Fiction

A Golden Fury

Name: A Golden Fury
Author: Samantha Cohoe

Posted by dmthomas1209 on September 20, 2020

Category: Fiction

Tags: Alchemy, Historical Fiction, Teen & Young Adult

Author: Samantha Cohoe

Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Teen & YA, To-read

Publishers: St. Martin's Press, Wednesday Books

Published: 10/13/2020

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…

Normandy, France 1792. Alchemists, Marguerite Hope and her young adult daughter, Thea are living with their patron the Comte Adrien. There is conflict brewing between England and France much as there is between mother and daughter. Marguerite is close to making the Philosopher’s stone, but it is driving her mad. The Comte sends Thea to England to her father, a man she has never met, but Thea has other plans. She wants to seek out Will Percy, a young man that she loves.

Upon arriving at the university in Oxford, she sees the man she believes is her father. His apprentice, Dominic, takes her to an inn. Thea wants to go with Dominic to her father’s laboratory where he is making an alchemical elixir. Thea knows what will come next – the madness. She and Dominic escape and head to London to find Will.

The pace of the book varies. At times there is a lot of action and then it seems to drag. The main characters are developed although there are many characters to keep track of. The story is written in first person point of view. The subject of alchemy is mysterious and that is the basis of the book. If you like alchemy or fantasy themed books, you will enjoy this book.

About the Author:

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.