin from the start. I got past it and started to be interested in the mystery. A thought to be extinct group of paranormals turns...more Forgive me if this review contains some ranting. Red Hot Fury started off on a bad note for me. The main character instantly comes off as an irritated cop. There is entirely too much slang and attitude in the first few pages. Complain, complain, give someone attitude, yell at someone, attitude, attitude, complain. Needless to say, the main character Riss got under my skin from the start. I got past it and started to be interested in the mystery. A thought to be extinct group of paranormals turns out to be alive and part of a breeding program. Riss meets up with her ex, fights with him a lot, and works on solving the mystery. The culprit is pretty predictable, and the storytelling here is as flawed as the main character. The mystery solving is slow, and most of the novel is comprised of characters going from place to place getting into groaning matches with each other. The main character and her ex bicker constantly, no one seems to get along with each other, and honestly it was physically irritating to read. I wanted to grind my teeth and throw something numerous times.

The world building is a bit sketchy as well. We get a history lesson from our main character about some of the paranormal beings (arcanes) but nothing is explained completely. I don't necessarily like being told every little detail about every single race, but throwing them around haphazardly and hoping the reader figures it out isn't good enough either. There was never, hello reader, I am a fury and I have the following abilities. Instead it was "oh by the way look at this blue stuff I can make" halfway into the novel. I'm also not sure if furies by nature are mean, rude, obnoxious, and generally unpleasant, or if that was just the main character. She gets mad over EVERYTHING. That may be part of the nature of a fury, and if so I really don't see how that is supposed to be appealing.

There is one thing that made me almost stop reading this book more than any other, and it is the dreaded "but wait, that would mean...no it can't be." Let me explain. When Riss is trying to figure out what type of being Mac is she sees that his eyes are green, almost comes to a conclusion, and then says no it couldn't be. Obviously, the author is trying to draw our attention to this fact. If Riss would have said he had green eyes, I would have read right past it and not though about it. Instead she draws our attention to it, says it must be impossible, and I instantly figure it out. I don't like figuring things out only to have them revealed to me later like they are some big secret. It happened again toward the end when the traitor is being discovered, but I won't get into that one. Hey, was that Colonel Mustard leaving the conservatory? What's that in his hand? A candlestick...but that would mean...no it can't be.

In summary, Red Hot Fury has irritating characters, a barely passable mystery and plot, bad world building, and constant bickering. Just because this book has a main character that is not your typical vampire or werewolf does not mean it is unique or interesting. Also, frequent cursing, an atrocious attitude, and a short temper, does not make a character tough and is not appealing in the slightest.(less)

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Aug 24, 2010 Jessica rated it 5 of 5 stars

Finally finished Kasey Mackenzie's Red Hot Fury and it was awesome!! Was curious about this book when I saw the cover and found out that she was a local author! And plus the storyline sounded interesting. I love Greek mythology and found out that the Furies here are Roman based, as Greek and Roman mythology tend to be somewhat similar, but with differences. So I was all over this book from the moment I read all about this!

It wasn't a letdown either! It starts off right away with Riss finding the...more Finally finished Kasey Mackenzie's Red Hot Fury and it was awesome!! Was curious about this book when I saw the cover and found out that she was a local author! And plus the storyline sounded interesting. I love Greek mythology and found out that the Furies here are Roman based, as Greek and Roman mythology tend to be somewhat similar, but with differences. So I was all over this book from the moment I read all about this!

It wasn't a letdown either! It starts off right away with Riss finding the body of her sister Fury, but as the BOC says magic is involved, leading the body to only look like another Fury when really something else is going down. Way down.

The pacing of this book was just marvelous! I mean there is a definite mystery to solve here, but Riss is thrown off the case moments after it begins! Then there's the assassination attempt and Riss is forced to seek outside help. Of course the only person she can trust is her old lover and Warhound Scott Murphy. Hence more troubles begin.

