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Drowning

T.J. Newman

4.12 AVERAGE

roxiefox4's review

2.0

adventurous tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

murdocktalks's review

5.0

I devoured this book in one sitting & it should definitely be a movie.

In this fast paced sophomore novel, T.J. Newman brings readers to the edge of their seats. The novel begins with a plane engine explosion and doesn’t let the reader fully take a breath until the last page of the book. Told through multiple points of view, the plane crash and subsequent submersion are detailed and emotionally gripping. The main perspectives though are Will, an engineer and passenger, and his wife, Chris, a professional diver who is on the rescue team. There is one flashback chapter to get their backstory, but the rest of the story takes places within the four hour time limit of oxygen available in the submerged plane.

I usually don’t write my reviews in first person, but this book made me feel all the emotions. I cried within the first ten percent of this book, and cried again several times. I shook with fear; I hyperventilated with the divers during the rescue mission. I read this in one afternoon; I didn’t want to put it down. According to my Kindle, I read this in just about four hours, about the same amount of time as the setting of the book. I highly recommend.