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4.12 AVERAGE
4.12 AVERAGE
adventurous
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
challenging
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
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
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
I started this book with tears reading about the absolute intensity and terror of a water landing and ditching, and ended the book in tears because of the experiences had by these characters, and their ability to find comfort in suffering. The ability of humans to find family through trauma. It left me thinking about how easy it is for your world to change, and how precious it is to love and be loved. This book was truly amazing.
adventurous
emotional
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
challenging
emotional
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I found the story to be exciting, tense and interesting. Yes, a little far fetched, but much more grounded in reality than her previous novel, Falling. Enjoyed it a lot.
Another heart pounding, stressful, well written aviation thriller by this author! I am ranking this one a little lower than the first one because I kinda got a little lost in some of the technical aspects of this one, since I don’t know anything about underwater welding or submarines. I liked the character dynamics, but there were maybe a few too many characters for any beyond the main three and the captain to super stand out beyond their one line descriptions (the old couple, the young guy, the unaccompanied minor, etc). I liked that the stakes were high and no character felt safe. I love closed-room survival stories, where the characters have to be creative with what they have in their spaces in order to survive. This book also felt very cinematic, and I wouldn’t be surprised if it becomes a movie at some point. I would definitely recommend this one for fans of the author’s first book!
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
challenging
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This is a case of anything that can go wrong will go wrong.
This book has you in a choke hold from page one. There's never a dull moment. In the way the parts are broken up, the way POVs shift, it's almost like you're reading the script from a movie. This book was written for the screen. And I hear that it's going to be made...I hope that's not hearsay.
The way it centers around a family, one bent but not broken, the way this story tells of a parent's unconditional love. Will and Chris have two daughters. One whose death created cracks in their marriage years before, and the other now in mortal danger trapped in a sinking plane.
If you are a parent, what would you do to save your child? What <i>wouldn't</i> you do?
I enjoyed this book immensely. The characters, the scene, the atmosphere, the action. The constant threats on the lives of the characters... I really enjoy the way parents are ultimately the heroes. And the fact that Chris is the one doing most of the hard work, the one putting her life at risk; she's the one in the traditionally masculine roll of "hero", while Will being a leader in his own right, but acting more as a voice of reason and a caretaker for the souls under the water makes all of this that much better. It's forward thinking but in a way that makes sense. Chris has the skill set; she also has a mother's love and intuition to guide her. It's the perfect blend.
If you enjoy high intensity disaster movies, read this book. If you enjoy edge of your seat thrillers, where anything that can go wrong, probably will eleven times over, read this book.
I have no other notes. I enjoyed the hell out of this.