Riss and Scott's actions can be a little predictable, but it's not a bad thing really. It doesn't detract from the writing. Tensions definitely run high between the two as they are forced to work together. And it doesn't help that Scott's younger brother, only by a few years--can't remember the exact difference, has a crush on Riss. And he's not too bad looking either! Not to mention that other members of the family aren't too pleased with her. Fun times all around!

There are a lot of twisted secrets involved too! It was great watching them all develop and reveal themselves in the end. I sort of took a guess to a part of the outcome, like the who-done-it, but never really made it my official guess. So take that as you will! I like trying to guess the who-done-it bit, it can be fun and really challenging because some times I sooo don't see it coming! This time I was mildly prepared, but not entirely.

That being said, there is a lot of action to the book as well. Riss gets herself into a lot of trouble. But luckily she has great friends to help her out. Her partner on the force also joins in with her supernatural crew. In this book, the world knows about supernaturals, Riss's job position is proof of that as well, being the Chief Magical Investigator. It's refreshing some times to be in a setting where everyone knows about supernaturals, that way there is no need to have to convince others of their existence, they just know. But the opposite can be good too.

I loved this book. As I said I love Greek mythology and Roman as well, so I loved the little bits of mythology that Mackenzie used in the novel. There was a reference to the Orpheus myth as well. There were also Harpies as well as Furies. It was just awesome!

There was a little bit of romance in the story as well. Not a whole lot, but there's enough romantic tension between Riss and Scott to build up. Won't go further then that on that part of the book!

Overall I give the book 5/5 stars! It was a really amazing read! A GREAT one too! Kasey Mackenzie is definitely making my author list and I am now addicted to her series. Looking forward to more from her soon!(less)

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Jan 10, 2011 Sharon rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: paranormal-fantasy

This is book one in a new urban fantasy series, Riss is a red leather wearing 'Fury', She has a strong character, a huge chip on her shoulder & is very easy to like. I found the story stop start, it's as if the author had loads of ideas & had to get them all in at once, lots of characters have been introduced but not really rounded off, but cut off abruptly, her relationship with Scott personally did not flow, but I like his strong, protective, sometimes stubborn character.
It's an easy...more

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Feb 04, 2013 James Stone rated it 4 of 5 stars

This is an excellent beginning to what promises to be a good series in the realm of super-powered, other than humans. It is well written, moves along very quickly, but the fifth star is missing because I felt the author tipped her hand early as to who the "real" bad guys were. What should be a big surprise only revealed to me what I had suspected all along. Maybe I was just prescient, but it was no surprise.
The characters are engaging and even charming. There are plenty of suspicions and mistrus...more

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Apr 27, 2012 Ashley rated it 5 of 5 stars

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My Thoughts: I LOVED THIS BOOK! It was full of action, supernatural beings, and a love story. All around great Urban Fantasy with a supernatural kick rarely seen before, a Fury heroine!
One thing that drew me in right away was the cover. The second thing was the subject matter, Furies. I've never read a book before where the main character was a Fury. The author just did a great job of mixing Greek supernatural beings with giants, gobli...more

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Jun 07, 2011 Kristi rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: contemporary, fantasy, sci-fi

Omg!This could have been a decent book if not for the major plot holes. This novel is problematic. I'm not s even finished reading and had to stop and rant at how bad the writing is. Not to spoil it for anyone but why would any character accept in two minutes the return of a missing parent and a new sibling (he's 18 but looks 39!! WTF!!)? Not to mention the main characters mentor saying "trust no one but me" plot line. You can see the betrayal coming a mile away. Here's the kicker! I haven't eve...more

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Jul 26, 2012 Natasja rated it 4 of 5 stars

Red Hot Fury by Kasey Mackenzie is the first novel in her Shades of Fury Series and a great beginning of this series. I found myself being pulled to this book by its description and I have to say it didn’t disappoint me.

Marissa “Riss” Holloway is the Chief Magical Investigator for Boston police department and also an immortal fury. She is one of the peace keepers between the mortals and the paranormal beings. But the peace is on the line when her latest case becomes personal when she is called i...more

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May 15, 2010 Jo * Smut-Dickted * rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: amazon-vine-selection, paranormal-romance, read-the-dtb

I read an ARC of this book. I thoroughly enjoyed it. The action is super fast paced, the characters were intersting, and the world created was well fleshed out for the most part. There were times when I felt more information could have been given but, then again, I hate it when the first book in a series becomes the book where everything is explained because it tends to drag down story and plot.

