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Drowning

T.J. Newman

4.12 AVERAGE

kendra_haynes's review

3.0
adventurous emotional reflective slow-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: No

Ok I get the Apollo 13 vibes everyone was talking about… but this wasn’t as gripping as the authorship first book. I just kept putting it down constantly even though it’s less than 300 pages:/
adventurous emotional tense fast-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: No
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chrissym_reads's review

5.0
adventurous dark emotional reflective tense fast-paced
tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

The book started off with a lot of action and had me hooked. It was an entertaining story about survival, however I was over it by the middle of the story.

I finished this book in one sitting! Could not put it down. I've never read anything like it before AND I cried twice. Absolutely a five star read for me. As a mother, this book really hits hard. "The life of a child is about firsts. The life of a parent is about lasts."
This book was like reading a movie, and I can't wait to see it when it becomes one.

markdlv's review

4.0

Yikes. That book hit all of the emotions as a dad.

lkroninger's review

5.0

High adrenaline rush the whole way through! So good, and so sad

I really didn't think I would like this book - the title implies people don't make it "Drowning," although it also says "rescue." And, I thought how will you make this last for 300+ pages. But, I really enjoyed this book and I cried at the end. Something about the overarching message, although kind of cheap and cheesy, really struck a cord with me (maybe it is age and life situations). What would you do to survive? Do any of us want to just survive? How do we face death? Unfinished business? Regrets? Gratitude?

Time is something we all think we have, until we don't. How will you make your time on Earth matter?
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diandratolton's review

5.0

Could not put this down, so excited this is being made into a movie!

Thriller-dom at it’s best!!

So, this book is what I love about thrillers (and thank you to Cindy Burnett, Thoughts From A Page Podcast, who is helping me find them again). Fast paced, believable