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Not what I normally read and was not disappointed reading this one. This one will take you on a ride!

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This a quick and fun read. You are taken on a crazy ride right from the beginning and it's hard to put this book down. I really enjoyed the sci-fi elements in this story. Great thriller!

Thank you Yorkinton and the author for an ARC in exchange for my honest review.

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This book is for lovers of non stop action and adventure.....plus it happens on a BIG airplane over the middle of the ocean. Murphy's law says what will go wrong, does, and that's what happens in NOWHERE TO LAND. With each new complication, the flight gets a little more horrendous until they find them selves fighting a mutated "something" that just wants to kill everybody. Yes, it's a little over the top but no more than the TOP TEN movies on Netflix right now. What is great is the cast of characters and how they respond to the threats. With a little luck and alot of prayers, this crew will bring the plane in for landing, minus the threat to humanity.

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"Nowhere to Land" by Teretha G. Houston was a gripping read that had me glued to each page from start to finish. The plot’s relentless tension and well-paced action were unlike anything I’d read in a long time. I loved Quentin Kane as the rugged, haunted air marshal who is drawn back into detective work under extraordinary circumstances. His partnership with Eden Stone, a former fighter pilot battling her own fears, felt authentic and deeply layered, bringing out the humanity within this high-stakes thriller.

Houston’s writing style captivated me with vivid descriptions and cinematic intensity—I could practically see the dark, claustrophobic scenes unfolding on screen. This novel’s mix of scientific intrigue, high-altitude horror, and life-or-death decisions would translate perfectly to an action-packed feature film. It was like a rollercoaster ride I didn’t want to end, and I’ll be thinking about the story’s twists for a long time.

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DNF - I didn't expect this book to actually be gory horror, as opposed to a thriller. I don't like gore, implausible creatures, etc. disappointed.

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A battle for survival in the skies in this non stop, action packed suspense. This plane has turned deadly - with nowhere to run, or land, will they get out alive? A cast of credible and well crafted characters populate a pacy, edgy and tension fuelled plot with a whip smart narrative as twists and turns aplenty are thrown into play. Fast and furious, fun and feisty.

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This was a pacy, gripping, tense + captivating thriller that was genuinely terrifying. The twists kept me engrossed and the writing style was brilliant. It kept me guessing till the end!

Thank you Netgalley + the publisher for my ARC!

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A page turner from start to finish.

Nowhere to Land should be used as a template for how to write nail-biting stories. I'm a fan of intense thrillers and this is a great one.

The novel starts with the mention of a mysterious organization that's about to do something terrible. Soon after the flight takes off people start to come down with a weird sickness that I wouldn’t wish on my worst enemies. We find out that the organization is transporting a terrifying animal after they have screwed with its DNA. The disease, the animal. What’s next? Eden is combatting something in the cockpit that’s worse than the animal and the disease combined.

If you hate slow reads like me, you’ll love this book.

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I just could not enjoy this one, this was almost a DNF for me. I wanted to see how it ended though, so I skimmed a lot of it. This one just did not work for me at the time. I wanted to like this one because the cover looks amazing. 2 stars from me.

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This was requested when I first found out about NetGalley and I had requested so many ARCs that I could not get to all of them before they were archived. I really wanted to get to this one, as it seemed interesting. If I can find this somewhere for a reasonable price, I will try to get it! I am giving this book three stars, as I don't want to give it a good or bad rating, since I did not get to it and we have to leave a star rating.

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This was a fun, crazy train kinda read.
Or maybe craZy plane.
Picture Jurassic Park on an airplane.
Or Snakes on a Plane with a shape shifting monster of mass destruction. And spit.
Can't forget the spit.

My biggest complaint: I'd be reading and it had a good flow and then all the sudden it was like the author went crazy with a thesaurus and it messed the whole thing up. I spent so much time trusting thru words nobody ever uses that the flow became annoying and choppy until it smoothed back out with normal language. 🙄

Overall I enjoyed this one. I did find the "big words just to sound smart" BS highly annoying but not enough to stop reading. Will definitely read more by this author.

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I never really got into the story. Maybe the way it was told didn't help. I had good expectations but in the end it didn't work for me.

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I do enjoy stories like this one. Thrilling and exciting! Thanks to NetGalley for the copy. Four stars.

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I really wanted to enjoy this book more than I did, I like the idea of the story and it made it a little bit different. But I found the writing style hard to get into at times, it could be quite confusing. The metaphors were bizarre and didn't always make sense.
I liked the idea of the plot, even though a lot of it was a bit far fetched and very unrealistic, but if the writing and the metaphors were improved then I think this would be better than it was.

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A brilliant read and one I really enjoyed. The characters are loveable and varied, the plot is one that is engaging and medium paced. I found myself completely drawn into the story and enjoyed the writing style.

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This one had me gripped from start to finish, I always find the books more thrilling when you can see yourself in that kind of terrifying realistic situation and this one had me in that moment throughout!
I liked the strong FMC and overall think this was great, a proper action packed heart stopping thriller!

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Woah!!! That book was non-stop! I never got bored, and it was a page turner (and funny too)! This one was definitely a surprise hit for me!

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Nowhere to Land by Teretha Houston - 5/5
General Fiction - Mystery & Thrillers - SciFi & Fantasy

From 37,000 feet in the air and nowhere to land a plane while being over the Atlantic Ocean a pilot and air marshal are struggling to keep the passengers safe and everyone at ease. This is a fun mystery and thriller novel that left me filled with anxiety wondering what was going to happen next. The Author was able to take a story and add a dash of everything into it. We are given romance, mystery, and enough twists to make your head turn. Great read and I would recommend this to others.

Thank you Netgalley and Yorkinton for the eARC.

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As an air traffic controller this cover attracted me to read this book.
Of course it has it flaws regarding aviation.
Overall a very interesting book keeping you hooked till the end.
Humans playing with nature creating an unstoppable monster and then transporting it via plane around the globe sounds like recipe for disaster.
Love the consistency and interesting plot.

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Brilliant.

When I think of a thriller, this is the kind of book I have in mind. It’s 100% exciting. Every scene filled me with some type of emotion. Most of them scared the crap out of me. Some were touching. The scenes with Eden and Quentin had me pining for them to get together at some point, but the author wisely chose not to have the making out while fighting for their lives.

The author’s bio said she was into science, and you can tell. Nothing rocked me like finding out that humans can actually hibernate. I’ve been obsessed with researching it ever since I read this book. I hope I’m not the only one who didn’t already know this. The author explained the science and real-life history behind it just like what I’ve found during my research.

I love a novel that’s told through the eyes of the characters. I felt like I was Eden and Quentin.
Thank you NetGalley, Yorkington, and especially the author. Keep writing, and I’ll keep reading.

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