I thought the "ladies" were a brilliant touch. You'll know when you read it. The different paranormal...more

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Aug 17, 2012 Sigourney "Ripley" Reader rated it 3 of 5 stars

Honestly, once you got past the first 50 pages or so it became bearable. I'm only giving this book three stars because it got a bit better toward the end. IMO the character was a wreck emotionally. Now while I generally like those, I like them when well written. Riss was forgettable- more or less- as a character and it seemed as though she only came in two modes. Sarcastic B*tch or Angry B*tch. I mean, i get it. She's a Fury, thus temperamental. Then next thing ya know she's melting into Scott....more

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Sep 05, 2010 Alexia561 rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: fantasy

Really enjoyed this one! I don't think I've read a book featuring furies before, and never really knew their mythology. Love it when I come across new myths and legends! Liked the background provided about harpies and warhounds as well. Very cool!

Really liked Riss, the Fury who is trying to track down why Arcanes have been disappearing, and why someone wants her to think that her missing best friend is dead. She's one of those kickass heroines that I love, and I really liked her. Maybe it was he...more

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Apr 14, 2012 Kathy rated it 1 of 5 stars

Red Hot Mess!,

I really wanted to like this book and I was disappointed that it was so corny. The author seemed like she was trying to hard to incorporate stolen ideas from not one but most of the modern pop culture TV into this one novel. I feel like the first chapter alone combined episodes of Charmed, Law & Order and Smallville. This book has poser written all over it for me and I have zero patience for it. The Superhuman healing comments were way over the top, juvenile and irritating as h...more

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Jul 12, 2012 Marsha rated it 3 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Adults

(3.5 Stars) "Red Hot Fury" is a difficult review for me to write because there were so many things I liked about the book and quite a few things I did not like. First, let me say the story line is unique in that it deals with one of my favorite genres mythology. Our main character, Marissa Holloway is a Fury and Chief Magical Investigator whose job is to avenge crimes against the supernatural. She works within the police department in a position that was set up after a war between the arcanes an...more (3.5 Stars) "Red Hot Fury" is a difficult review for me to write because there were so many things I liked about the book and quite a few things I did not like. First, let me say the story line is unique in that it deals with one of my favorite genres mythology. Our main character, Marissa Holloway is a Fury and Chief Magical Investigator whose job is to avenge crimes against the supernatural. She works within the police department in a position that was set up after a war between the arcanes and the mortals.

When a body mysteriously washes up on a beach and looks almost identical to Riss' missing best friend and fellow fury, Vanessa she vows then and there that she will not stop until she discovers what happened to her friend. For years believed that Vanessa was kidnapped and possibly murdered by her stalker ex-boyfriend, Dre. But, now that scenario no longer seems likely. When Marissa begins investigating, she is suddenly relieved from duty and immediately under attack causing her to go to the one person she knows she can trust, her ex-boyfriend, Scott Murphy.

Scott and Marissa have baggage that they have to work through; however, when it is revealed that Scott's sister is also missing as well as people from various supernatural species it is clear that they must work together. What they find may very well be the beginning of a new war between mortals and arcanes.

The concept for this story is very creative; however, I had problems with the execution. The action grabs the reader from the very beginning; but, the characterizations were weak and I found myself questioning whether or not I even liked our herione at all. Ms. MacKenzie rushed her descriptions of the characters to the point that initially I was not emotionally invested in them. Fortunately, the book began to get better after the first 80 pages or so and I had a better understanding of Marissa. The other thing that truly bothered me was how the author gave nicknames to almost every character: Riss/Rissa, Dre, Ness/Nessa, Trin, Mac......and so on. I found myself saying enough is enough already. I guess my biggest problem with the story is that the author attempted to cram too much into the first book at risk of minimizing great world building and characterizations. The story was great, the characters were okay, the world building was okay and the sex was okay (Now, that is just sad...shouldn't the sex be hot?!).

