Fury by Shirley Marr - Reviews, Discussion, Bookclubs, Lists

Nov 28, 2011 Wendy Darling rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: aussies, favorite-ya, 2011-favorites, hilarious, mystery-traditional, mythic-and-fairy-tale-ish, read-2011, young-adult, heroines-butt-kicking, asian, retellings, supportive-author

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Announcing the U.S. FURY tour! Oh yes. It's hard (and expensive) to get ahold of this title for those of us who don't live in the YA hotbed of Australia, so the lovely Miss Marr has kindly sent over a U. S. touring copy of her book. If you'd like to have the opportunity to read this title, here's the info on the tour. The sign up form has further details regarding tour rules and qualifications.

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Jul 05, 2012 Shirley Marr marked it as written-by-me · (Review from the author)

Shelves: aussie-ya

Hi, it's Shirley here, author of this book. I've been thinking for a while what I should do to "fill up" this space meant for a review. I'm going to do two things:

1) Say Thank You

...to every single person who has rated and/or reviewed Fury for better or for the worse! I try and thank everyone I can personally, but sometimes I'm so busy reading and reviewing other books that I forget to keep an eye out! But I do read every review. Above everything else, I value balance and honesty - so thanks for...more

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Mar 08, 2012 karen rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: pretty-girls-make-graves, why-yes-i-ya, distant-lands

**now with all-new tragedy in the spoiler thingie!!**

hell hath no fury like a rich teenager accustomed to evading responsibility for her actions.

if you want to read about my personal journey through pain and terror and shame and eventual, tainted, triumph, you may click on this spoiler thingie:

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May 04, 2012 Steph Sinclair rated it 3 of 5 stars Recommends it for: People who enjoy murder mysteries

Recommended to Steph by: Wendy Darling

Shelves: mystery, aussie, 2012-reads, contemporary, girls-rule-and-boys-drool, i-didn-t-see-that-coming, i-totally-saw-that-coming, it-wasn-t-all-that-but-enjoyable, made-me-think, omg-that-ending, original-and-creative, realistic-fiction, young-adult

Actual rating: 3.5 stars

I did it. Fury crossed my threshold. I finally read Fury. I FINALLY READ FURY!

Do you know what that means? No. I don't think you do. Story time!

This book is so incredibly hard to come by and I swear IT'S CURSED. Whenever it attempts to cross on over America's border it mysteriously gets lost or stolen. Don't ask me why it's always this book. I don't know.

All I know is this: I tried to order it from Fishpond.com and they cancelled my order due to publishing issues.

So I di...more

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May 19, 2011 Flannery rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: aussie-ya-is-the-cats-meow, i-want-to-go-to-there, read-in-2011, young-adult-teen, reviewed-2011, read-on-tour

I was hooked on this from the first page-- It was like reading about The Heathers murdering someone. A bunch of rich, spoiled high school girls are picked up for murder and the entire book flits back and forth between the main character, Eliza, harassing a psychologist who is attempting to elicit her story and flashbacks to the days leading up to the crime as Eliza actually shares the backstory. It was interesting to read a book in which we already know the killer from page one, nay, from the ba...more I was hooked on this from the first page-- It was like reading about The Heathers murdering someone. A bunch of rich, spoiled high school girls are picked up for murder and the entire book flits back and forth between the main character, Eliza, harassing a psychologist who is attempting to elicit her story and flashbacks to the days leading up to the crime as Eliza actually shares the backstory. It was interesting to read a book in which we already know the killer from page one, nay, from the back cover. It did not ruin the excitement of the unraveling and I actually began to feel sympathy for Eliza despite her heinous personality. (okay, maybe only an inkling of sympathy but still…) Most of the characters in Fury are rather unlikeable but I still found a relationship to enjoy throughout the entire book—that of Eliza and Neil, childhood friends whose snarky but endearing friendship might not be as strong as it once was but the foundation is still there and I loved when Neil showed up in the storyline. (view spoiler)

The high school scenes in this book felt like a combination of Rushmore and Courtney Summers’s Some Girls Are and Cracked Up To Be—in that they seemed to live in Stepford and everyone was a bitch. Even the guys, who had names like Alistair Aardent. Speaking of names, what the heck was up with the plethora of Jane Austen names up in here? Eliza, Marianne, Ellanoir Dashwood (that is not a misspelling on my part)? Obviously Jane Eyre wasn’t Austen but Eliza’s nemesis is named Jane Ayres. Maybe I’m just being nitpicky but I would’ve enjoyed this book even more if everyone had original names and I didn’t get the feeling that Shirley Marr has a hard on for Jane Austen. (because seriously, a lot of us do)

The ending of this book is absolutely unsatisfying. And I can’t write about it without spoilers so I’m just not going to. Just know going into this one that some threads will be left hanging. Recently, Kat started a discussion about the differences between the Aussie and US legal systems when it comes to the treatment of minors. I was at a complete loss about a lot of what was going on—why did she have no advocate? Why was she being questioned without a parent or lawyer present? What are the procedural due process rights for Australians? I’m pulling out my hair here! Do they have a bail system? Too.many.legal.questions.

Anyway, I found this book entertaining. It is somewhere between 3 and 4 stars. I feel like this review bites the big one but whatever, you can’t win them all. (unless you are in Pleasantville before it turned to color…because everyone knows they DID win them all before Reese Witherspoon gave Paul Walker a BJ)

P.S. This cover rocks. Three cheers for relevancy!
P.P.S. Thanks to Missie at The Unread Reader for putting this unobtainable Aussie book on tour in the US.
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Mar 31, 2012 Kat Kennedy rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: australian-writer, contemporary-fiction, favorites, kat-s-book-reviews, to-ya-or-not-to-ya

This is the good thing about Goodreads. When you start reading, the mediocre fare doesn't seem so bad, maybe even enjoyable. But after reading your hundredth YA paranormal romance with Mary Sue, Miss Goody-two-shoes, virginal blob, it starts to leave a sour taste in your mouth and a dissatisfying sickness in your gut.

But on Goodreads, you get to learn about books like this. Books you might never have discovered if a friend hadn't reviewed it or someone hadn't recommended it to you.

After all thos...more

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Jan 03, 2012 Jo rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: down-under, ya, you-got-a-friend-in-me

3.5 stars.

"Is it because we’re girls. I want to say. You think a bunch of girls are not capable of something like this?"

Initial Final Page Thoughts.
Iiiiinteresting.

High Points.
I was intrigued about this book before I even read the first page. I have this unofficial collection of my favourite book dedications. When I say unofficial it’s because normally I read a book dedication and say “WOW… that’s so funny/heart breaking/intriguing. I must write it down and remember it forever” but then I, well...more

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Nov 30, 2011 Lisa O. rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: australian, ya-lit, favorites

4.5 stars.

Meet Eliza Boans.

Let me tell you, she's a piece of work. She lives in East Rivermoor, in this cocooned, upper class neighborhood. She comes from a "good" family, single child, her mom's lawyer, her dad is in America with his new family. She comes from money and it shows: she's a snobbish, elitist, mean bitch. Or is she? Why is she sitting at the police station, confessing to murder?

Fury is a book I won't easily forget, rest assured. It's one of those books that kept me guessing until...more

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Mar 30, 2012 Emily May rated it 3 of 5 stars

Recommended to Emily May by: Wendy Darling

Shelves: ya-na, 2011

I can understand why some people might like Fury. It's one of those books that surprises you towards the end and it becomes increasingly darker throughout the novel. I did enjoy it. However, I didn't love it anywhere near as well as I thought I would simply because I can point you towards several authors that do what Shirley Marr does but are far better at it.

Raw Blue, for example, is a book that deals with personal trauma as well as family difficulties and it has a similar style of starting af...more

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May 25, 2012 Isamlq rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: aaw-yeah, favorites

“When I think hard about it, I find that I… actually don’t like many people. I must be such an angry person.” - Page 178

Eliza is modern Furious girl.

Color me green. I’d never aspired to being a writer (writing this is hard enough) but Fury has me wishing I had written it! Because, among other things, Eliza Boan’s story is compelling, dark, at the oddest of moments funny, but very upsetting. (And her name be awesome too.)

Eliza is privileged; they all are and it’s because of this fact that I he...more

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Dec 04, 2011 Bonnie rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: ya, blog-tour, aussie

Thank you to the Midnight Garden for hosting this tour and giving me the opportunity to read this! I’ve been trying to that get my hands on for quite some time and I’m so glad that I was able to be a part of this blog tour.

’East Rivermoore built a wall to keep the world out. But what if the real danger came from within? Before the seven o’clock news started to call us monsters, I wondered whether deep inside I wanted myself to be one anyways.’

Storyline
Eliza Boans is a rich snob and spoiled brat…...more

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Mar 07, 2012 Janina rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: from-down-under, mystery-thriller-suspense, young-adult-fiction, contemporary, did-not-see-that-coming, covers-i-love, made-me-cry, mean-girls, read-in-2012, titles-i-love, given-away

"My name is Eliza Boans and I am a murderer."

Well, talk about an introduction. That sentence certainly got my attention, and I think it has made it on my list of fave first sentences. I was certainly on full alert right from the beginning.

If someone asked me to describe Fury in short, I'd say it's Courtney Summers meets Pretty Little Liars. It has the edge and the dark tone reminiscent of Summers' novels, but with the glitz, mean girls and high school cliques that reminded me a little of the Pre...more "My name is Eliza Boans and I am a murderer."

Well, talk about an introduction. That sentence certainly got my attention, and I think it has made it on my list of fave first sentences. I was certainly on full alert right from the beginning.

If someone asked me to describe Fury in short, I'd say it's Courtney Summers meets Pretty Little Liars. It has the edge and the dark tone reminiscent of Summers' novels, but with the glitz, mean girls and high school cliques that reminded me a little of the Pretty Little Liars series.

Shirley Marr is a master of show, don't tell. And I really love her for it. This book is subtle in its complexity, and there are a lot of things hinted at, but not fully explored; references made, but not spoken out aloud. And I love books like these. I love it when authors acknowledge their readers' intelligence – especially in YA fiction. I love it when books challenge my imagination and give me something to ponder about, yes, in a way I even love the kind of open ending (although it was devastating) this book left me with – because it means I can imagine a future for my characters.

Fury is addicting. It is a story within a story. We have a girl being hold at a police station, confessing to murder. And we have her story, slowly unfolding through flashbacks, as she opens up to her interrogator. At the beginning, we only know that there are two bodies. Who? No idea. Why did they have to die? Nothing. As the story progresses, you get a feel what might have happened, but in the end, one thing still took me completely by surprise. Eliza tells us right up front that her story isn't a happy story, but still – I didn't want to believe, I hoped.

Despite her snobbish behaviour and rich girl attitude, Eliza really got to me. She is not necessarily a character I like unconditionally, but she is a character I respect. She wanders on a fine line between spoiled and heartbreakingly lonely, she has a difficult relationship with her mother and her friends, but I like to believe that those relationships will work out somehow. I like to believe that Eliza will move past her anger – because I could really feel this anger burning in her, destructive and violent. This book's title is not only a lure to draw you in, no, it is really fitting.

One thing that irked me, though. In a way, this book almost felt like a fantasy – not as in magical realism, no as in: this can not be true. A high school like a palace, a headmaster that lets his students pick their own punishment when they've broken the rules – or, even better, lets other students pick it for them because he feels like it. A neighbourhood surrounded by a fence, not letting anyone in or out, a curfew. Houses like mansions, parents always away on either counseling or work trips. Money abound, Jane Austen dresses, designer shoes. Are these things real in someone's world? Maybe I am just too naïve to see it ...(less)

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Dec 29, 2011 oliviasbooks rated it 3 of 5 stars Recommends it for: fans of "The Earthquake Bird" by Susanna Jones

Recommended to oliviasbooks by: Nomes

Shelves: young-adult-fiction, ya-contemporary, mystery-crime-sleuthing, author-from-down-under, high-expectations, in-love-with-the-cover, read-2011, thriller, swapped-or-given-away, debut

I've finally read the almost unobtainable young adult novel Fury by the wonderful Australian author Shirley Marr (You see what I mean when you encounter her in one of the discussions here on Goodreads. Shirley is one of thoses authors who also dare to stay readers with their own opinions on books and the world, which means - like you might have noticed - being among the very last of an almost extinct species.)

Since crime-focused fiction is usually not my cup of tea, my rating (3.5 stars altogeth...more I've finally read the almost unobtainable young adult novel Fury by the wonderful Australian author Shirley Marr (You see what I mean when you encounter her in one of the discussions here on Goodreads. Shirley is one of thoses authors who also dare to stay readers with their own opinions on books and the world, which means - like you might have noticed - being among the very last of an almost extinct species.)

Since crime-focused fiction is usually not my cup of tea, my rating (3.5 stars altogether) means that I do recommend the book to readers who spend their time in the the criminal thriller corner more often than I do.

And that is because Fury is very dark and excellently structured. Marr uses the a story-within-story concept (if you have read the adult thriller The Earthquake Bird by Susanna Jones you know what I mean): The outer layer has the stubbornly evasive heroine sitting in a police questioning room with an officer - or in Eliza Roberta Boans' case a youngish, attractive humane psychologist employed by the police - who tries to pry out of her what really happened prior to her arrest under suspicion of murder by knife, the inner layer tells the heroine's story in her own pace, meaning that she withholds the information which interests patient Dr. Fadden and the reader most (how many were murdered, who was murdered, what are the reasons for the deed and is the heroine really responsible or even sane enough to receive a punishment) for a long, long time, feeds choppy bits and hints along with random episodes of her school life, of her childhood and of her ueber-rich and sheltered neighborhood in the ditch-lined suburb East Rivermoor. This choice of narration keeps up the reader's attention without fail - it had even me turning the pages with only a dinner-break in between - and makes us hunt frantically from clue to clue. I wondered who much calculation and how many burned brain-synapses were necessary to sprinkle just the right facts into the story in the right places and in the right order.

What forces me to rate the reading experience lower is the almost complete lack of connection between most of the characters and myself. I did not mind Eliza to be a spoiled teen who has it all and expect it all. I did not mind Eliza to be probably a murderess who might or even might have not a good reason for having wielded a knife. But I did mind Eliza to fail at winning me over to her side although the potential was there: Absent father, indifferent and perpetually traveling high-society mother, utter loneliness, the feeling to be unimportant and overlooked in spite of many efforts to get attention in school by smart and not so smart means. No, Eliza and I simply did not click. But at least I was able to puzzle together a vague picture of Eliza’s personality during the second half of the story, to anticipate what she would feel or do; and I admired her sassiness in the interrogation room. As the rest of the cast, Eliza’s friends, her parents, teachers, classmates, neighbors and the authorities of East Rivermoor, were concerned, I simply found no familiar handle to grasp. Half of the time I did not understand at all what they were doing and saying or why. Yet I guess the complete intransparency of the character set has been assembled intentionally to create a certain eerie atmosphere. The reader is supposed to be at unease, to enter unknown territory, to feel the need to constantly turn uncomfortably around in nervous circles.

Unfortunately in order to thorougly enjoy and adore a book of any genre I, personally, need solid, life-like and likable characters who also show the notable promise of some development. While reading Fury I felt like I was trying to sift plancton out of a vast ocean using my own clumsy hands. I felt that I kind of hated Ella Dashwood, the new and newly-rich girl, right after she was introduced, but I could not pinpoint why. Something about her just did not add up properly. With Eliza’s other friends I could not even say if they were really friends or only a pupose-focused group with Eliza as the self-declared leader, if they actually liked Eliza or if they descpised her. Although I have experienced a friendship with a manipulative control-freak in primary school myself, I had no chance to understand the dynamics of Eliza’s triangle. Lexi and Marianne are beautiful. Lexi is obsessed with weight and is maybe kind of kind, Marianne is gifted and obsessed with school and is sometimes a bit mean or spontaneous or snarky. One of them is blond, I forgot who. Sometimes two or three of them bonded, sometimes they did not. They were friends or enemies with some boys at school and some girls, too. The principal of the private school had zero interest in really changing his students’ behavior for good, the school councelor turned out to be a mischief and gossip lover without an ounce of work ethics, the teachers declared openly which students they prefered or spent their lessons watching the clock with propped up feet. In addition there was Eliza’s childhood-friend Neil, an intelligent trouble-maker, whose relationship to Eliza and Marianne was also undefinable and who I would not be able to describe properly. And finally the unfamiliarity of East Rivermoor itself: The suburb had a fantasy-like sheen to it. Eliza hints at the difficulty to leave, at the ditch and the wall surrounding it, at disappearing girls and a strict curfew on work days. The only “normal” person in my opinion was Dr. Fadden, although I did not understand why he would risk his job by letting his criminal charge out of the questioning room.

Sooo... If you like dark crime-stories involving strange places that play with your mind and make you thoroughly uncomfortable - and if you do not mind that the quirky characters are nothing like you and the people you know -, do try to get hold of a copy of Fury. For those of you who speak and read German: The soon available translation might be easier to obtain than the Australian original.
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Sep 16, 2012 Belle rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: aussie-aussie-aussie, inner-teen, love-you-long-time, kick-ass-heroine

4.5 stars

"My name is Eliza Boans and I am a murderer."

How is that for a brilliant opening line? I was instantly hooked. I love a mystery, and when a book opens with the protagonist in a police stationconfessing to murder, you know you're in for a good one. Who was murdered and why - and whether Eliza actually did it - is slowly divulged through flashbacks, as Eliza tells her story to an interrogator.Importantly, the pace isn't too slow; just the right amount ofinformation is revealed at key mom...more 4.5 stars

"My name is Eliza Boans and I am a murderer."

How is that for a brilliant opening line? I was instantly hooked. I love a mystery, and when a book opens with the protagonist in a police station confessing to murder, you know you're in for a good one. Who was murdered and why - and whether Eliza actually did it - is slowly divulged through flashbacks, as Eliza tells her story to an interrogator. Importantly, the pace isn't too slow; just the right amount of information is revealed at key moments to keep an impatient Gen Y-er like me satisfied, while maintaining my interest and keeping me guessing till the end. It was intense, but in a very good way.

My favourite thing about Fury was Eliza (which was handy, considering she's the main character and all). She's the opposite of a passive Mary Sue waiting to be saved. Eliza's personality radiates from page, and as the story unfolds you see she can take care of herself - and her friends, too, for that matter. All of the characters are well fleshed-out and realistic. They're not always likable, but that just made them feel more real to me. Speaking from experience, teenage girls can be downright bitches at times - but they can also be the fiercest friends you'll ever have. I loved that Marr didn't shy away from this aspect in Eliza's friendships.

The authentic feel of the story was enhanced by the language. It's smart, funny, very Aussie and totally teen - but not in an annoying way. Eliza's narration feels natural; not like an "old person" trying to sound like a teenager. Her voice is established on the very first page; she's witty, snarky and a little bit twisted, and uses slang like "povo" and "snogged". But I don't want to make it sound like the language was all sarcastic and slang-y, because it's not. There are moments of absolute beauty and insight; my favourite was around the half way point when Eliza says, "I'm so tired, here in my head.". I hear ya, sister. Basically, Eliza spoke my language. And I loved it.

One thing about the language - or, rather, the names - is that they're inspired by famous literary characters, especially from Jane Austen. I really loved this nod to the classics, but the downside was that it could be a bit jarring at times, taking you out of the story, rather than into it. But this was a minor quibble. I really adored this book - the plot, the setting, the characters and especially its unpredictability. It's not every day you come across a YA book that has a truly unique storyline and a strong voice. But it's awesome when you do.

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Nov 28, 2011 ~Tina~ rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: bookers-tour, young-adult, whodunit, read-2011

Uh-oh, I seem to be in the minority here. A lot of my goodreads friends just loved this book to pieces and I could see why, but for me I didn't have the same experience.
There are many factors I take into consideration while reading a book.
Plot-concept. Writing-flow and balance. Character-personalities. And overall entertainment.

Fury had a good plot. There's noting quite like a good ole' murder to give yourself a reality check and change your life's perspective. Something that Eliza sincerely ne...more Uh-oh, I seem to be in the minority here. A lot of my goodreads friends just loved this book to pieces and I could see why, but for me I didn't have the same experience.
There are many factors I take into consideration while reading a book.
Plot-concept. Writing-flow and balance. Character-personalities. And overall entertainment.

Fury had a good plot. There's noting quite like a good ole' murder to give yourself a reality check and change your life's perspective. Something that Eliza sincerely needed.
The writing was excellent. Intrigue, mystery and suspense was carefully woven throughout the story linking the reader and what these character had to endure. I was curious which means I cared.
But when it comes to the characters and their personalities is where I unfortunately had to draw the line.
I liked Neil. I liked Brain...and that's about it. I don't really have much to say about Ella, Marianne and Lexi since it was Eliza that I had the most problems with. She isn't a characters that I liked. At all. I tried, really I did. But she's so dame stubborn, violent, hostile, bitter and a spoiled brat. She's the "leader" of the group, something she reminds us frequently in this book, which I found a bit annoying. Who has a leader in high school anymore? But when push comes to shove and we finally do get the truth out of Eliza...I dunno, it just didn't seem enough to me. Yes, what happened to her friends was awful and I was glad that she wanted to go out and stop the monster for her friends, out of loyalty and maybe out of guilt, and yes she also realized that her mom wasn't the bad guy here and was touched that someone believed her to the point where she finally wanted to believe in herself, but in the end it just didn't seem...enough for me to actually like her. Add a lot of high school drama blah blah, a very open ending where it could have gone either way and we'll never get the chance to find out, and well, I guess this just leaves me feeling rather disconnected and let down.

Bottom line, I didn't love it and I didn't hate it. It definitely had it's moments and for the most part I was entertained. If I could have liked the main protag then most likely this review would have had a different ring to it.
But there it is...

I've been so very curious about this book for such a long time now, so if anything I'm very happy to have had the opportunity to finally read this. So thanks Crystal for touring this one out. My curiosity is hugging you right now.

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Nov 12, 2011 Giselle rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: contemporary

After waiting 3 months for my copy of Fury to arrive from the other side of the world, I couldn't wait any longer and just had to dig into it. I was introduced to Aussie authors by my dear Goodreads friends and the premise of this one fascinated me. Reading it again now, though, I realize it doesn't really tell us anything at all - except that it's bound to be excellent! I mean - just read it!

So as you saw, we have Eliza who's telling us her story of how and why she's committed murder, but the b...more After waiting 3 months for my copy of Fury to arrive from the other side of the world, I couldn't wait any longer and just had to dig into it. I was introduced to Aussie authors by my dear Goodreads friends and the premise of this one fascinated me. Reading it again now, though, I realize it doesn't really tell us anything at all - except that it's bound to be excellent! I mean - just read it!

So as you saw, we have Eliza who's telling us her story of how and why she's committed murder, but the bigger mystery throughout the book is who has she actually murdered? We're going into her story, meeting all of her friends and wondering for each one if they're the future victim. I had an incredible time with this because I love dishing out theories and trying to figure it out. I can tell you that I did figure out half of it, but the other half completely took me by surprise! Which does not happen very often anymore.

Eliza lives in a neighborhood that is rather lavish. Everyone is a doctor, lawyer or a CEO. Elaborate houses with snobby children. And Eliza is the snobbiest of them all! She's stubborn and domineering, and while these are usually personalities that don't mesh well with me, somehow this author makes it work. I think it's mostly due to the fact that Eliza is the narrator. We get through the story while being inside her head. So we see that despite her high-and-mighty behaviour, she's not spiteful. She cares for her friends and she's never downright mean to anyone, unless, of course, they deserve it. The way she acts is just a way of life for her. The neighborhood is very exclusive and most of them stay away from the "outside world". It was a bit strange to me at first- their behaviour and peculiar ways- but I got accustomed to it quickly.

