The Drift

by C.J. Tudor

Publisher: Ballantine Books an imprint of Random House

Ginasbookreport Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Genre: Horror / Sci-Fi

Read This If You Love: Stephen King or Blake Crouch

Hope was like sand. The tighter you hold on, the more it trickled through your fingers.

Society. Order. Infrastructure. All have broken down…The Drift, a semi-apocalyptic mystery, is a terrifying edge-of-your-seat horror novel. A virus has been unleashed on the world and two groups of people are trapped in separate transportation accidents. Mystery surrounds both of these groups as the story puzzles its way together. In the meantime, another group of people is awaiting the arrival of volunteers at a mysterious and secluded mountain-side retreat. Who will survive? Who are these people? And what exactly are they fighting?

This book left my skin crawling! A horror story about catastrophe and survival that will leave you enthralled. It’s jam-packed full of action (if I’m being critical…maybe one too many action scenes for my taste). However, I still gobbled this book up and I think horror and dark sci-fi fans will, too.

SPOILER SECTION

If you want to avoid spoilers, don’t read any further! If you have already read the book or don’t mind being spoiled, read on to hear my more detailed comments.

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While there were many gruesome scenes throughout the book, the scariest part to me was being so ravaged that you are shell of your former self. Coupled with the concept that society would reject you, even if you survive. The other portion of the book that really connected to was Meg’s story. Tudor really was able to convey Meg’s deep grief over the loss of her child. Her perspective on life, the situation she is in, her care for others, and her ultimate need to solve the mystery made Meg the most interesting character to me.