On a positive note, the action scenes were good, the plot was some surprising twists and turns, the whole fury concept was great and the resolutions to some of the mysteries was great. When I first purchased this book I also purchased the second and third books as well. Now that I have a better understanding of the overall concept, I am hoping the other books in the series will not suffer from the same things I objected to in this first book. Only time will tell. (less)

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Apr 15, 2013 Aleksandra rated it 2 of 5 stars

Dosta mi je više ovih heroina koje moraju da spasavaju ceo svet, nikad ne spavaju, piju kafu na litre i ne funkcionišu bez nje- tata ili mama su neke opasne face a one su ni tamo ni ovamo(roditelji nisu u celoj priči zato što su umrli nekim nesrećnim slučajem)...
Da ne pominjem da uvek izvuku deblji kraj jer nemaju pokriće za aroganciju i glupavo ponašanje pa su uvek u zavojima i ranama koje nemaju vremena da leče, jer su do sad vodile miran život, a onda im je odjednom nešto upalo u stan i odnel...more

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May 24, 2010 Heather rated it 3 of 5 stars

It's nice to see that someone remembered that there are supernatural beings OTHER than vampires (gasp - say it ain't so!) but the story-telling in this book could use a little work. For example, it's probably not a great idea to suddenly let everyone know that the heroine has an unusual ability in the last ten pages of the book - especially if that ability has not even been alluded to at any other point in the story. You might as well have written, "Did I mention that she was able to move betwee...more

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Jul 15, 2010 Kristen rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: magical

Great new urban fantasy. The characters are just so well written I could stop reading and wanted more when I finished. Riss is a fury, a group of arcane women who have powers and strength that help them keep the other magical beings around in place, making sure people are safe. But when Riss discover a fellow sister that has been murdered and once she thought was kidnapped, now a new mission beings for her. Along with he smoken hot ex boyfriend Morgan, who is a warhound, she tries to find out wh...more

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Jun 08, 2010 Kelly rated it 3 of 5 stars

Look out, paranormal baddies; Marissa Holloway is on the job. Riss is a Fury, and her mission is to fight supernatural crime. Kasey MacKenzie bases her Furies on the ones from Greek mythology, but with a twist. In myth, there were three Furies: Alecto, Tisiphone, and Megaera. Here, these names represent not individual Furies, but classes of Furies. Riss is a Tisiphone. This means she wears red and deals mainly with homicides.

(Unfortunately, MacKenzie doesn’t do as much with this concept as one m...more Look out, paranormal baddies; Marissa Holloway is on the job. Riss is a Fury, and her mission is to fight supernatural crime. Kasey MacKenzie bases her Furies on the ones from Greek mythology, but with a twist. In myth, there were three Furies: Alecto, Tisiphone, and Megaera. Here, these names represent not individual Furies, but classes of Furies. Riss is a Tisiphone. This means she wears red and deals mainly with homicides.

(Unfortunately, MacKenzie doesn’t do as much with this concept as one might hope. We don’t learn much about the Alecto and Megaera Furies beyond the colors they wear. This may be elaborated upon in later books.)

As Red Hot Fury begins, Riss is called to a murder scene. The body is that of a Fury, specifically Riss’s best friend Vanessa. Yet something is fishy about the crime. Vanessa’s body doesn’t seem quite right magically speaking, and besides, Riss thought Vanessa died several years ago at the hands of a jealous ex. As Riss investigates the case, she uncovers a sinister conspiracy, and learns that almost every conclusion she jumped to in the past was wrong.

The plot of Red Hot Fury is fast and, well, furious. MacKenzie keeps the excitement at a high level throughout most of the book, and combines the action with a compelling romance between two characters who royally screwed up their relationship years ago but now have a second chance to work things out.

