Falling was one of my favourite reads of 2021 so I was beyond excited to receive and early reading copy of Drowning. T.J. Newman has cemented her foot in the thriller genre and Drowning was a step up if that was even possible.

A non stop thrill ride that left me with heart palpitations at the turn of almost every page. A well constructed story and clearly well researched. Insider knowledge from T. J. Newman is constantly evident and it shows in each and every chapter.

It is a hard one to review without giving any spoilers so I will just say read it! Such a intriguing and unputdownable read, allow yourself some time as once you start it will be like an addition until you turn the last page!

Thank you to NetGalley and Simon & Schuster for this early reading copy, this one gets all the stars!!!

Wow! This was action packed from start to finish. I'm talking sitting at the edge of your seat and can't put it down until you're finished kinda good!

Imagine your flight plunging into the ocean 6 minutes after leaving Hawaii. The chaos and decisions that had to be made kept me flipping thru to find out what happens.

This is definitely a really good book and I recommend this to everyone to check out.

Thanks to NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review .

Whatever you do, don’t read this on a flight from Hawaii to the mainland ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
I was thrilled to get a last minute approval for this ARC, so I dove right in (pun intended). Whew. Barely able to keep my head above water 😜 this book captured me from the premise all the way to the tear-soaked finale. It read like a movie rescue thriller - think Apollo 13, 13 Lives - the will they or won’t they make it, the what the heck are they doing now?! ups and downs that only desperate rescues can produce. I knocked one star off because some of the scenes were hard for me to imagine - which only means this is going to make one hell of a Hollywood blockbuster. Also read it in one day because it moves that quickly. Do yourself a favor and immerse yourself in this high-octane page-turner. Just remember to buckle up. 😆
Much thanks to #Netgalley and #AvidReaderPress for the ARC and thrilling ride!

After having read Falling I knew I wanted to read this one and it didn't disappoint at all! Will and eleven-year-old daughter, Shannon are on a flight that loses power and goes down soon after its ascent. It's too late to turn around and of course nowhere to go but down...into the ocean. With half the plane filled with water and its nose vacillating on the brink of an underwater cliff, it seems unlikely that there's any solution. But Will's soon-to-be ex Chris is a civilian contracted industrial diver and has some ideas even though they appear to be contrary to what is deemed to be safe and useful. My heart was in my throat the entire time I read and so glad I wasn't reading this on a flight!
Thanks to NetGalley for this ARC!

After reading Newman’s debut novel, “Falling,” I couldn’t wait to get my hands on her newest release. This one solidified that she is a must-read author for me. You are immediately immersed into the action of the storyline. The anticipation of what would happen next had me holding my breath throughout the book. Should you choose to pick this one up, make sure nothing else is pressing on your calendar!

Thank you to the publisher through Netgalley for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.

Thanks @netgalley for read number 66 of 2023. I loved @tj_author’s FALLING, and I couldn’t wait to read this one. I was beyond overjoyed when I got this ARC. I read @megans_bookcorner’s review, and just like her, I couldn’t put this book down. I read it in one sitting. It was beyond amazing! So many twists and I had no idea how this book was going to end. It brought me joy and also so much sadness. I cried more than once, and this is a suspense novel. Read this book when it comes out on Tuesday. You will not be disappointed. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ HUGE stars!!!

Oh, my god. This book. Obviously I was excited to pick it up and hoped to love it, but it exceeded every expectation I had and became my favourite book tbat I’ve read this year.

There is quite a lot of prominent characters in this story, but they were all so well defined, I feel like it was quiet easy to keep them all straight. The author did an amazing job making you really care for them, in various days. I expected moments of this book to be sad, and I cry pretty easily while reading, but the amount I cried was… well, pretty excessive. I think I just grew to love these characters so much and seeing what they were going through (or what they’ve previously gone through and talked about) truly pulled at the heart strings. Despite the heavy tones, there were also some moments where I genuinely laughed. Sometimes while crying, but still. It was amazing to see the characters come together the way they did, and the bonds formed.

This is the first book I’ve read by TJ Newman and certainly won’t be the last. I’ve already picked up Falling and can’t wait to start it because her writing style was lovely. I couldn’t recommend this book more. It was such a unique story, completely different than anything I’ve read before, and I could not put it down.

Thank you to the publisher & NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review an advanced copy of this book! I voluntarily read this book, and all thoughts and opinions are my own.

