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Loved the way this was written, 3 alternating POVs, and learning how it happened. Such a clever way to write a book. I did sill feel a bit confused by the ending though

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hauntedantiqueshop's review against another edition

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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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dykelberg's review against another edition

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dark 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? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

I ate this up in 2 days - could not put it down. I loved the shifting perspectives for storytelling. There wasn't any one perspective I didn't enjoy reading about. Sometimes on of the character stories can be dull or not as engaging as the others and this was not the case.

The twist of Daniel/Sean/Carter being the same person wasn't a major unpredictable twist, but still had my brows raised. I feel like there were just enough foreshadowing hints to how the stories tied together that I felt satisfied, not taken from left field. And fuuuck Welland.

I do wish we got a little more about the Whistlers. I thought maybe Hannah would have become one and was to be one of the ones who helped Carter/Daniel with the staff lanyards. It would have been cool to explore more about how some characters really pushed against their dehumanization by getting more about the Whistler "society."

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georgie_kc's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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jaygabler's review against another edition

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dark 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? No

3.0

Thanks for the free book, Random House. If you’re looking for a pure blackout page-turner of a dystopian thriller with a wintry setting, you can stop scrolling right now and catch The Drift.

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