Don't expect this to be a mindless read. We're thrown from past to present quite a bit; since she's telling her story to the police. There are a couple of times where it's not clear if the sequence is taking place in the present or the future. So a bit of confusion settles in. But it does get cleared up as the story progresses. By the end, everything makes complete sense and once the victim is revealed, it's fun to rehash the whole thing again in your mind. Even though I wish we would have been left with a more foreseeable future, the ambiguous ending was surprisingly satisfying. I think because it was so atypical. The whole book is very unconventional, that's for sure. And I truly enjoyed it!

*If you're looking for a copy of Fury outside of Australia, the only affordable place to get it is on FishpondWorld.com (free shipping), however be prepared to wait a while!(less)

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Dec 04, 2011 Maggie rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: aussie-aussie-aussie-oi-oi-oi, debut-novels, 2011

Real review to come...

Timeline of a mental breakdown over a book

Aug 26: Reads Flannery's review comparing Fury to Heathers. Gets excited.

Sept 6: Orders from FishpondWorld. It's double what I normally pay for books, but what the hell. It can be an early birthday present to myself.

Sept 16: Fury status on Fishpond: "Picked & Packed"

Sept 18: "In transit to our local distribution center"

Sept 19: Back to "On Order"

Sept 25: "Order delayed"
Sends email.

Sept 25: "There has been a temporary delay in s...more

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May 31, 2011 Misha rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: mystery-suspense-thriller

I had read great things about Fury from Nic and Nomes' reviews; but I did not realize how awesome this book was until I read it myself. This is only the third Aussie YA novel I've read and now I am craving for more.Fury is witty, fun, dark and sad all at once. I finished it in one sitting! The synopsis at the back of the book is exciting without actually revealing anything. We know there has been a murder and that Eliza Boans, our snarky MC, is somehow involved in it. But who was murdered? How d...more I had read great things about Fury from Nic and Nomes' reviews; but I did not realize how awesome this book was until I read it myself. This is only the third Aussie YA novel I've read and now I am craving for more.Fury is witty, fun, dark and sad all at once. I finished it in one sitting! The synopsis at the back of the book is exciting without actually revealing anything. We know there has been a murder and that Eliza Boans, our snarky MC, is somehow involved in it. But who was murdered? How did it happen? How is Eliza involved? So many questions! I have a bad habit of reading the end beforehand; fortunately I somehow managed to control myself from reading the end . Instead I savored this book word by word, which made the ending more impactful.

I cannot say much about the plot in order to avoid spoilers, but what I can say is - Read this book! It's completely worth it. Eliza Boans, the MC, is not the most likable person. She says and does things which made me go "What?!!" more than once. Despite that, somehow I found myself getting more and more attached to her. Her sense of humor and her fierce loyalty to her friends makes her very difficult to dislike. As I got to know more about her past, I couldn't help but feel sorry for her because beneath the whole "tough-girl" attitude lies an insecure young girl whose father has abandoned her and whose mother spends most of her time away from home.

I love the author's description of East Rivermoor, the setting for the book. It appears to be like an utopian society on the outside - all bright, shiny and perfect. Beneath that facade lies darkness and ugliness, not completely invisible, but mostly unacknowledged. Fury is about being a teenager; about friendship and loyalty; anger and revenge; most of all it's about how life can take a complete about turn because of one small decision which doesn't even seem to be so important.

There are not many books that can combine entertainment with thoughtfulness - but Fury is one of them. The book is sort of like Mean Girls, which I enjoyed immensely. Moreover, there are some Jane Austen references too! Fury is probably the most refreshing and the best YA contemporary novel I've read recently.

Overall:
An absorbing, edgy and fast-paced read recommended to fans of YA contemporary fiction.

Recommended?
Highly!

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May 05, 2012 Jillian -always aspiring- rated it 4 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Readers who have enjoyed novels by Courtney Summers, E. Lockhart, and Laurie Halse Anderson

Shelves: covers-i-love, 2012-reads, realistic-fiction, realistic-teenage-voices, glad-i-gave-it-a-chance, stories-that-challenge-me, left-me-feeling-conflicted, left-me-feeling-drained, left-me-with-mixed-feelings, writer-crush

(Actual Rating: 3.5 stars)

This one falls more on the scale of "I really liked it" because, even though the second half of the novel left me feeling more and more dismayed (distressed for the characters, annoyed by them, etc.) as I read on, I could imagine such a sequence of events occurring in real life. Anyway, full review to come.

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Jan 23, 2012 Trinity rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: aussie-ya-challenge, covers-i-love, hearts-a-mess, home-grown-aussie, intense, lets-hear-it-for-the-boys, what-the-what, young-adult, library-lovin, contempo-casual, read-in-2012

"I think you can tell by now that this is not going to be a happy story."

No Eliza, no it's not.

To be honest Fury was sitting at about 3-3.5 stars until the ending shattered me to pieces.

Reminiscent of films like Jawbreaker and Heathers, it took me a while to work out where to put this book. Should I be taking this seriously? It is supposed to be funny? Is it a romance? Hmm not really.

There is a river of regret that runs through this book (poetic I know). Eliza Boans sits in a police station an...more

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Oct 01, 2011 Wendy F rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2011, contemporary, young-adult, gritty

Wendy Darling said it best when she noted that this book has all those classing YA traps. What normally drives me insane about YA books is exactly what made me really love this one.

Eliza Boans is a Bitch (note the capitol 'B'). She's stuck up, purposely cruel, and vindictive. I really wanted to hate her. Here's the rub; she's frickin funny! And somehow you start to see that inside her tough girl facade she's actually pretty brittle and sensitive. She's somehow a mean girl that I could relate to...more

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Dec 01, 2011 Lisa rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: young-adult, australian, mystery-thriller-horror

This wonderful debut novel by Shirley Marr tells the story of Eliza Boans, a spoiled rich girl who makes no apologies for her attitude or behavior, and who confesses to murder on the first page. As the narrative unfolds, the identity of the victim, the motive for the crime, and the modality of the murder are revealed by Eliza in a series of flashbacks as she recalls her tale to a forensic anthropologist working for the police.