At times, though, the plot moves too quickly. Several times, MacKenzie skims over scenes, rather than using them to their fullest potential. At one point, Scott drops an emotional bombshell on Marissa. Do they kiss? Does she stomp off? Do they just stare awkwardly at each other for a few minutes? We don’t know, because the chapter ends there, and as the next chapter begins, the characters are doing something completely different. Later, a tenuous group of allies prepare to make a blood oath to each other. What is the ritual like? How is the oath worded; are there loopholes? Who is enthusiastic? Who is reluctant? Who acts shifty? Again, we don’t know; in the next paragraph it’s a done deal.

There are other problematic elements, including a few instances of infodump-by-dialogue, and the weps. Riss refers to weapons as “weps.” This would be fine once or twice, but the term is used so often that it becomes distracting. You know how if you stare at a word too long, it loses its meaning and you just end up thinking about what a funny-looking word it is? I don’t think it would have been nearly as bothersome if she’d just used weapons or guns or knives. The reader’s brain would process the familiar words and move along. It’s like using overly vivid dialogue tags instead of “said.” “Said” is unobtrusive, but if everyone is exclaiming or snarling or hissing their words, it throws the reader out of the story. So it is with the weps.

However, the idea of a Fury-based urban fantasy is original enough, and the story entertaining enough despite its flaws, that I plan to continue with the Shades of Fury series. It has a lot of potential; it just needs some ironing out.(less)

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May 07, 2012 Lisa King rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: please-make-it-stop

When I read the synopsis of this book I thought it had potential. The main character, Marissa, was unique; she was a Fury and she was supposedly badass. She even tells you this a couple of times and hey, her blood red leather outfit screams it to the world...or so she says. It's too bad she was more of a dumbass than a badass. It was painful to read in parts. Marissa blacked-out several times. I like my heroines with heart and courage, women who I can relate to and empathize with. This heroine w...more

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Sep 19, 2010 Angela rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: urban-fantasy

Marissa Holloway, Chief Magical Investigator for the Boston Police Department has spent the years since fully coming into her Fury birthright maintaining the peace between the arcane and the mundane of the world. Usually by solving supernatural crimes, more specifically murders.

When she's called to the site of a murdered sister-Fury, only to discover the body isn't who she's supposed to be, things get crazy in a hurry. Suspended from her job, Riss finds herself on the run from enemies she didn'...more Marissa Holloway, Chief Magical Investigator for the Boston Police Department has spent the years since fully coming into her Fury birthright maintaining the peace between the arcane and the mundane of the world. Usually by solving supernatural crimes, more specifically murders.

When she's called to the site of a murdered sister-Fury, only to discover the body isn't who she's supposed to be, things get crazy in a hurry. Suspended from her job, Riss finds herself on the run from enemies she didn't know she had.

Unable to trust almost anyone, Riss turns to her ex, Warhound Scott Murphy, to help her solve the mysteries that just keep piling up on one another. But with the protection Scott can offer comes a resurgence of feelings between them. Riss'll have to keep a tight hold on not only passion, but her Rage in order to solve the case, and stop an impending war.

I went into Red Hot Fury excited and interested in the world that Kasey Mackenzie created. Her main protagonist is a Fury, a rarely written about character from mythology. Ms. Mackenzie continued to do this, drawing from not only Greek and Roman myths, but others - including Irish and Egypitian. When the Bastai showed up (Cats from Egypt's goddess Bast) I was ecstatic.

Red Hot Fury maintains a furiously (ha) fast pace. The storyline moves along quickly, leaving you gasping for breath from one thing before plunging you headlong into the next. There are numerous action sequences which are very well-written and vivid.

Unfortunately the concept and fast pace weren't enough to make this novel great. While the plot hurtled along, at times it felt like it was doing so to cover up some very incomplete world building. There were gaping holes in how the arcane, magical beings, interacted with each other, the mundanes (humans) and their powers. For example, while I have a good idea that furies can shape-change into a variety of forms, I have little understanding of each of them. I think there are three main forms, but I'd be hard pressed to describe any of them except full-Fury.

