A Golden Fury by Samantha Cohoe – BLOG TOUR

Goodreads Summary:

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 the French Revolution looming, Thea is sent to Oxford for her safety, to live with the father who doesn’t know she exists.

But in Oxford, 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.

My Review:

Thank you so much to Wednesday Books and NetGalley for providing this book as a digital ARC in exchange for an honest review!

A Golden Fury is an incredible historical fantasy filled to the brim with strong, fierce characters! My favorite of these was Thea, the powerful protagonist who tries to replicate the famed Philosopher’s Stone after her mother’s almost-success results in madness.

This book was so unique and I loved it! I wasn’t sure what to expect from it, but I was pleasantly surprised by the results. While there were some elements of the unknown, it never became too confusing to enjoy, but still remained complex. My overall feelings about this book are just happiness and a sense of empowerment. I wouldn’t change a thing about any aspect of A Golden Fury.

While I loved everything about the book, Thea was my favorite part above all. Despite everyone trying to achieve such a thing, I rarely see strong female leads that aren’t overly conceited or withdrawn. Thea believed in herself without becoming haughty or ashamed of her pride. Not only that, but her priorities placed her ambition above romance. Thea’s love life, while included in the book, didn’t affect the work she was doing to try and heal her mother or save herself, which I admired in both the writing and her character.

It was so nice to see an intelligent, independent young woman on the page in front of me and Thea was an inspiration. I would recommend this book to people who like historical fantasy and regular fantasy. I truly can’t compare it to anything else. This wonderfully feminist tale of discovering the unknown drew me in immediately and I can’t wait for everyone to read it!

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A Golden Fury is released on October 13th, 2020.

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