A review by tracyt223
The Crash by Freida McFadden

3.5

This was definitely a fast paced and very atmospheric quick, popcorn thriller.  It's about what you expect from Frieda, which is a good time, but it was definitely not my favorite of hers.

Tegan is eight months pregnant, alone, and desperately wants to put her crumbling life in the rearview mirror. So she hits the road, planning to stay with her brother until she can figure out her next move. But she doesn’t realize she’s heading straight into a blizzard.  After "the crash" she is rescued by a big, burly man and she's not sure if she can trust him or not, but she really has no choice.  He takes her to his cabin that he shares with his wife.  Things definitely devolve from there.  It's a locked room type of thriller that has quite a bit on tension.  I thought the ending was pretty good, with a twist I did not see coming.

What didn't work for me as much was that the book seemed like such a similar story to Stephen King's Misery.  And the big one that I've seen several others mention is the way overuse of the nickname "Tuna" for her baby.  I did not need to hear that in my ears quite so many times.  Otherwise the audiobook was well done.

I will continue to read Freida of course, she's always here for a fast paced thriller that keeps you turning the pages!