Six minutes after takeoff, Flight 1421 crashes into the Pacific Ocean. During the evacuation, an engine explodes and the plane is flooded. Those still alive are forced to close the doors—but it’s too late. The plane sinks to the bottom with twelve passengers trapped inside. More than two hundred feet below the surface, engineer Will Kent and his eleven-year-old daughter Shannon are two of the twelve passengers fighting for their lives, and desperately hoping they will get rescued before they run out of oxygen. Their best chance at survival is an elite rescue team on the surface led by professional diver Chris Kent—Shannon’s mother and Will’s soon-to-be ex-wife—who must work together with Will to find a way to save their daughter and rescue the passengers from the sealed airplane, which is now teetering on the edge of an undersea cliff.

This book was a roller coaster of emotions. I spent most of the time on the edge of my seat, reading as hard as I could, not willing to put the book down. But there were also moments where I cried, when certain passengers died, when they read out loud the messages in the bottles that they wrote in the event that they didn't make it, Then there were moments that made me smile, like the times when families reunited with loved ones. This is the perfect book for anyone who loves a book that gives them a good adrenaline rush or loves a high stakes thriller. I highly recommend this book!

Wow! “Drowning” is a heart-pounding thriller of the best kind. Your emotions will rise and fall much like the plane, which soared into the sky and then plummeted into the ocean. This story of survival will keep you reading—you will not want to put the book down until you are done—and you will experience nervous tension as well as laughter and tears. T.J. Newman’s career as a flight attendant prepared her well for writing this book; every detail of the plane and crew, and everything related to air travel rang through as credible and probable. This gives the reader the sense that you are there. I loved the ups and downs of this story; bad things happened but also good things. I can’t say that I’m really excited to hop on a plane for travel this summer after reading this book, but it was amazing. Thanks to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for the opportunity to review this book.

Thank you to NetGalley for allowing me to read an ARC of this book.

I feel like the synopsis really does not do justice to what happens in the book. Seriously. I was not expecting this terrifying tale, I was stressed out by the entire story.

It is fiction but reads as plausible. If I had to name a similar author, I would say kind of like Dan Brown.

Curious if airport bookstores have TJ Newman's books for sale? These are not books you want to be reading on a plane!

If you need a book to keep you turning the pages, this is it! Your heart will race. You will laugh. You will cry. You will be on the edge of your seat speed reading to see how it all ends. Drowning is thrilling, but also has a lot of heart, too.

The imagery is insane - you can picture exactly what is happening. It’s no surprise that there is a fight for who is going to get this on the big screen.

Absolutely loved it.

I absolutely loved reading T.J. Newman’s debut novel, Falling, so I was very excited to be gifted an early copy of Drowning. It lived up to my high expectations and I’m already excited about what she’ll write next!

Drowning is a suspenseful thriller about a commercial plane that crashes into the ocean. The crew and passengers who survive the impact have to decide if they’ll leave the plane and enter water that is on fire due to a gas leak and engine explosion, or if they’ll close the doors, sink to the bottom and wait to be rescued.

The story switches perspectives quickly and often so readers get the story from those in the plane and those who are on land trying to come up with a rescue plan. It’s intense and will definitely have your heart racing!

If you haven’t read a book by Newman yet, add Falling and Drowning to your list!

If you’re looking for an intense thriller that makes your heart pound the entire way through the book, look no further! The breathtaking action starts immediately on the first page and doesn’t stop.

Author TJ Newman is back with her second airplane adventure, Drowning: The Rescue of Flight 1421, but this time in the water. Flight 1421 has to ditch several minutes after takeoff trapping passengers almost 200 feet underwater. It’s most definitely an underwater Apollo 13 with everyone coming together to try to rescue those trapped.

This book had me on the edge of my seat the entire time! I was rooting for so many great characters, and yes, I had tears running down my cheeks once or twice. I was completely enthralled in this story and couldn’t read it fast enough.

The author is local to me so there’s an event on release day at my local bookshop and I’ll be there to hear her talk about this brilliant book.

I can’t wait to see what she does next!

*Thank you so much to Avid Reader Press and NetGalley for the advance eGalley!*

Thank you NetGalley for granting me access to this book in exchange for an honest review.

I thoroughly enjoyed this intense, fast paced novel. You are in suspense almost the whole time wondering what is going to happen to the survivors of this plane crash. It’s unputdownable, so make sure you have some time to actually finish it when you pick it up.

A masterpiece. That's the one and only word I have to describe what I just read. Five stars aren't sufficient enough for the book experience I just had. Because that's what this is...an experience.

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for this ARC that is now one of my favorites of all time.

Holy $#!+!!!!!!!!!

Ok, wow wow wow wow. This book was easily the best book I’ve read this year. Hands down. It gives you every emotion to ever exist - from fear, anxiety, loss, happiness, love and so much more. I thought no way will this book keep me entertained the whole book (the crash happens like 20 pages in), but oh wow it did. This is a roller coaster of a book and it’s so worth the read.

