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The Drift by C.J. Tudor

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hyperbooktivity's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Not entirely sure why the author is so obsessed with the gender binary; “he or she”, “him or her”, “male or female, it was hard to tell with the hoodie”, “man or woman, it was too dark to tell”. Just say “them”, “they”, “person”, “figure” etc, it's 2023.

Quite a bit of fatphobia as well, and an unnecessary rape scene that literally just existed for shock value.

Completely chilling in every sense of the word, the relentless pace and plot twists of varying impacts mixed with an excellent use of mini-cliffhangers makes this an absolute page turner and in terms of story and atmosphere possibly the best thriller I’ve read this year.

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redtemptation's review against another edition

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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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shellanor_rigby's review against another edition

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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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shinshoku13's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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amylwest's review against another edition

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dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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pinj_'s review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

I wish there were more

whistlers in this story! I found them so fascinating. That they are not dead people (zombies) but just infected. Different but still people. Though I wish they rose up against the Retreat. I wanted more gore and more whistler-lore. That's the only thing lacking. Also I think Daniel/Sean/Carter's mission was idiotic. Wanting to kill the Professor. Maybe it would have been better if he was searching for Eva's father. That would have made more sense. His killing everyone was so weird. Anyways, the book wasn't perfect but I was really entertained. Read this book in two days when I finally picked it up.

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