I had no idea how these separate themes would come together, but C.J. Tudor seamlessly weaves the stories into an intricate pattern that left me exclaiming “OH”! out loud more than once.

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Meg awakens out of her dream or nightmare that she can't quite remember to a room filled with windows and all she can see is a blizzard of wind and snow but No, not a room though, she is on a cable ski car hundreds of feet up high in the mountains with several other people bundled in heavy snow suits fast asleep. But why? Meg has no recollection of getting on the ski lift or even leaving her room. An exceptional thriller. Original, high-octane plot, jaw-dropping twists . . . A writer at the top of her game." - Claire Douglas There are a lot of characters to keep straight, which is perhaps the book's greatest weakness. But I just kept reading, trusting that it would all come together. And it did. Meg: A medical student who survived a bus crash en route to The Retreat. Can she aid the remaining survivors to get out of the bus before it’s too late.This book definitely explores the grotesque, so be prepared for some very gruesome scenes. If you enjoy zombie thrillers, there’s something for you too! Thanks to NetGalley and Random House Publishing Group - Ballantine for sending me an ARC of The Drift in exchange for an honest review.

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Well Tudor does it again. It is super unique and original, as all of them have been! I must confess I did not read the blurb before requesting this. Any novel written by this author is just a no brainer to request. I'm glad I did not dig into it further before reading because this would not be my typical read but so glad I did read it. Unfortunately the traditional vaccine trials fail. So the government’s special scientists extracting blood plasmas from the survivors who are used as volunteered Guinea pigs to provide the immunity. Scientists’ trial centers such as Retreat is mostly used that incarceration of the people who are infected and extracting more blood plasma. All 3 groups are fighting for their lives from the elements and the virus, but perhaps the greatest threat to their lives comes from within. How long did it take for society to break down? TEN YEARS. Who is a good guy and who is a bad guy? Is everyone who they say they are? I was kept on my toes, never knowing who to trust. There are evil forces at play, of the human variety. After all, The devil was an angel onceThere were so many things I did not like about this book but I'll just touch on some of them. You all have read the blurb and know that there are three groups of people, one hanging from a cable car on a mountainside, another in a bus that has crashed on the same mountain and a group at The Retreat itself that is running the whole operation and having problems with the generator and power outages. The Drift is a Post-Apocalyptic Thriller from beloved author, C.J. Tudor. This story is full of action, twists and turns.

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Still this book was extremely hard to put down and I zipped through it in a mere couple sittings. If you’re a fan of C. J. Tudor and are looking for a read on a cold snowy night, I highly recommend this one.A survival thriller set during a snowstorm? Yes, please! Never mind that it’s a dystopian future during a pandemic, because the virus is not the focus of the story. We are talking about survival. Meg is a former police officer on board a cable car with her fellow passengers headed to a place called The Retreat in the mountains. That snowstorm has settled upon them as well. And then suddenly, the cable car shuts down suspended not even halfway to their destination. They notice a man in the corner. Dead from a stab wound. Questions a poppin': Why? Who? Next victim? Meg wakes disoriented, gradually realising she is one of six people in a cable car suspended mid-way to a mountain top with no power. Four others remember nothing after their respective breakfasts in the hotel that morning. Were they drugged and brought here, is this the way to the Retreat? Eventually they turn over the sixth person, apparently still asleep on the floor, but he’s been stabbed to death. Was the killer one of the them?

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Tudor has crossed totally into horror with this one!! I enjoyed The Chalkman but friends, this is nothing like that. A Cable car has stopped, on its way to a place called “The Retreat”. Inside is MEG, a former detective, and a mother who lost her daughter to the virus. When she discovers a dead man amongst the occupants, she suspects that the car was halted on purpose.Unfortunately, even though I generally love Tudor's work, this one fell flat for me personally. It hurts me to say, but I actually feel like my 3-star rating is a bit generous. But wow! This was so much more than just surviving a winter’s crash!🤦🏻‍♀️ Now I’m not sure how much to share to avoid spoilers for those readers who also avoid the blurbs. So I’ll keep everything on the vague side.