Fury is a nice departure from most of the YA novels I've read lately,...more

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Nov 29, 2012 Skyla rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: annoying-characters, aussie-fiction, awesome-characters, awesomeness, best-world-building, best-heroine, books-i-own, book-throwing, cool-author, covergasm, ya

So I am going to do a small pre-review first just because I have been obsessing over this book for almost 2 years now. The first time I heard of this book was when I first stumbled upon my dear friend Wendy Darling's review of the other Fury book. I read her review of the other Fury and then checked the page for this Fury...I was gone from the word go.

Things I Instantly Thought Were Awesome:
1) The author is Australian
2) It is based on the Furies myth
3) That cover
4) Dude the author is AUSTRALIAN!...more So I am going to do a small pre-review first just because I have been obsessing over this book for almost 2 years now. The first time I heard of this book was when I first stumbled upon my dear friend Wendy Darling's review of the other Fury book. I read her review of the other Fury and then checked the page for this Fury...I was gone from the word go.

Things I Instantly Thought Were Awesome:
1) The author is Australian
2) It is based on the Furies myth
3) That cover
4) Dude the author is AUSTRALIAN!
5) and this cute video Shirley made (You are so cute Shirley babes "Yay to the red girls, nay to the pink girls" Love it!) linky here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHuFyV...

So I have spent almost two years trying to hunt down this book in Canada, the UK, entering competition after competition, almost bought it in German just so I could have it (my German sucks btw) and then my friend offered to buy me them via www.fishpond.com a site that I was a little wary of for reasons unknown to me now. The site is perfectly good just like The Book Depository, it takes a little longer to arrive than say Amazon would but the books are coming all the way from Oz.

I cannot wait to hold this book in my hands and sleep with it under my pillow because I just know I am going to love it.

The world created in Fury was brilliant. It felt like the world of an elitist high school and I have known girls like the girls in this book.

This book made me angry and very very frustrated. It was a very hard read for me because I know girls who use and abuse their "friends" the way Ella used the three of them. Girls are vindictive bitches and the way the girls here were characterized brought back a lot of bad memories.

The writing is beautiful, the world building perfect, the plot awesomely mysterious and brutal and I loved how it played out.

My head hurts a bit from reading this because I was clenching my teeth the entire time. I think I need to read something lighthearted...maybe I should have read Preloved after this one.

Well done Shirley I can't wait for your next book =)(less)

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May 01, 2012 Stephanie (The Night Bookmobile) rated it 1 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2012, reviewed

Fury was a book I was fully prepared to love. I have high expectations for any book with a badass looking redhead on the cover. I have spent many years lamenting the fact that I am not, in fact, a badass redhead. Any chance I have to live vicariously through a literary character to attain my Ginger dreams is a chance I am eager to take.

Unfortunately, the contents of the book did not live up to the cover for me. Perhaps I am a little burnt out on books that use high-school as a setting, which is...more Fury was a book I was fully prepared to love. I have high expectations for any book with a badass looking redhead on the cover. I have spent many years lamenting the fact that I am not, in fact, a badass redhead. Any chance I have to live vicariously through a literary character to attain my Ginger dreams is a chance I am eager to take.

Unfortunately, the contents of the book did not live up to the cover for me. Perhaps I am a little burnt out on books that use high-school as a setting, which is why I am gravitating more towards YA set in the Fantasy genre lately. I have been out of high-school for several years now and I tend to relate more to characters in YA that come across as older. The characters in Fury were very immature and catty. Girls vs. Girls. It annoyed me and did not endear me to them. The biggest issue for me in books is not feeling connected to the characters, and unfortunately that was the case here. I couldn’t care about the outcome because I didn’t like any of the characters.

One thing I liked was the idea of girls taking things into their own hands. It was sad to me that this was often overtaken by the girls fighting amongst themselves and competing for status. There were some nice moments when Eliza was thinking about what had happened to her friend. I thought a lot of the quotes about (view spoiler) were spot on. I was happy to see that (view spoiler) was a large part of the plot and wasn’t just inserted as a throwaway incident, which too often happens in books, and always angers me.

Another thing that really bothered me throughout the book was the dialogue. I thought that it was strangely wooden and it didn’t feel to me like things people would actually say. I also didn’t think there was a good balance between the dialogue and Eliza’s thoughts. Chunks of dialogue would often take up a lot of space with nothing in between and girls would be in the middle of cat fights for no reason before I even knew what was going on.

I also didn’t think that the way Eliza’s case was handled was entirely realistic. I don’t think subjects of a murder investigation would get to walk around in bloody evidence and go out to dinner at diners. It just made the whole thing too implausible for me.

I hate to say that this book wasn’t for me as Shirley is a lovely person and very respectful of reviewers. Everyone knows we need more authors like that these days. But no book is going to be liked by everyone and this just wasn’t one I can say I enjoyed.

Check out some different perspectives on Fury: The Midnight Garden & Cuddlebuggery Book Blog

This book was provided as a touring copy by The Midnight Garden. For more information about the tour click here.(less)

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Jun 01, 2012 Tracy rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: coming-of-age, young-adult, my-copy

WTF happened????!!

First of all this book was riveting. At first I wasn't sure I would like it, Eliza Boans is a spoiled brat/mean girl. I didn't go to a fancy high school as described in the book and we surely didn't have very much money but there are mean girls everywhere and my high school was no exception. For the first few pages I really disliked her but she started to grow on me. Even though the entire book is telling the story of how Eliza Boans and her friends came to murder someone I st...more WTF happened????!!

First of all this book was riveting. At first I wasn't sure I would like it, Eliza Boans is a spoiled brat/mean girl. I didn't go to a fancy high school as described in the book and we surely didn't have very much money but there are mean girls everywhere and my high school was no exception. For the first few pages I really disliked her but she started to grow on me. Even though the entire book is telling the story of how Eliza Boans and her friends came to murder someone I started to care about this spoiled girl. I could see how she had been let down by every single adult in her life from her absolute tool of a mother to her clueless, ineffectual teachers and principal (don't even get me started on the gossipy guidance counselor who should be fired from her job and never allowed to work with children again). I could see how even very privileged young women could find themselves in a terrible situation and so very vulnerable that it hurt me. Although in my head I kept thinking that Eliza, Lexi and Marianne should have gone to the police after the events of Jane Ayres' birthday party I could understand why they didn't. I mean why should these girls trust any adults at all. No wonder thing turned out so badly. And that lovely moment when her mother picks her up from the police station, "I didn't expect her to cradle my face in her hands and kiss me hard on the forehead". I start thinking maybe her fucking bitch of a mother isn't so bad, I mean she's been hurt too in the past and maybe she just has poor coping skills.

