Fury (The Cure #1) (ARC) by Charlotte McConaghy - Starting May 5th 2014

[Dana]

Hey guys me and Emily will be starting this book on May 5, feel free to join! Here's the blurb,

When emotions are erased from the world, creating a civilization of mindless drones, only those with fury can survive.

On the same day each year Josephine Luquet wakes naked, shivering and covered in blood that is not her own. Under the cold gaze of the blood moon she is someone else entirely, but when dawn breaks her memories flee and she is left with only an icy horror, a burning fury. Amid a sea of drones, she alone hasn’t been cured.
It will be the same each year: atrocities forgotten, truths hidden and pieces of herself left to die.
Until Luke.
He isn’t like the other drones. With secrets whispering behind his eyes and a hunger for all things Josephine, he is the only one determined to help her discover the truth before the next blood moon rises.
But time is running out. Is Luke willing to risk his life to be near her? Does he truly understand what violence she is capable of?

Raw and full of passion, Fury is a story of love in a dystopian world, and how much we are willing to forgive in the struggle to remember our humanity.

[Emily]

I have about 40 pages left of the book I'm reading so I will start this later today :)

[Emily]

10% (view spoiler)[ well I didn't expect her to say that. do you think she actually kills people or is it more of a figuratively thing? (hide spoiler)]

[Emily]

16% (view spoiler)[ I really like Josi. She's sarcastic and brilliant... despite the whole blood moon thing (hide spoiler)]

[Dana]

Wow this book is so much better than I thought it would be. I read ahead, I couldnt put it down sorry, its so addictive.

42%(view spoiler)[ I too was wondering if she literally killed people or not, I would love some more information on this blood moon thing. I think she might really be killing people, but if she gets all superhuman during her killing sprees how come she ends up with all these bruises? Or are the bruises her body weakening before the transformation?Also I'm loving Luke. I don't normally like books with duel narratives but I like both of them so much I don't mind. Also the age difference is slightly icky. I mean if i was her I would totally be into him but...hes the one that keeps calling her a child. (hide spoiler)]

[Emily]

haha I agree, I wasn't expecting great things but it's really good. I like the fact that it actually has some form of suspense without you checking out because it takes too long to get to the point!

I haven't read much more cos I've been busy will get to it tomorrow though :)

[Emily]

42% (view spoiler)[ WHAT?!? She's a job? And he's a what? A Blood? I'm a little confused on that one. But also if he's been following her doesn't that mean he knows what she did on the blood moon?

I'd like more on the blood moon to. It's a really interesting story that full of surprises. I'm loving the fact I'm reading a book that can shock me. It hasn't happened in SO long. (hide spoiler)]

[Dana]

42%(view spoiler)[ Yeah I was annoyed with the manipulation. He's an expert I guess. I also am confused about him being a blood. I was under the impression that the bloods are like elite soldiers, but do they all still have the ability to feel anger or just him?

I kinda hated the twist but I too love when a book surprises me. I think it was even more surprising because of the duel narrative and the fact that he had not eluded to this before. (hide spoiler)]

[Dana]

62%(view spoiler)[ I'm finding it harder and harder to respect Luke. Once she finds out the truth of everything I don't know how she will forgive him. I'm also glad that her therapist FINALLY stepped up (hide spoiler)]

[Emily]

Dana wrote: "62%[spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[ definitely! Antony is starting to get my respect and Luke is slowly loosing it. I want him to do the right thing but I'm worried its too late. (hide spoiler)]

[Emily]

70% (view spoiler)[ I don't know how to feel about Luke. he's doing all the right things but I don't think I've ever read a character that lies as much as he does. It's almost compulsive!

Also I didn't under why we had Lukes POV before. it didn't fit with the way the story was being told but it's becoming really important now. (hide spoiler)]

[Dana]

78%(view spoiler)[ At this point I think that the only future they have is to join the resistance. The fact that they keep dancing around the subject also makes me believe this to be true.

I mean even if he manages to fix her, at a minimum they would both be administered the cure if not killed outright. I too am getting pissed off with Luke. I appreciate that he cares for her and is willing to do anything in his power to save her but these lies turned from necessity to pure selfishness. (hide spoiler)]

[Emily]

Just finished
(view spoiler)[ Ah! It can't end there!!! Antony's dead & Luke's in a freaking coma. You were right about the resistance though. I agree there wasn't really anywhere else for them to go but I thought they would at least both by conscious when they got there.

I really enjoyed this one. I wasn't expecting to. It was a nice surprise. (hide spoiler)]

[Dana]

Finished (view spoiler)[ What a ride! I'm already liking those kids, hopefully Luke's not the old timer there lol. I'm curious as to why they were expecting her and not him though, was he going to leave her? Also did Luke actually get the cure? Im so pissed at him about that. Idiot, and he couldn't even handle two minutes with it. ALSO lol wtf was with the car crash so dumb. Overall though loved this (hide spoiler)]