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Falling by T.J. Newman
3.0
adventurous mysterious tense fast-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: Yes

I liked this at first. The scenario is pretty thrilling and a lot of the characters are likeable. But partway through I began to pick up on the format of everything: every chapter ending as a cliffhanger that never really pays off with a different result. Characters are in danger in the book, but in a meta sense, I never felt the author would actually do something drastic, lethal or shocking. 

It also got a bit too MURICA for me, with the message to the president and of course the Yankees are playing sportsball finale at the threatened stadium! Like it gets layered on way too thick near the end and wasn't for me. Still an interesting concept tho!