I was wrong.

The ending left me feeling GUTTED. I felt like someone kicked my legs out from under me and left me gasping on the floor. Ouch. I wanted to give this book five stars. I gave it four because I'm so pissed off. But then...on reflection...I think it deserves five stars because of that ending. Kudos to Shirley Marr for making me care so much for someone I could never have been friends with and then ripping it all away from you in the end. It was kind of brilliant.

P.S. The cover is gorgeous.(less)

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Jan 11, 2012 Beth rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: 2012-reads, january-2012, beauty-in-words, best-surprises, books-i-would-kill-for, all-shook-up, fantastic-characters, favourites, hurts-like-hell, like-magic, hell-yes, best-characters, best-friendships, best-relationships

There are a lot of things to love about Shirley Marr's "Fury", but top of the list has to be, in my mind -- guts.

Not just because "Fury" is edgy. It is, but when I say 'guts', there's more to it than just the dark, nasty undercurrent than runs under the twisty, lovely plotting and sucker-punch scenes.

But, when I say guts, I'm talking mostly about the characters. One character is top of that list, Eliza Boans, the fierce and fantastic heroine of "Fury." I always find it hard when authors try to...more There are a lot of things to love about Shirley Marr's "Fury", but top of the list has to be, in my mind -- guts.

Not just because "Fury" is edgy. It is, but when I say 'guts', there's more to it than just the dark, nasty undercurrent than runs under the twisty, lovely plotting and sucker-punch scenes.

But, when I say guts, I'm talking mostly about the characters. One character is top of that list, Eliza Boans, the fierce and fantastic heroine of "Fury." I always find it hard when authors try to portray strength; most of them use more telling than showing. It's really not easy to do, but Marr makes it look so, so easy.

That's the thing that there is to love most about Eliza: her guts. (I know, how many times can I use that word in this sentence? We should play a drinking game.) I almost wrote 'courage' or just 'strength', but there is much more to Eliza than just 'courage.' Eliza is a fearless yet terrified main character that I just love for how much goddamn fight she has in her. This is one of those books that really earned its title (unlike a certain other book with this name...) in that, yes, I felt the fury. It coursed through every page of the story, really propelling the acts forwards. It almost seemed to bleed from the book. It almost feels too easy to dismiss Eliza as One Angry Girl, because, no, fury forced most of this story forwards in the most terrifying train-crash way, and I loved every word of it.

Remember my rant about the other Fury, about how it was everything to despise in YA literature as it was a shallow, underdeveloped, unlikeable and paper-thin story based on an interesting premise?

This "Fury" is nothing like that. What I love most about "Fury" is that it treats its audience with respect and depth. "Fury" is chock-full of enjoyable references, from Jane Austen, Charlotte Bronte, mythology (especially Greek mythology) and tragedy. It's so fresh and clever, but never overly clever or pretentious. Just as I was rolling my eyes, thinking, "Oh my God, poor little Eliza, suffering through her rich white girl life in uber-luxurious Australia", she would turn around and dose me with her own acidic wit and I would feel stumped again. Shirley Marr knows all the tricks.

*coughs* *clears throat* (Excuse me. This reviewer is engaging rabid feminist mode. She will return to normal in several lines.)

And, yes, something else to love about "Fury": it's about feminism. Not in the big, important, chest-bashing Margaret Atwood way, but in a way that really cut into me as a reader. It's about what it's like to be a friend and a young woman in this crapsaccharine Australian furniture store, when you get rid of all the petty rivalry and bullshit, Eliza tells us this without ever sugar coating or overstating it. I can see you all giving me squinty eyes - sure, murder, selfishness, narcissism, designer labels and mean girls, Beth, it sounds sooooooo feminist. But there is a satirical beauty to how Marr deals with what might seem like a hackneyed plot. Do not underestimate Eliza Boans. Or more to the point: underestimate Eliza Boans at your peril. The eventual murder scene is one of the best scenes I've ever read, simply for the pure, unadulterated and stomach-churning viciousness that underlines it all. All these mean girls have deep and dark and real friendships, and there is a black heart that throbs at the centre of "Fury."

But mostly important, just in case I've made this book sound so dry and ohmygodwon'tyoujustshutupaboutsociologyalready? - it's incredibly fun. Reading "Fury" made me feel like a lot of YA has been hampered by clichés and expectations and won't somebody think of the children?!. It's just off the hook, with originality, wit and wildness, brilliant mythology gags (like such outlandish but somehow-it-works scene where the characters don masks, old-fashioned dresses and make like the original Furies) and a glittery surface of dresses, money and ass-kicking that gives the seriousness of the themes real fun and freshness. Particularly the amazing ending, which made Eliza's kickass mother sharpen into focus as one of my favourite secondary characters ever and their final scene together was just amazing. I particularly liked the idea that true judgement had perhaps even eluded the characters. "Fury" isn't about learning a lesson. It's about the emotion that gives the book its title - and everything else is up to the characters. (less)

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Oct 25, 2012 Nemo (the Moonlight Library) rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: awesome-author, library, physical, stand-alone, teens-rule-the-world-yo, contemporary, sts, 2012-read, publisher-walker-books

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Eliza Boans is sitting in an interview room, confessing to murder. That’s the premise of this book, and it’s totally awesome. We are told the story in a series of flashbacks: when new girl at school Ella joins ‘Lizzie’s little group of Lexi and Marianne, the harmony of the group is thrown askew. What leads these privileged girls to murder, and who is the victim? What could cause a girl with a bright future ahead of her, a large credit limit, an e...more

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Feb 26, 2012 Carina rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: difficult-topics, heart-wrenching

4.5 stars

"The doctor is pushing me hard, waiting for me to break. But honey, I want to say, you can't break something that is already broken."

Page 247.