I truly liked Riss. She's an interesting character to read through which is especially important in a first-person POV novel. She's sassy, caring and smart-assed, with just a touch of naiveté thrown in there to round her out. However, she never felt completely real to me. I didn't understand some of her thoughts or emotional processes. Sometimes I felt like her inner thoughts didn't match her outer actions, with no reasoning given for that discrepancy.

All of the other characters in the novel suffered because of the first-person POV. It was hard to get to know any of them well or understand their motivations. More than once I wanted to just jump into Scott's head and find out exactly what he was thinking.

Ms. Mackenzie has a great idea that I would love to see expanded and built upon in future Shades of Fury novels. However, in the end, despite this intriguing concept, Red Hot Fury didn't live up to what I was hoping for. Still if you're looking for a fast-paced, action-packed novel with a fresh, new subject, then Red Hot Fury is definitely for you!!(less)

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Apr 22, 2012 Jazz rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: reviewed, what-a-mess

This is more of a 2 and half stars for me, and I can't bring myself to give it more.
I usually like to wait for a series to get off the ground with a few books before I get into a new one. I felt this was sort of a 'meh' book, but I guess I have read a lot worse first books than this one. The plot and premise held real promise and I was really drawn in the world building from the start. I liked the concept of the furies, but the world building could have been smoother and the rules integrated be...more This is more of a 2 and half stars for me, and I can't bring myself to give it more.
I usually like to wait for a series to get off the ground with a few books before I get into a new one. I felt this was sort of a 'meh' book, but I guess I have read a lot worse first books than this one. The plot and premise held real promise and I was really drawn in the world building from the start. I liked the concept of the furies, but the world building could have been smoother and the rules integrated better. I didn't mind Risa's abrasiveness (the heroine), and she had a good reason to switch between emotional states (being a Fury and all), but I found that her background and relationship to others were a bit lacking.
I enjoyed the first half of the book although the editing and writing seemed uneven, but then at one point it just felt like both editor and author gave up on editing and just left behind a big disorganized mess. There were more than some incongruous aspects in regard of both writing and delivery, which I believe could have been smoothed out with just a bit more attention and time.
We are introduced to plenty of secondary characters that seem as they might be important at some point, but they just fade in the background. Some conversations had been given the same treatment, they seem important, but are just poorly executed info-dumps that really got on my nerves. at one point there is the issue with Sean that is not properly revisited, and he just disappears at the end of the book just by some random occurrence. The background story with Scott was also full of holes and it turns out to be a misunderstanding that is not properly resolved. Just because they proclaim their love to each other does not resolve the real problem of mistrust and not giving each other the benefit of doubt. I am still not sold on their love for each other and I can't really understand why they would stay together. I hope we get some development in the future installments, but then again i don't know if I will continue reading.

On to the 'big reveal' - what we as readers got as the big reveal was something completely silly, worthy of a b-plot movie, an info dump so rushed and not very thought out it felt like an afterthought. Not to mention including some rushed up rules about the world that really should have been integrated in a better manner. At the same time out heroine went from a smart (sometimes) albeit reckless protagonist, to an idiot puppet that asks all the stupid obvious questions and just loses the ground gained in the first half. The villain was obvious from the first moment they made an appearance, it was a complete miss.

The last straw for me was in fact the reveal about Mac, that was so stupid, it just burned my brain. Here the biggest flaw was the handling of his age and time passage. (view spoiler) All they could have said was that time passes differently in the Sidhe compound/dimesnion/place, that time passes faster, and things could have been better, but this... no, just no.

I might continue with the series, although I am not feeling very happy about it.(less)

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Jan 25, 2012 Krista ~Fhatal Attrhaction~ rated it 4 of 5 stars

I really liked the main characters, Riss was very interesting. She was kick ass and stubborn. The book had a stronger romantic element than I usually see in UF, Which I really liked because I usually dont read a whole lot of UF because of that. Scott was a sexy character. He was a shapeshifter, a warhound and i thought that was different. All in all I really enjoyed the main characters but I had some issues with the storyline and the worldbuilding, I wanted to know more about her world I felt li...more

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