The Crash by Freida McFadden

One night. One too many drinks. A good-looking man. A one-night stand.

Tegan is not that type of girl, yet here she is – pregnant. She doesn’t remember drinking that much, but the proof is right in front of her – 8 months in front of her. Alone and frightened of the future on a measly paycheck… Tegan jumps at the chance for a change of scenery when her brother requests she come for a visit. This is just what she needs – a change in scenery, a little down time and her loving brother to take care of her for a few days.

But Tegan never arrives.

Driving in what turns out to be a blizzard, Tegan loses control of her car and crashes. Stuck behind the wheel with what, she is sure, is a broken ankle, Tegan watches the snow begin to cover her car in a remote area with no cell service.

So, this is how she will die.

And then – headlights, and a large man with a shovel arrives, and Tegan can not believe her luck! But when he takes her to his house instead of the hospital – exactly what kind of luck are we talking about here? And while the snow continues to block the roads and one day turns into two and three… Tegan fears for her life as well as her unborn child.

“It was bound to happen; there had to be a McFadden that I would not enjoy – and here it is.” ~ Sheila

Yup.
I hesitated to pick this one up due to the title. IYKYK. Then I read the synopsis and learned more about the crash itself and felt this would be a safe book for me to read – and it was.

My dislike of this book had nothing to do with the crash itself – it had to do with the characters – I did not find any one of them likable, including Tegan. Granted, I listened to this on audio, but Tegan came off as well… whiney.
And so as not to give too much away – the other characters fell between
weak
Awful

Unbelievable – so much that just didn’t make sense (almost worthy of me bringing on the SPOILER PAGE so I can unload. 😛

and lastly… Tuna Tuna Tuna Tuna Tuna Tuna Tuna Tuna Tuna Tuna Tuna Tuna Tuna Tuna Tuna Tuna…. man….. if the book was a drinking game…
I finished the book mainly because of my enjoyment of this author, and her twists kept me moving forward to see what she was going to do with this. The twist, while it did surprise me, felt like it came out of nowhere and didn’t have the storyline to back it. The ending-ending – I liked.

So… that said… I still love this author, and I will still continue to read her – this one just wasn’t for me.

Rated: 1.5 out of 5
Read Author Before: Yes many times
Read Author Again: yes
Where Read: closing in on our final days in Fort Myers, Florida

5 thoughts on “The Crash by Freida McFadden

      1. i always like that you don’t “kiss assets” like some authors request. It’s one of the reasons I still hang around with you kiddo. Never stop

        1. LOL – I like to be real. 🙂 I want to be trusted as a reviewer and not blowing smoke … we are all going to have books that we thought we would enjoy and did not 🙂
          If you have not read my post on the sidebar called When Authors Attack – please do 🙂 It’s an oldy but a goody.

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