by Sasha Bischoff

As a longtime fan of F. Scott Fitzgerald, when I read the description of this book, I knew that I had to read it. Lila Crayne is a beloved actress engaged to Kurt Royall, a legendary director. They are about to film a remake of the movie of Fitzgerald’s novel, Tender is the Night with a feminist bent. In order to prepare for the role, Lila decides to start therapy sessions with psychiatrist Jonas Gabriel to help her get to the root of some of her past trauma in order to prepare for the role. Lila and Jonas have met before but she doesn’t seem to remember him but he has become obsessed with her. As the therapy sessions continue, Jonas and Lila’s personal lives starts to fall apart and real life begins to mirror the movie with devastating results.

Sweet Fury is a character driven slow burn of a novel of revenge, secrets with a twisty ending. I enjoyed the insider look at filmmaking and the references to Fitzgerald’s novels. If you are a Fitzgerald lover you will really enjoy this book but even those who haven’t read any of his novels will like it. Thanks to NetGalley and Simon and Schuster for the advanced reading copy.