Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

The Drift by C.J. Tudor

31 reviews

kthrasher's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Rape, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

hauntedantiqueshop's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

2.75

Meh. I liked the setting and the way it’s sort of an anthology story but with a spin on it. But the whole epidemic never works for me and I found the actual plot itself predictable. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Terminal illness, Medical content, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Gun violence, Violence, and Pregnancy

Minor: Animal death, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Antisemitism

terrik_409's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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: Animal death, Death, Gore, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, and Pandemic/Epidemic

theliteraryhooker's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

This is one of the most satisfying thrillers I've read in a LONG time! I loved the locked-room elements and the three separate stories. Watching all the pieces slot together was so good, with the author providing just enough details for the reader to get there at the same time as the characters do. It made for some really shocking but totally plausible twists and I just ate it up! Loved it!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, Terminal illness, Suicide attempt, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Fatphobia and Vomit

nialiversuch's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

mtnest's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

schrodingersakane's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

4.5

The tight plot and fast pacing of The Drift made it read like I was watching a movie. Right from the beginning, the tension is high, and I was hooked. The circumstances of the apocalypse and the characters' own plights are not immediately given, fueling me to keep reading in order to piece everything together. 

The Drift is dark and, at times, gory, but I found the strength of the characters' determination and effort to do good enough to keep it from treading too far onto grim-dark territory. For the most part. Morality gets very muddy in this one, and it's certainly not a happy or optimistic read

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Gore

Minor: Child death and Suicide

tealightfultomes's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This is hands down my favourite read this year. I couldn't put it down and didn't see any of the twists coming. I won't do a detailed review because I think this book is best to go into blind, but DAMN. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, Medical content, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Animal death, Confinement, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Rape, Self harm, Suicide, Excrement, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury

luverbyrd's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

I liked this one better than Burning Girls but The Chalk Man is the best that I've read so far by Tudor.
Firstly, the 3 viewpoints could have been cut down to 2. The point would have still been made. To keep it vague, "the point" could have been revealed sooner. I was waiting for it and knew it was coming but too many POV made it feel like a slog.
Otherwise, I was completely engaged with the story.
Warning for LOTS of death/murder...felt more slasher than creepy horror.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Murder, and Pregnancy

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

Minor: Animal death