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The Drift by C.J. Tudor

20 reviews

redtemptation's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Violence, Pandemic/Epidemic, Sexual assault, Suicide, Terminal illness, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, Gun violence, Car accident, Cursing, Classism, Death, Death of parent, and Rape

Minor: Animal death

priscillarobock's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, and Violence

Moderate: Excrement, Animal death, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Grief, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Car accident and Vomit

jalecd's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Gun violence

Moderate: Vomit and Sexual assault

vereadsbooks's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

 

The Drift is a post-apocalyptic thriller that follows three groups of people trapped in a snowstorm who must survive in extreme situations. 

Hannah, a medical student at a prestigious institute, finds herself trapped on a bus with several students. They were on their way to a safe place called The Retreat when their bus crashed during a snowstorm. They will have to work together to survive the low temperatures.

Meg, a former detective, wakes up in a stranded cable car with no idea how she got there, along with five strangers. They head to a mysterious place known as The Retreat. The weather is adverse and as the hours pass; they realize their lives are in danger.

Finally, we find Carter and his group in a secluded chalet they call The Retreat. They prepare for a snowstorm that will be cutting them off from the outside. As the power generator falters, secrets hidden deep within the Retreat threaten to surface.

The book balances among these three storylines. Each chapter ends on a cliffhanger, which makes the novel a non-stop read.

Tudor achieves an intense, mysterious, claustrophobic, and captivating atmosphere. The three stories slowly intertwine in a clever and well-thought-out way. We only see the full picture once Tudor gives us the last piece of the puzzle.

I love how brilliant this author is. His book has layers that you can peel back and analyze from different perspectives. I always reflect and find deep meanings in her stories. 

The ending was not what I expected, and that disappointed me a bit. But, after some reflection, I understand why the author went for it.

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Body horror, Death, Car accident, Gore, Gun violence, Confinement, Pandemic/Epidemic, Suicide, and Toxic relationship

samburkhouse's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Confinement, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Medical trauma, and Gore

Moderate: Self harm, Abandonment, Car accident, and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Vomit, Eating disorder, and Excrement

unboxedjack's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Suicide, and Pregnancy

katiecat22's review against another edition

4.0

This is a very fast-paced horror/thriller set in an apocalyptic world ravaged by a virus. The multiple POVs kept the story moving very quickly and every chapter ends in a way that makes you want to keep reading. The wrap-up is very smart and you do have to pay attention to the details, but I didn’t see the end twists coming at all. There are some scenes in here that are extremely graphic and difficult to read. You could skim over the gore and death scenes and still get it. I would say I enjoyed the wrap up of this one more than The Burning Girls, and I’ll read her next one, too. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore and Blood

Moderate: Suicide, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, Self harm, and Medical trauma

ruthypoo2's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

The story begins with a chilling tease, something to whet the reader's appetite before starting on a journey that includes multiple narrators in multiple locations, all facing dire circumstances. Social dynamics are a driving force, making it critical for the characters in each storyline to work with those whom they're sharing space. Everyone is unsure of the dangers, desperate to survive, and there's a common thread running through all the storylines.

This is isolated thriller at its finest, in a treacherous environment... times three! The book jumps around from narrator to narrator so at times it takes a little work to keep the people and events straight. The author, C.J. Tudor is a really good storyteller, and I was wrapped up in all three stories as their told simultaneously. I didn't mind jumping from story to story and felt that provided a forward-moving dynamic and kept me guessing about what was really going on to cause all the calamity being experienced by these people.

This book is deceptively complex, and I thought it was fantastic. There are characters to love and hate, or at least to root for and against. Human nature is on full display and how we ultimately value relationships can end up meaning life or death in the brutal apocalyptic environment imposed on the people that populate the three interrelated stories that make up this book. The book's finale is a jaw dropper that I didn't see coming, and the perfect conclusion. 

I recommend avoiding reviews for fear of one spoiler in particular that can steal away from you what I thought was a clever payoff in the final chapters.

I listened to the audiobook and really appreciated that there were two distinct sounding narrators, Nathalie Buscombe and Rachel Handshaw. Because of the three stories presented in the book, having different narrators helped to differentiate which character and story I was listening to.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Murder, Blood, Confinement, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Excrement and Vomit

soobooksalot's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Hype is often for good reason!
I had serious FOMO once I started seeing all the fantastic reviews of CJ Tudor's The Drift all around these parts.
Take a bit of The Walking Dead, Alive, and even if current-day goings-on had swerved in another direction, and you've got this novel. (Though it's none of these plot points specifically.)
Chapters alternate between Hannah in a full overturned charter bus in the snow, Meg stranded with strangers in a cable car, and Carter in a mountain chalet known as the Retreat. 
Ominous enough for you?
Things get a little nasty at times, as apocalypses (apocalii?) are wont to do. There's action! Twists!
I loved this read. Perfect for cold snap weather reading. Recommended!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence, Death of parent, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Violence, Animal death, Blood, Murder, Pregnancy, Death, Suicide, Confinement, and Child death

aileron's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Blood, Body horror, Car accident, Death, Medical content, and Violence

Minor: Animal death, Fatphobia, Classism, Self harm, and Vomit