The Drift

A pandemic has wiped out most of the world and the ones left behind are fighting for survival.

"You are either a good guy or you're a survivor"

This was a brilliant Dystopian survival Thriller with some horror vibes and with an isolated Snow storm setting thrown In of course this is my thing!

I had high hopes for this book and it did not disappoint . This was so cleverly written and I had absolutely no idea where it was going to go. It was confusing at times but still an amazing faced paced read.

Thank you to Netgalley, Michael Jospeh and C.J Tudor for an advance copy of this book in exchange for an honest Review

Oh wow this has jumped to the top of my list of favourite CJ Tudor books! Utterly terrifying in its concept, utterly brilliant in its realisation, I was gripped to the page and didnt want it to end. The three strands of the storyline work together wonderfully, the horror in each situation is palpable, the characters have to make unfathomable choices- just wonderful from start to finish.

The Drift C.J. Tudor

I have read all of this authors books and I love them, this is different. The Drift is a complex story about three groups of people from different backgrounds and circumstances who are in the midst of a hideous virus that has killed millions of people. The book begins with a bus crash, a group stranded in a cable car and a group who are at The Retreat. This is one clever book, I thought I knew where it was going and I was totally wrong! Nothing is as it appears.I listened on audible and the narration was excellent and really brought the characters to life. Unlike anything that
I have read previously. If you like snowy
dystopian reads then you will love this.

I always feel very satisfied after reading a C. J. Tudor novel. Her writing and characters are always spot on for me, and her plots clever and intriguing.

It wasn't easy reading about a pandemic whilst we continue to live through a real one, however the symptoms and impact of the pandemic in the book is more severe than real-life. In 'The Drift' we follow three perspectives - one of someone living in The Retreat, a possible safe haven from the infected. The other two follow women trying to make their way there, one stuck after a bus crash and the other trapped in a cable car. All of them have to face their survival with a group of others and it's hard to know who they can trust...

Many thanks to the publishing team for my digital copy for review
CJ Tudor is one of my fave authors so I know I am always in for a treat. This book was brilliant from start to finish.
Lots of mystery and suspense and tension in the group as everyone is fighting for survival . As Always I was left pondering with lots of questions and ifs/buts as you do after reading this authors book because as such is the writing that you just lores you in to needing more answers!

The Drift - C J Tudor

I could not wait to get my hands on this new book by C J Tudor having read all of this authors previous books, and it was such a great ride! This book really felt like I was in a movie when reading it. We flick between three different situations with three different groups of characters, which kept the story fresh and exciting, and very unpredictable. I really hope this does get made into a film or series it would be fantastic. I found this a different type of book to the likes of The Chalk Man and The Burning girls which I found very eerie and chilling, this was definitely more action and dystopian future world based. Thank you so much Michael Joseph & Penguin Random House for the ARC in return for my honest opinion.

I don’t think I’ve read any books by CJ Tudor before but am now looking for them all! Really exciting book, especially following the covid pandemic, it gave insights to what could have been!
Loved the characters and that the heroes and villains weren’t at times clear. Great book!

I'm a big fan of C. J. Tudor so was thrilled to get the arc for this and it lived up to all of my expectations.

You get 3 POVs in 3 claustrophobic settings. I would say this tips over to horror as a genre rather than thriller but I'm not complaining.

I'm usually a "i bet i can guess how this is going to go" kinda gal but this book took me be surprise over and over again. Its really smart writing, I'll probably reread it again at some point to see if I can spot any hints along the way!!

This was a good read with the story told from three POV. All three main characters are in a life and death situation in the aftermath of a global pandemic.
It does make you question how far you would go if put in a survival situation.
None of the characters were particularly likeable but this did not detract from the story.
Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
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Wow! Fantastic
I have read most of CJ Tudors books and have found them a little hit a miss for me. However this one was amazing. At first I thought it was going to be hard to rember all the charecters. Its told from three pov's and it goes back an forward between them all and the drama is right there from the being.
Loved how it slowly started to uravel and you could finally see how the three stories tied together.
Thanks to Netgalley for the Arc.

Two years ago my 3yo son bought me The Burning Girls for my birthday. The twist was amazing but between myself and my reading buddy we managed to figure it out quite early on. Far from spoiling the book I think this actually added to our enjoyment as we spent the entire book trying to figure out if we were right or not and finding evidence to back up our theories. Since then we have read all of CJ Tudors books and introduced her work to our book club who have also devoured them.
When this book was announced it was a no brainer that we were going to read it. Would we figure out the plot twist? We knew there was bound to be one!
No. Not even an inkling.
Looking back now I can see that I had thoughts, I had frustrations with certain aspects of the book and questions. All of these pointed to the twist. I'm kicking myself that I didn't see it coming. It was right there staring me in the face and I completely missed it!
Having read all of her books over the past 18 months I can say that I honestly think CJ Tudor is improving with each book that she writes. I did struggle right at the start of this book with the large number of characters but they were all so distinct that I got used to them very quickly (plus the character numbers reduced pretty quickly as well). We went backwards and forwards so many times on who to trust as everyone seemed to have something to hide.