I absolutely loved the characters of this book. And you find yourself rooting for them throughout the whole book. My ONLY (and very minor) complaint is that there was one random “3 hours earlier” chapter that definitely could have been a flashback like some of the other memories. But since this was an ARC who knows it might not even be in the final version! It didn’t take away from me locinggggg this book. Will be recommending this to everyone.

PS. You don’t need to read Falling before you pick this one up!

I loved my time with the author's debut last year, and I've been looking forward to read Drowning ever since I first heard about it. I tend to like my thrillers on the fast, intense and action-packed side... And this is exactly what this newest story seemed to be offering. Now that I have had the chance to read Drowning, I can say that this story offers everything that it promises in the blurb and more. It's a high-stakes, lightning fast and simply exhilarating ride, and the tension never falters. Exactly my kind of story!

This is one of those books where it's best to just sit back and enjoy the ride...Well, mostly sitting on the edge of your seat while biting your nails, but you know what I mean. If you start thinking about just how credible the situation actually is, and how farfetched some of the twists might be, you are reading Drowning wrong. But if you are able to suspend your belief and just go with the flow, you are in for one heck of a rollercoaster ride. Trust me, it is extremely hard to stop reading once you start, and I literally stayed up until the early hours to find out how everything would end. Unputdownable indeed!

Drowning is a story that starts intense and never slows down afterwards. I mean, what would you expect from a story that involves a plane crash and people trapped inside that same plane close to 200 feet under water and with only a limited air supply?! This book isn't just about the plane crash and the fight to save the survivors in time though; to give the story more dept and make it about more than just the action and rescue, there is also focus on Will Kent and his family. After a past tragedy, Will and his wife Chris have grown apart, but this new situation changes everything. It was interesting to learn more about them and see how they react to extreme pressure.

The story uses a multiple POV structure, which is very helpful because we get to see what happens both underwater inside the crashed plane and above with the rescue plans. The situation is accute, which means the tension is sky high and the stakes are even higher. Chris makes for such a great character, fighting for her daughter like a mama bear and standing by the plan she knows will save her. I really enjoyed this back and forward between Chris and Will, and I liked how it gave the plot more dept. The rest of the characters were less developed, but this is what you expect from a story that focuses mostly on the plot and action. There was enough to get a proper idea of what they are like though, and while some of them were quite cliche, as a whole they made for an interesting bunch being thrown together in an impossible situation.

Drowning is a story that won't let you have a breather until you reach that final page, heart racing and nails bitten to the quick. You will find yourself fully invested in the rescue mission, and it turns out to be a true rollercoaster ride. I can see Drowning making for an excellent Hollywood action movie! It sure has all the elements of turning it into a potential success. If you also like your thrillers on the fast and exhilarating side and don't mind suspending your belief, Drowning is a must-read.

This was just not what I was expecting. I didn’t think it was much of a thriller. I felt like I was reading something like The Poseidon Adventure, which I did enjoy. I felt there were too many characters, and I never really developed a connection with any of them. I wanted to love this, but didn’t.

Fellow readers, buckle up and hang on for an intense, thrilling adventure! Flight 1421 crashes into the Pacific Ocean, just off the coast of Hawaii with 99 people on board. Tragically not all survive the impact, some are able to exit the plane when it lands and some continue to remain in the aircraft.

Will Kent, an engineer, traveling with his daughter, Shannon, are two of the twelve remaining inside. He convinces everyone left to stay inside thinking this will be safer, until it isn't. Coincidentally, Will's ex- wife, Chris, is a scuba diver and part of the rescue team. They need to get to the plane before it falls down the cliff that it is sitting on.

The story unfolds from different points of view which add to the plot. We learn about Will and Chris and what happened to their marriage.

This is such an exciting read. T.J. Newman knows how to write a thriller! She pulls us in by increasing the suspense and tension. Her characters are well developed. I cannot recommend this book enough. I will suggest that you make no plans when you start it because you will not be able to put it down. I can't wait for her next thriller!

Thank you to NetGalley and Avid Reader Press. The review is my own.

Set aside a day to read this book because once you start, you will not want to stop. The Drowning begins in the middle of an airplane crash, and the story takes place over the next several hours of the rescue mission. We alternate perspectives between those in need of rescue and their rescuers, getting to know the people in each group along the way.

The magic of this book is that it’s equal parts thrilling, suspenseful, emotional, and heartwarming, and it does all of those things very, very well. I cannot imagine a better summer reading experience, except that you might be very upset with anyone at the beach who dares interrupt this engrossing story.

Newman has created a perfectly balanced book experience, and unless you have triggers around child loss, this should be on your shelf.

Drowning releases May 30, 2023. Thank you to Avid Reader Press and NetGalley for the ARC.