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4.12 AVERAGE
4.12 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
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:
No
adventurous
emotional
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
Yes
Omg what a book! If I didn't have a child and responsibilities, I would have finished this in one sitting. I was hooked right away. It was like being on the verge of a heart attack for 8 hours, but in a good way. I'm so excited for this to be made into a movie.
challenging
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
dark
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:
Complicated
I could not put this down, I was on the edge of my seat the entire time. The way the scenes were described made me feel like I was trapped in the plane with the characters!
fast-paced
It wasn’t bad but wasn’t really good either. It felt like it was written to be adapted into a tv series or movie. Very predictable and I would say unless you need a filler book, skip.
Loved it. Read in one afternoon. Felt like I was watching a movie unfold.
This book was exciting from start to finish! And I know that some might give this a lower ranking for whatever reason but man did I enjoy it. I have many niches when it comes to books and movies and this falls under the survival action aspect. I love survival books and the thrill it gives me. I couldn’t put this book down. I had to finish it and know what happened next. If you like survival action movies then this book is for you! I do hope they make it into a movie
If you didn’t get the memo, don’t read this if you’re about to fly or while on a plane, especially if you’re a nervous flier. Yikes.
Drowning by TJ Newman is a book about one of the most unfathomable aviation disasters that our imaginative flight attendant-turned-author TJ Newman could conjure up in the most savage depths of her imagination.
This book is extra. Just when you think nothing more can go wrong, something else adds to the layer of deathly circumstances. It reads exactly like a classic Hollywood disaster movie. (No wonder it's getting made into one, congrats Warner Bros for winning the bidding war.)
What Newman did well here that made it better than your standard disaster thriller novel/movie trope is the layer of humanity and character development she crafts with the characters. Despite being plot-driven, Newman builds you up to care about the characters and gives us some effortless poignant moments. Maybe even a shed tear?
When I found myself skim-reading and glazing over, I realised it was due to the technical aviation jargon and some transfer skirt (uh?) terminology that an average layperson wouldn’t understand. I also caught a few moments where Newman made an artistic choice to tell in dialogue via an info dump rather than show.
Some people will think it’s a little bit too much for suspension of disbelief. But if you’re all for suspending it and embracing the disaster procedural thrills, you’ll enjoy it. I sure did.
My thanks to NetGalley, Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster and author T.J Newman for the opportunity to read this work, which was published on the 30th of May, 2023. All thoughts and opinions expressed in this review are my own.
Read the full Drowning review here. | Amazon reviews.
Drowning by TJ Newman is a book about one of the most unfathomable aviation disasters that our imaginative flight attendant-turned-author TJ Newman could conjure up in the most savage depths of her imagination.
This book is extra. Just when you think nothing more can go wrong, something else adds to the layer of deathly circumstances. It reads exactly like a classic Hollywood disaster movie. (No wonder it's getting made into one, congrats Warner Bros for winning the bidding war.)
What Newman did well here that made it better than your standard disaster thriller novel/movie trope is the layer of humanity and character development she crafts with the characters. Despite being plot-driven, Newman builds you up to care about the characters and gives us some effortless poignant moments. Maybe even a shed tear?
When I found myself skim-reading and glazing over, I realised it was due to the technical aviation jargon and some transfer skirt (uh?) terminology that an average layperson wouldn’t understand. I also caught a few moments where Newman made an artistic choice to tell in dialogue via an info dump rather than show.
Some people will think it’s a little bit too much for suspension of disbelief. But if you’re all for suspending it and embracing the disaster procedural thrills, you’ll enjoy it. I sure did.
My thanks to NetGalley, Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster and author T.J Newman for the opportunity to read this work, which was published on the 30th of May, 2023. All thoughts and opinions expressed in this review are my own.
Read the full Drowning review here. | Amazon reviews.
adventurous
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I loved Newman’s debut, Falling, so of course I rushed to read her sophomore novel ASAP, and it did NOT disappoint!
The action starts immediately on the first page and does not let up, keeping you on the edge of your seat from start to finish. It is an absolute thrill ride of a book.
On the spectrum of character-driven to plot-driven, this is off the charts on the plot side, so if you’re looking for nuanced, well-developed characters, this isn’t it (there is some character development but not much). However, if you’re looking for a book for your next road trip, beach trip, or plane ride if you’re brave
The action starts immediately on the first page and does not let up, keeping you on the edge of your seat from start to finish. It is an absolute thrill ride of a book.
On the spectrum of character-driven to plot-driven, this is off the charts on the plot side, so if you’re looking for nuanced, well-developed characters, this isn’t it (there is some character development but not much). However, if you’re looking for a book for your next road trip, beach trip, or plane ride if you’re brave