A clever and atmospheric novel of psychological suspense. Three separate groups of people face a frosty fate during a raging snowstorm in this chilling read.

A deadly virus that either kills you, or leaves you known as something called a 'Whistler', that's the world our characters find themselves in, in The Drift. In this book we find ourselves introduced to 3 groups of people:

Hannah and some college students find themselves stuck in a snowstorm in a bus/coach that's lying on its' side, leaving them trapped without phones. Some of the students also have secrets, some of them deadly....

Meg, a former cop, wakes up in a cable car, suspended in the air, in a snowstorm, with no recollection of how she got there. There are 5 other people stuck with her and with a dead body, and nowhere to run, time is running out for her... Who can she trust?

Lastly, we have Carter, who works at The Retreat (coincidentally the same place Hannah and her bus were headed), a place where they manufacture the vaccines for the deadly virus, but soon...people start disappearing and bodies start turning up.

The Drift was really unputdownable once I started it. These 3 stories are so unsettling and chilling (literally and figuratively) that I felt the scenes in my bones. It's also interesting to see how and if these 3 scenes/stories are related or linked.

CJ Tudor is an amazing writer and I think this may be one of my favourites from the author. Her books have always been more than thriller....leaning a bit towards horror and supernatural, so that's always to be expected. There was a twist that I guessed early on, but it didn't ruin the book for me. Also the author was ruthless in this book, none of our characters were safe and I loved that even though some of it broke my heart, she went there. I think I did have a few questions at the end, but I can move past that,

Atmospheric, highly suspenseful and nail biting, I loved this thriller by C. J. Tudor. It features three separate groups of people who are not aware of each other, trapped on a frozen mountain. With a marvellous sense of location, many surprising twists and turns, and hostile group dynamics, I found The Drift shocking, chilling and immensely engrossing. Extremely highly recommended.

I received a complimentary copy of this novel at my request from Michael Joseph via NetGalley and this review is my own unbiased opinion.

For me this book started off good and then slowly went downhill, I struggled to finish it but liked how all the times lines matched up in the end. Very clever

A great snowy thriller for fans of No Exit, Shiver, and One by One but with an added sprinkling of 'zombies'.
Old from multiple POVs and following 3 groups of people as they are all stuck somewhere in the snow. One group on a crashed bus, one group in a hanging cable car, and another in some form of outpost station. This was brilliantly fast-paced with plenty of action. It was an easy read that kept my attention through out with plenty of elements to seperate if from other snowy horror/thrillers out at the moment..

What a wild ride this story was! Super intense, super dark, lots of twists I didn't see coming. I love a thriller that has a really fast plot as they're not my favourite genre so I like to read them quickly and atill be able to follow it. I really enjoyed this one it's really clever, I would definitely recommend!

First off I just want to say a huge thank you to Michael Joseph, Penguin Random House and C. J. Tudor for this copy of The Drift. What an absolute wild ride this was! From the first page to the last, there is non-stop action, suspense, twists, oh and the end of the world as we know it!

A crashed school bus, a broken down cable car and a secret facility are the locations where this novel takes place. Through multiple points of view, we see a glimpse of the world after it's been ravaged by a deadly virus leaving devastation and death in its wake. The characters and story are so well written that even though it took me a little bit to get into it all, I was hooked once I did!

The Drift is dark, gruesome and very clever! It's not often I'm caught off guard but this had my tiny mind blown from the twists, and I was kicking myself because there are sly little breadcrumbs sprinkled throughout. This novel is definitely a showcase of just how talented Tudor is! You won't want to miss out.

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I love a novel by C.J Tudor and could not wait to get into this. It defintley did not disappoint and I loved it.

We meet three very different and interesting characters in this novel, Meg, Hannah and Carter and they were so good to read about.

The story is based around a major and dangerous snow storm and each character is in a dangerous predicament. Meg is in a crash with fellow survivors, Carter is in The Retreat (a chalet for guests) and seeing what is happening outside is in danger, Hannah is stuck in a cable car - hanging and swaying along with other passengers!

Oh my goodness, this was an INTENSE read. You really get to know the characters in this novel and as the reader you are completely in the novel along with the characters and rooting for them to stay alive.

This novel is so cleverly written by C.J. Tudor and weaves and immense story that will captivate the reader.

Thanks to CJ Tudor, Netgalley and the publishers for allowing me a copy of this fabulous read.

Another exceptional outing from CJ Tudor.

This is clever and well written while also being brutal and frightening in parts.

I loved it, couldn’t put it down.