So I read this book thanks to a Traveling Book tour I joined at the group YA-MA. http://www.goodreads.com/group/show/5...
And I'm really glad I joined.
The book was dark, with some funny, sarcastic bits. But always kept me on my toes.
It wasn't "PRETTY", it was REAL, and that's one of the things I liked most about it. I like authors, writing and book...more

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Jan 15, 2012 Surin rated it 2 of 5 stars

Fury is a very hard book for me to rate. While on one hand I can see that it is a very well written book, on the other hand I didn't enjoy it at all. So I'm really not sure what to rate the book as. I feel that it isn't fair to rate this a 1 star because honestly, it's a very very very well written book. On the other hand I didn't enjoy this at all so hmmm choices choices!

I think the author Shirley Marr is an excellent writer. She takes what is essentially a simple storyline but through witty sh...more Fury is a very hard book for me to rate. While on one hand I can see that it is a very well written book, on the other hand I didn't enjoy it at all. So I'm really not sure what to rate the book as. I feel that it isn't fair to rate this a 1 star because honestly, it's a very very very well written book. On the other hand I didn't enjoy this at all so hmmm choices choices!

I think the author Shirley Marr is an excellent writer. She takes what is essentially a simple storyline but through witty sharp writing and excellent plotting manages to turn it into something complex and thought provoking. The book starts of with main character Eliza Boans getting interrogated in a holding room over a murder she committed. The book then brilliant weaves the present and the past as the authorities try to uncover what really happened and the most important question of them all why did it happen? Very reminiscent of movies like "The Machinist" and "Memento Mori". As a reader, you start of the story as clueless as the Doctor who is interrogating Eliza and just like him, you can't wait to figure out the mystery behind the murder. Just like "The Machinist" and "Memento Mori", although Fury reveals the mystery of the murder, the ending is ambiguous and lets the reader interpret what will happen next even after the book closes. For me this type of story format works better with an open ended ending - one that the reader can imagine for himself/herself.

However, her characters is what really killed the book for me though. Fury initially appears to be a Mean Girls copycat on the surface with the main character Eliza Boans quite the dead ringer for our dear Regina (Rachel McAdams) but like an iceberg floating in the sea, there's more to these girls that's hidden beneath the surface. Like Regina, she's spoiled, rich, arrogant, bratty and is the Queen Bee of her own little girl group that compromises of Lexi, Marianne and newcomer Ella (all who are also under arrest). They start off as caricatures of a Queen Bee group but towards the end of the book turn into actual complicated and very real girls. They have fierce rivalries with strange loyalties yet there's backstabbing and plotting amongst each other, yeah they totally take the word "Freenemy" to a whole different level. These girls represent everything I hate about 'bitchy friendships' and it was quite difficult reading though Eliza's narration without feeling contempt for her and her friends.

Having said that, I think essentially this is THEIR story. I don't think the author had any intentions for the readers to like her characters. It's as if this is some kind of Nat Geo documentary on Queen Bee High school relationships. If the characters were any different, I don't think the story would have worked which is why despite my contempt for all of them, I am able to objectively see the story for what it is - a well written story about bitchy high school relationships with a murder thrown in.

Now if you don't really care for reading about a bunch of mean girls backstabbing each other and the complexities of their friendship, then Fury is definitely not for you which sadly is what I felt about the book. But if you're looking for a well written book about the complexities of bitchy female friendships, then don't give Fury a skip!

PS I think the material would have been quite an awesome Indie Movie, think Girl Interrupted along the likes.

PPS Despite not liking Fury, I have become quite the fan of Shirley Marr and would def pick up any new books from her (well depending on subject material of course, if it's abt bitch high school girls again maybe not). That just shows what a brilliant writer she is.(less)

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Jan 24, 2012 Barbara, aka VampAngel rated it 4 of 5 stars

Gotta say, all the hassle was worth it. It's a great novel, but it's not a comfortable book to read. The characters aren't that sympathetic, although I learned to appreciate them by the end. And I have to say I felt like Eliza, not sorry at all about what had happened. Maybe I'm weird or cruel, but I thought it was great. Good riddance and all that (don't look at me like that, it's true).

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I went to a LOT of trouble to buy this ebook. The Australian website that sold it wouldn...more Gotta say, all the hassle was worth it. It's a great novel, but it's not a comfortable book to read. The characters aren't that sympathetic, although I learned to appreciate them by the end. And I have to say I felt like Eliza, not sorry at all about what had happened. Maybe I'm weird or cruel, but I thought it was great. Good riddance and all that (don't look at me like that, it's true).

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I went to a LOT of trouble to buy this ebook. The Australian website that sold it wouldn't allow my Brazilian ass to buy it. You needed to be in Australia to buy it. I was pissed. I really wanted to read it. I tried everything. I even contacted the author. However, I wasn't able to get the book. It has been months since I first wanted to read it, tonight I was done with the wanting I was going to get this ebook even if it meant flying to Australia. If there's a will, there's a way.

Sooooo, I finally found a solution. It took time and money, but damn it all to hell I now have the damn ebook. *grins manically*

If anyone wants to follow in my crazy footsteps, here is how I did it:

1) I got myself an Australian Proxy. An Australian VPN would also have worked. I got mine at: http://www.vpnsecure.me
I paid their $2 trial fee for 2 days of service. I only needed a few minutes so I could trick the website to think I was in Australia for it to sell me the ebook. However, the $2 trial fee was the least expensive VPN/Proxy server that I found. I bought the service, set up my firefox to use their Australian Proxy and went to the site.

2) This was the easiest part. Since now the site thought I was in Australia, it finally showed me the buy now button. I just clicked on it, registered my email and password. Right after that I got an email from the bookish site to confirm my email. I did that and after it I just logged in again and gave them my credit card info. They didn't even ask for an address, I was all ready to make up an Australian one, but it wasn't even necessary. Just your credit card info and voila the ebook is yours for the taking. You do need to click in the link to the ebook they send you and you need to login, but after you have already bought it they don't care where you are so you don't need the proxy or the vpn service anymore. That's it.

*does Numfar's dance of joy*

I hope my madness has helped someone to get the book if they truly wish for it. Good luck and feel free to contact if you need any help.

And I'm off to read it. (less)

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