-This is a Netgalley ARC that I received in exchange for a honest review-

I really liked this book even if it was different than many other historical books that I have read I was very engaged in the story from start to finish. I really liked the characters especially Thea she was such a well written character a very strong mostly set in her ways female lead. There was so much more to her she mostly just wanted to save those she loved along the way she ended a lie and found a Father and a very good friend and maybe hope for her relationship with her mother. I really liked the plot it pretty much started with a bang with her mother going mad and Thea having to flee to a Father who did not even know she existed. The story moves along at a pretty good pace Thea finds some not so great things out along the way and she goes above a beyond to save those she cares about and I really love her character so much. So overall I really enjoyed this book for sure I would read more by this author.

This book is full of betrayals, madness, and an all encompassing need to make the Philosopher’s Stone. Thea's mother goes mad trying to create the stone which forces Thea to go to Oxford to find her father whom she has never met and doesn't know she exists for help. Once there, she is betrayed by her father's lab assistant and then her father himself all because they want to be the one to make the Stone. After Dominic, another lab assistant, murders in self defense he and Thea flee to Thea's mother's former assistant Will. Soon after arriving at Will's, they are all kidnapped and forced to make the Stone to fulfill Will's debt to the Prussians, but the stone isn't what everyone believes it to be. Who will survive? #NetGalley

I received an advance copy from the publisher via NetGalley. Did not influence my review.

I liked A Golden Fury. I thought it was an entertaining read and I enjoyed the historically aspect as well as the time period setting. I struggled with pacing yet I did enjoy the female protagonist and the alchemical components of the story.

Thank you Wednesday Books for letting me apart of this blog tour and providing me with an eARC through NetGalley.

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Can we just take a moment to appreciate that stunning cover? I love the colors on it and honestly it made me want to read this book even more than the premise!

This is one of those books that you devour in a day.

This book totally started out strong. You meet Thea and automatically know she is not happy with her mother. Her mother comes off as horrendous and cruel right from the start and you are rooting for Thea to get away from her. I mean, she is keeping Thea away from the only person who has every encouraged and cherished her the way she deserves... he just happened to be the apprentice of her alchemist mother. They have been writing letters back and forth and she knows she will see him again.

But Thea is more mad about the fact she and her mother were so close to creating the legendary Philosopher's Stone when her mother locked her out of the laboratory! She did this to take all the credit for herself when she KNOWS she was a key player in the creating of it as well! Little does Theta know that creating such a whispered-about item takes more than just smarts, but it also might take your sanity.

I really enjoyed reading from the perspective of Thea. She is strong, worried about herself and doesn't take no for an answer. She makes some pretty questionable decisions. As I mentioned before, the story started out super strong, but then it started to linger. The romance felt a little forced to me, and towards the end you find out why but the journey there wasn't for me. She felt a little love-struck with Will and I all I felt between them was her worry and desperation to be with him.

Dominic on the other hand, was a breath of fresh air. I loved that he kept trying to get Thea to see the bright side of things, even when there was basically nothing bright to see. Thea just... she just got on my nerves in a few parts. Which, she is a flawed character so that is to be expected, you know?

The writing was absolutely lyrical. I am not usually a big fan of historical fiction, but Cohoe makes me want to try more with her descriptions and the way she weaves sentences together.

Trigger Warnings : Assault (that read as a rape at first), self harm, mental illness and mentions of madness through out the whole book

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I didn't expect to love this book as much as I did. It was a like a wonderful surprise on a rainy day.

Thea is a wonderful character. Often times, she seems to understand the complexity of her world, more than a normal character would, but like a reader would, if that makes sense. We often read about a character that either knows to much and leaves nothing to the imagination, or a character that is completely stupid and doesn't see what is going on around them. Thea was a perfect medium and a wonderful case for humanity.

Her struggle was incredible. With a choice that involves saving her mother from insanity, she does the unthinkable for the greater good. It was a conundrum of epic proportions.

I loved this book from start to finish.

Received an advance reader copy in exchange for a fair review.

*DNF @ 45%*

I give up on trying to finish this book. I have no interest in going back to this story and I can't even open my kindle app anymore because of it. Sorry but I think this gets a pass from me. DNF'ing.

I got the uncorrected bound manuscript from a Goodreads Giveaway! I found very few typos/grammar struggles for an uncorrected version-- bravo!

I deeply enjoyed this dark and sometimes gruesome story. Thea is an amazing heroine. The writing is crisp and lyrical. I loved all of the detailed and nuanced characters. It's not a topic or a time period I've spent a lot of time in but that made it especially fresh and engaging.

Thank you to Netgalley and Publisher for an e-arc in exchange for my honest review.

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A Golden Fury follows Thea who is an alchemist’s daughter. Her mom is one of the greatest alchemists of all time and has completed many things that other people have failed at, because of this she now wants to make the philosophers stone and receive all the benefits that come with it. The life these two live is a rather lonely one because it’s just been Thea and her mom for the most part as well as the patrons her mom gets to help fund her alchemy research.
Thea though fell for someone her mom had as an apprentice and this ended up being one of the reasons her mom pushed her away and sent away the apprentice. As time went on Thea’s mom decides to send her to England to meet the father she has never met and this is when the story really kicks off.
Once in England, she not only meets her father but the man he is working with, as well as his own apprentice who helps Thea, comes to terms with how her life is changing.

Thea and this apprentice end up becoming fast friends and the apprentice is the only one who believes Thea can do something but that she should because of what it could bring with it. This brings on a whole new set of problems as well as Thea having to deal with some people who are demanding she makes the stone to free the man she loves. This is where the bulk of the story happens and we get to see all the ups and downs of Thea’s life as well as learning all that comes with the Philosopher’s stone.

Overall I loved this book! Thea is a character that is smart and driven and because of those things she doesn’t let anything stop her. She gets into some pretty scary situations when it comes to doing alchemy and making sure it all goes correctly all while dealing with the curse that does things to people. We see so many people around her face the consequences of this curse and it gets questionable at times if she herself will end up succumbing to this curse or not. This part had me on the edge of my seat while reading because I had to know what would happen to her and if she would be the one that finally broke the curse. The curse on the stone made this book have so many twists and turns because of how unpredictable it made everything be with people reacting differently to it and either believing or not believing in it. Throughout so much of this book we spend it trying to figure out what will happen to Thea and those that she cares about and will the curse hurt them as well or will they be able to break it. All of that made me love this book even more because we truly get to see what people will sacrifice for those they love.

The historical part of this book I loved as well, getting to see the patronage system, as well as the apprentice system being used, was so nice to see in young adult books. I also enjoyed how we got to see Thea dealing with her father and how that looks for him to suddenly have a child show up when it comes to his status at the university and the research he wants to do. It was all a very real feeling. I did see some people saying how Thea reminds them of Audrey from the Stalking Jack the Ripper series and I can kind of see it. Having said that though they are both different people and the only real same thing I saw was their willingness to break social norms and pursue what they wanted to.

I highly recommend this book if your wanting a quick historical fiction read with some magical elements.