Early Review – Fury (Menagerie, Book 3) by Rachel Vincent (5/5 stars)

Reading Level: Adult
Genre: Paranormal
Length: 336 pages
Publisher: MIRA
Release Date: October 30, 2018
ISBN-13: 978-0778307655
Stand Alone or Series: 3rd book in the Menagerie series
Source: eGalley from Edelweiss
Rating: 5/5 stars

“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.”

I got a copy of this book from Edelweiss to review. This is the third and final book in the Menagerie series by Vincent. I enjoyed it a lot. The story moves quickly and this was an easy read for me.

Delilah is anticipating the arrival of her new child and is in hiding with the other cryptids that escaped captivity in the last book. She is trying to help her friends tie up loose ends when another mystery rears its ugly head. For some reason she is being drawn to men who all look the same and for some reason her fury-side wants to brutally murder these men. Delilah is hoping that solving this mystery will help her to unravel the secrets of her past.

This story bounces back and forth between two different stories. One story is current day with Delilah. The other story is set in the 1980’s and follows a character named Rebecca who survives the Reaping that leaves the rest of her family dead and/or imprisoned. The two storylines end up converging in an interesting and unexpected way.

This story was impossible for me to put down. I was drawn to both stories (current day and 1980’s period one) and absolutely dying to know what would happen next. The ending was very emotional and left me reeling….I am still not sure how I felt about it.

Overall this was a wonderful series as a whole and I enjoyed this conclusion to it alot. I would recommend if you like gritty urban fantasy reads that have intriguing characters and lots of interesting mythological monsters. I am glad I read the series and would recommend.

This book goes towards the following reading challenges:
– New Release Reading Challenge
– Goodreads Reading Challenge