FURY by Rachel Vincent

"Masterful conclusion to this dark fantasy trilogy!"

Fury

Genres: Fantasy | Fantasy Magical Realism

Posted: November 29, 2018

The Reaping of 1986 changed everything about how humans and cryptids interacted. Presently, cryptids legally reside only in labs or cages as a result of that horrific event. Rebecca Essig is one of the few survivors of the Reaping and we are about to watch it unfold through her eyes. Meanwhile, in the current day, Delilah Marlowe is in hiding with a small group of cryptids. Pregnant and fearing that things will remain unsafe for her soon-to-be-born baby, Delilah is desperate to see things change... but at what cost?

FURY is the third and concluding book in the Menagerie series and wow, I didn't want to see this one end! If you haven't read the first two books in the series, stop what you are doing and read them immediately. FURY is a spectacular tale, all the more so because of the post-Reaping history, we've watched Delilah endure and even thrive in.

Delilah is a phenomenal heroine. She's been beaten and battered in some of the worst ways possible and yet she strives to see the beauty in others. Her loyalty to her friends (who are more like family) makes her both vulnerable and strong. It's easy to understand why the furiae resides in her. One of the things I love most about FURY is that we get so much more insight into the furiae and its origin within Delilah. The story isn't an easy one but oh is it a captivating one!

Rachel Vincent intertwines two stunning tales to conclude the Menagerie trilogy. The transitions from 1986 to present day flow seamlessly together as Rachel Vincent melds past and present events together to give us a fascinating portrait of how a world came to be divided by fear. Rachel Vincent provides us with a masterful conclusion to her dark fantasy trilogy with FURY!

Book Summary

Magic, fate and hope collide in the stunning conclusion of New York Times bestselling author Rachel Vincent’s acclaimed Menagerie trilogy…

1986: Rebecca Essig leaves a slumber party early but comes home to a massacre—committed by her own parents. Only one of her siblings has survived. But as the tragic event unfolds, she begins to realize that other than a small army of six-year-olds, she is among very few survivors of a nationwide slaughter.

The Reaping has begun.

Present day: Pregnant and on the run with a small band of compatriots, Delilah Marlow is determined to bring her baby into the world safely and secretly. But she isn’t used to sitting back while others suffer, and she’s desperate to reunite Zyanya, the cheetah shifter, with her brother and children. To find a way for Lenore the siren to see her husband. To find Rommily’s missing Oracle sisters. To unify this adopted family of fellow cryptids she came to love and rely on in captivity.

But Delilah is about to discover that her role in the human versus cryptid war is destined to be much larger—and more dangerous—than she ever could have imagined.

Weaving together past and present in this heartbreaking tale of sacrifice and self-discovery, Fury is the deeply moving finale to a series that readers won’t soon forget.