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The Drift by C.J. Tudor

22 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

shellanor_rigby's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Gore, and Death

Moderate: Body shaming, Animal death, and Child death

Minor: Suicide and Rape

xxkatastrophe's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

After being in a reading slump this past month, I really needed a good Tudor book, and this delivered

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Death, and Blood

Moderate: Rape, Suicide, and Sexual assault

Minor: Animal death, Pedophilia, and Vomit

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

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

caseyc0rnish's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Violence

izzy_reads's review against another edition

fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore

Moderate: Rape and Suicide

Minor: Eating disorder

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