For fans of enemies to lovers, What Fury Brings challenges our characters to (re)evaluate and to take the brave step to make change. We can think we have the answers for the future and just need the opportunity, so what happens when it is thrust upon us? Keep reading this book review of What Fury Brings for my full thoughts.
Summary
There’s a shortage of men in the kingdom of Amarra. After a failed rebellion against the matriarchy, most noblemen in the country are dead. Now the women of Amarra must obtain their husbands (should they want one) by kidnapping them from other kingdoms.
Olerra, a warrior princess vying for the throne, is determined to prove her worth by kidnapping a husband. And not just any husband. To outmaneuver her treacherous cousin, she needs the best. Fortunately, the second-born prince of their greatest enemy is widely known for both his looks and his sweet, docile temperament. He’s the perfect choice to secure her claim to the throne.
Sanos, heir to the Kingdom of Brutus, has nothing but contempt for the idea of a society run by women. Trained from birth to fight, lead, and follow in his father’s overbearing footsteps, his path has always been set. Until he takes his younger brother’s place in a drunken prank and finds himself kidnapped, carted off to the Amarran Palace, and informed that he is to become the husband of Queen Potential Olerra. Sanos needs to escape before anyone learns his real identity, but the more he gets to know his captor, the less sure he is of what he truly wants.
Review
(Disclaimer: I received this book from the publisher. This has not impacted my review which is unbiased and honest.)
What Fury Brings is a story about power. It’s about what happens when power corrupts and what we would do to seize power from those who abuse it. But what would we do if the roles were reversed? In many ways, What Fury Brings examines a world where roles are reversed and we are asked, “if we had the power, what would change?” While I figured the world would be the main draw for me, I ended up enjoying the relationship. I think the world has an interesting concept, especially in the ways Levenseller turns it on its head. But in some ways, I think the world could be more detailed – especially in its counterparts – to really make a resounding statement about the world.
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I’m not sure if we will get more depth in the sequel, but I was craving a bit more world building to feel the critique resonate more. In terms of the relationship in What Fury Brings, I was pleased with the slower pacing. I was worried it would be super instant love and that we wouldn’t see the relationship and shift from enemy to love progress seamlessly. I enjoyed that we are able to see the ways in which their exchanges progress and their interests become aligned. As a whole, What Fury Brings is a fast paced book about revenge and what their fury will produce.
It’s about trust, not only in a partner, but in a ruler. It’s about the ways we change how we see the world and ourselves. While it’s a story about revenge, it’s also about vulnerability and how our fears, and power structures reflect that. Find What Fury Brings on Goodreads, Storygraph, Amazon, Bookshop. org, Blackwells, & Libro. fm.