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    A Golden Fury: A Novel
    A Golden Fury: A Novel
    A Golden Fury: A Novel
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    A Golden Fury: A Novel

    By Samantha Cohoe

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    “A vivid ride through eighteenth century Europe with darkness and dread creeping at its corners. Utterly enchanting.” - Emily A. Duncan, New York Times bestselling author of Wicked Saints

    "Cohoe transmutes the legend of the Philosopher's Stone into a dark, intoxicating tale of ambition, obsession, and sacrifice. Prepare for a magic that will consume you." - Rosamund Hodge, New York Times bestselling author of Cruel Beauty and Bright Smoke, Cold Fire

    In her debut novel A Golden Fury, Samantha Cohoe weaves a story of magic and danger, where the curse of the Philosopher’s Stone will haunt you long after the final page.

    Thea Hope longs to be an alchemist out of the shadow of her famous mother. The two of them are close to creating the legendary Philosopher’s Stone—whose properties include immortality and can turn any metal into gold—but just when the promise of the Stone’s riches is in their grasp, Thea’s mother destroys the Stone in a sudden fit of violent madness.

    While combing through her mother’s notes, Thea learns that there’s a curse on the Stone that causes anyone who tries to make it to lose their sanity. With the threat of a revolution looming, Thea is sent to live with the father who doesn’t know she exists.

    But there are alchemists after the Stone who don’t believe Thea’s warning about the curse—instead, they’ll stop at nothing to steal Thea’s knowledge of how to create the Stone. But Thea can only run for so long, and soon she will have to choose: create the Stone and sacrifice her sanity, or let the people she loves die.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMacmillan Publishers
    Release dateOct 13, 2020
    ISBN9781250220417
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    Samantha Cohoe

    Samantha Cohoe writes historically-inspired young adult fantasy. She was raised in San Luis Obispo, California, where she enjoyed an idyllic childhood of beach trips, omnivorous reading, and writing stories brimming with adverbs. She currently lives in Denver with her family and divides her time among teaching Latin, mothering, writing, reading, and deleting adverbs. A Golden Fury is her debut novel.

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    • 2/5
      On the surface, there should be much to enjoy about A Golden Fury by Samantha Cohoe. It has female alchemists in a time period where women did not do such a thing. Plus, it shows alchemy being successful and explains why no one was able to create the Philosopher’s Stone before Thea/Bee. A Golden Fury is a story full of possibilities.Sadly, A Golden Fury does not live up to those possibilities. While the idea of women flouting the conventions of the time to do something they love that just happens to be in a men’s domain is something I always enjoy, I feel that Ms. Cohoe takes it a bit too far in that her heroine faces little opposition in chasing her dreams. She travels by herself without any repercussions. Even worse, she lives with an unmarried man who is not a relative. In general, she acts like a twenty-first-century woman even though the story takes place right before the French Revolution. I am all for woman power, but it has to make sense when placing your story into a historical period.To make the situation even worse, there is nothing about A Golden Fury that is not predictable. Whether it is her ability to create the Philosopher’s Stone to her childish infatuation with Will to her relationship with her mother and father, Thea’s story follows in the exact directions you expect it to. Not only does this make the story boring, but it is also disappointing as well. After all, no one wants to read a story that holds no surprises.There were many directions in which Ms. Cohoe could take her story. Unfortunately, the paths she chose were the most obvious ones available. Add to that a character whose behavior does not even remotely fit the social boundaries of the time and whose alchemical skill is beyond any other alchemist in the known world, and you have a story that is not only predictable to the point of boredom but also requires more suspension of disbelief than a reader wants to give. Simply, A Golden Fury is one big disappointment from start to finish.
    • 5/5
      Thea has been a virtual hostage to her mother for as long as she can remember. She doesn't know much if anything about her father and has tried to please her alchemist obsessed mother throughout numerous moves and patrons. In the process, she has become as skilled, possibly even more in the alchemical process as her parent. When her mother goes insane, just before creating the elusive Philosopher's Stone and destroys what might have been the thing everyone involved in alchemy has been seeking, Thea flees with the remaining ingredients and her mother's notes. She hopes to find her elusive father in England, as well as reuniting with Will, the young apprentice her mother drove away when she found them together. What happens, once she finds her father, is a series of scary events involving revenge, brutality and a series of bargains Thea feels she must make in order to survive and succeed. It's a dark and at times, bleak tale that ends as well as possible. It's a great book and one many school and public libraries should purchase.
    • 3/5
      This was kn-knife... Nuff… Nice. Kudos to anyone who gets that reference.After reading the blurb, I was ready to step into a world of magical realism and the author’s take on creating the legendary Philosopher’s Stone (got’em LOTR vibes!)—whose properties include immortality and can turn any metal into gold—from the female alchemist perspective. It failed to wow me and I was terribly bored, and the slow paced of the novel didn’t bring in any favors. Characters wise, I didn’t care much for Thea or her wishy washy relationship with her mother, Marguerite, and father, Vellacott. Dominic and Will were far more interesting and kept me intrigued enough to see the conclusion of this story.All in all, there was potential and though it failed to meet my high expectations, I will most likely give this author another go. Fingers crossed the next one is a keeper!
    • 4/5
      Very good YA novel about power told as part fantasy, part horror, part historical novel. With alchemy.
    • 4/5
      Series Info/Source: This is a stand alone story, I got a copy of this through NetGalley to review. Story (4/5): This started out a bit slow, but as it continued I was really drawn into the story of Thea’s search for the Philosopher’s stone and the horrible repercussions on those who try to make the stone. This is all set against Thea’s struggle to be respected and to find the father who doesn’t know about her existence. I loved all the detailed descriptions about alchemy! Characters (4/5): I enjoyed Thea as a character but despaired of her blindness where Will was involved. She is a strong and smart character but has some huge blind spots. I also enjoyed some of the side characters; like the manipulative Will and the caring and stubborn Dominic. Setting (4/5): I really enjoyed the setting here, it’s set in both France and England in 1792. Many of the nobles are fleeing France and the German are set to invade. We go from countryside France, to Oxford, to Londan and the story was well blended in with the surrounding historical events making it very believable.Writing Style (4/5): In general this was very readable and very well written. I thought it started a bit slow but once Thea leaves France the story picks up quite a bit. All the alchemy parts were really well done and I enjoyed that this book into the “science” of alchemy a lot.My Summary (4/5): Overall I enjoyed this story. It starts a bit slow but is a really well done historical fantasy with lots of details on alchemy. The characters were well done and the story is intriguing. I enjoyed how well it was blended in with the history of the time and I loved that this was a stand alone book too.
    • 3/5
      2.5/5 stars!During a tumultuous time in history, the heroine and her alchemist mother were striving to create the Philosopher's Stone when her mother ended up trying to kill her. For her own protection, the heroine was sent to a father who didn't know of her existence. Even as she makes a decision about her future, she must tackle nefarious troublemakers who wants the Philosopher's Stone, even with the curse of madness linked to it.Though the idea of the Philosopher's Stone is intriguing, I didn't find the story flowing as smoothly as it could be nor did the tone grabbed my attention. It needed more details in some parts to make the story better. As for the characters. I didn't find the heroine to my liking, even as she showed how she changed throughout the story. Also, I wanted a better transition of how her father changed during the story. In conclusion, this is an intriguing story that has a solid premise and an acceptable ending.**Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for the review copy.**
    • 5/5
      A Golden Fury is a historical fantasy set in France and England during the late seventeen hundreds, a turbulent time in Europe. Thea’s mother is an alchemist seeking to create the Philosopher’s Stone and Thea herself has been trained in the alchemical arts. They are close, so close, but something goes terribly wrong and Thea must leave France on her own to continue their work. But should she, if doing so is what affected her mother? And does she even have a choice when there are so many others who seek to create it.This book is well written and well researched, with a voice that fits so well into the eighteenth century without feeling oppressive. Thea is both described as intelligent and also actually acts intelligently, which I really appreciated. I loved her growth over the course of the book as she struggled to find her place and discover who she was. I also loved most of the side characters, both those trying to help Thea and those working against her. I loved the plot, and the direction it ended up going. Also this book made me cry and laugh hysterically at the same time and I don’t think a book has ever done that to me before. Honestly, I loved it and highly recommend it. Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for a chance to read the ARC in exchange for an honest review

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