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The Crash

Freida McFadden

3.41 AVERAGE

emotional tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
challenging emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
dark tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The Crash kept me reading and had a few decent twists, but the characters were so annoyingly assumptive that I found myself rolling my eyes more than I was holding my breath. It felt like Misery meets Empty Cradle with a sprinkle of The Lion King, which made for an odd but strangely workable mix. It was entertaining enough to finish in a couple of sittings, but it also confirmed something I have been suspecting lately; I might be less of a Freida McFadden fan than I used to think.

Liked the story quite a bit. I listened to the audiobook, which sadly knocked my review down 1/2 a star. Not the author's fault -- but I felt like it was read by Katie Britt -- very breathy.
adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Love everything by Freida 
challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

2.5 ⭐️. listened on audio. not my favorite of hers but kept me entertained
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous dark fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

This is a fairly straight forward thriller, and most readers will understand what the plot is, even before they begin reading.  That is fine, because this is a skillfully written, enjoyable mystery.  Then, a few pages from the end, one last twist makes this all the better and unpredictable.  
adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced