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The Crash by Freida McFadden
3.5
dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Finished reading: June 11th 2025


"How do you know what’s right or wrong without your mother telling you so?"

Freida McFadden's books are often referred to as so-called popcorn thrillers, and I can't deny that it has been a fitting description so far. Her books tend to be both fast-paced and easy to read, focusing on the entertainment level instead of a complex plot and lots of character development. The Crash is no exception to that rule, and I literally flew through it in an afternoon. That said, I agree with the reviews that this is not her strongest book... The plot is on the weak side, and quite repetitive in parts. Her infamous shocking final twist tactic wasn't all that successful either this time around; while I definitely didn't guess where the story would go, I found the twists to be rather underwhelming to be honest. The Crash started out well enough though and especially the first two parts were quite entertaining. I enjoyed the bad weather trope, although the resulting situation was too much like a Misery rehash (and King definitely did it better!). I guess it's an improvement from some of her previous female main characters that Tegan at least tries to get herself out of the situation for a change, although she still isn't the brightest bulb in the box... Which results in more than one very frustrating moment. Polly is so much worse as a main character though and I can't say that I enjoyed spending time inside her head. I wasn't a fan of the prologue and epilogue either; instead of blowing me away with an unexpected twist, it mostly just distracted from the rest of the plot. Still, I can't deny that I couldn't stop turning those pages, and it is without doubt a very fast read. 
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