Alex Morris needs a new start. Somewhere that she can have a fresh beginning. After losing her fiance in horrible circumstances she moves to Edinburgh to get away from her past. When she takes a job at a Pupil Referral Unit, Alex has no idea what she is getting herself into. This unit accepts troubled and difficult students that are excluded from other schools in the city. 
 The most unruly class who intimidate Alex and all the other teachers at The Unit only consists of five teenagers. Alex turns to the Greek tragedies as a teaching method to develop rapport with them. Seeing the students positive reaction to the cruel fates and bloody revenge she begins to worry. Have they taken the tales to hear? What if there is a whole new tragedy happening right in front of her eyes? 
 The Furies is one of those novels that when I read the synopsis, I was intrigued. I have a strong appreciation for Greek mythology. In fact, it is one of my favorites of all mythology. The Furies is certainly towards the top of my list with all the darkness that they can bring. However, this version failed to capture my attention. 
 My main issue with The Furies was how unrealistic it ended up being. I couldn't believe that Alex was able to get a teaching job without accreditation. It made me think of (Pop Culture reference) an episode of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia where Dee Reynolds get a substitute teaching job. With It's Always Sunny, there is crass humor to allow for this unrealistic plot line. In this novel, it just didn't work for me. 
 The Furies ended up being a disappointment. In fact, had this not been for review, it probably could have been a DNF for me. I just honestly didn't care for the characters and wasn't interested in the direction that this book went in. It felt like the author tried really hard to write around the tales of The Furies and couldn't tie the plot lines in smoothly. In the end, I felt this novel had more potential than it ended up delivering. 
 *Won in a Goodreads First Reads Giveaway