Erin reviewed Drift: A Novel by C. J. Tudor
Review of 'Drift' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
4 stars for being entertaining and bingeable. 3 or even 2 stars sometimes for the plot, characters, and writing. But I came for entertainment, so it gets 4 stars!
I didn’t realize this was apocalyptic, so that was a fun surprise. I liked the mystery/thriller elements combined with that. There were high stakes at all times, so it was compelling.
Sometimes the events got too crazy. Not everything needed to be the most insane thing that could happen. I had to roll my eyes at times, and I think it would’ve been a better story a little simpler.
Some things that bugged me:
1. The label “whistlers” got an eye roll - we know we’re gonna call them zombies or infected, not some cutesy name
2. One too many times a character “feels like they’re missing something, but what??”
3. One too many times a character has a clunky “and …
4 stars for being entertaining and bingeable. 3 or even 2 stars sometimes for the plot, characters, and writing. But I came for entertainment, so it gets 4 stars!
I didn’t realize this was apocalyptic, so that was a fun surprise. I liked the mystery/thriller elements combined with that. There were high stakes at all times, so it was compelling.
Sometimes the events got too crazy. Not everything needed to be the most insane thing that could happen. I had to roll my eyes at times, and I think it would’ve been a better story a little simpler.
Some things that bugged me:
1. The label “whistlers” got an eye roll - we know we’re gonna call them zombies or infected, not some cutesy name
2. One too many times a character “feels like they’re missing something, but what??”
3. One too many times a character has a clunky “and this is how I did it” monologue
But I enjoyed the way Carter was handled, and some of the reveals were great!
