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chainsawheartbooks's review
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
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
4.75
Damn! There’s more twists and turns in this than a goddamn maze, and I loved it!
The story is separated into three different narratives and all of them have different strengths, and sometimes weaknesses. But even when I was less fussed about that particular narrative I still wanted to keep reading to find out what happened.
This book isn’t a typical dystopian horror, there’s so much to it, and although a part of me suspected certain things, I still had way more questions than answers until the end.
I never expected to get through this as fast as I did, but I just couldn’t put it down.
Perfect for a blustering, cold winter night, when the wind is whistling and you just can’t seem to shift that chill in your bones.
The story is separated into three different narratives and all of them have different strengths, and sometimes weaknesses. But even when I was less fussed about that particular narrative I still wanted to keep reading to find out what happened.
This book isn’t a typical dystopian horror, there’s so much to it, and although a part of me suspected certain things, I still had way more questions than answers until the end.
I never expected to get through this as fast as I did, but I just couldn’t put it down.
Perfect for a blustering, cold winter night, when the wind is whistling and you just can’t seem to shift that chill in your bones.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Gore, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Self harm, Terminal illness, Vomit, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and War
Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Sexual assault
tabby2920's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-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
4.75
Although I have to read something uplifting after this one, this is one of the most innovative thrillers I've read in a while. Full of suspense and horror, Tudor rides you with this edge-of-your-seat apocalyptic thriller. With the amazing ability to use genre-blending, readers will have fun figuring out how the three perspectives connect in this horrific puzzle.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Chronic illness, Death, and Gore
Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, and Vomit
Minor: Animal death, Vomit, and Medical trauma
deagaric's review against another edition
dark
funny
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
If there was a record for sheer number of plot twists in one stand-alone novel, "The Drift" by C.J. Tudor would take the cake. This is a story about a viral pandemic, told from multiple perspectives and settings. It was a tense page-turner, where the reader enters in the middle of the action and has to play catch-up along with the very large cast of characters. In the beginning, it was difficult to keep track of all the names and backstories, but by the middle of the book, I started to gain some traction and the puzzle pieces started to come together. Just in time for Tudor to flip the script 4 more times and make me question everything all over again.
This is a quick, immersive read, but one that requires (and deserves) your full attention in order to experience the magnitude of the multifaceted story. The book was well-written with many quotable statements, some which I may include in my full review in late January.
**Trigger warning: on top of many triggers for gore, death of a child/sibling/loved one, violence against both humans and pets, I'd like to particularly note that this book might be difficult for those who are not in the mood for a pandemic-based novel. The book covers many topics that may hit close to home so soon after covid, such as descriptions of hospitalizations, medical care being over-capacity, viral spread, etc. Just felt like the abstract might have come off more wilderness-survival than pandemic-survival, so I wanted to make sure that was clear.**
Overall, Tudor does an excellent job at creating a true horror novel, filled with gore and jump scares., but still interlaced with comical moments at the same time. I was entertained and on my toes the entire time. Highly recommend.
Thank you NetGalley and Random House for the opportunity to read an advanced reader's copy of this novel prior to publication.
This is a quick, immersive read, but one that requires (and deserves) your full attention in order to experience the magnitude of the multifaceted story. The book was well-written with many quotable statements, some which I may include in my full review in late January.
**Trigger warning: on top of many triggers for gore, death of a child/sibling/loved one, violence against both humans and pets, I'd like to particularly note that this book might be difficult for those who are not in the mood for a pandemic-based novel. The book covers many topics that may hit close to home so soon after covid, such as descriptions of hospitalizations, medical care being over-capacity, viral spread, etc. Just felt like the abstract might have come off more wilderness-survival than pandemic-survival, so I wanted to make sure that was clear.**
Overall, Tudor does an excellent job at creating a true horror novel, filled with gore and jump scares., but still interlaced with comical moments at the same time. I was entertained and on my toes the entire time. Highly recommend.
Thank you NetGalley and Random House for the opportunity to read an advanced reader's copy of this novel prior to publication.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, and Blood
Moderate: Child death, Chronic illness, Gun violence, Terminal illness, Violence, Grief, and Murder
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Alcohol
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