Wow! When you start this book, make sure you have extended time to read. You will NOT want to put this book down. The story opens as a plane is crashing as it takes off from Hawaii. Once in the water, some passengers decide to go out the escape rafts, but then we start getting to know the few characters who stay inside the plane, hoping to wait for rescue using an air pocket. The US Navy, as well as a civilian company with ties to some of the passengers, race against the clock to come up with a plane to rescue the passengers. I could not stop reading, I was invested int eh story, especially the main characters, Will and his daughter Shannon on the plane, and Chris, Shannon's mother, desperately working on a plan to save her family. Fast paced, easy to read, no wonder it's already a summer hit! Don't miss!

What a wild ride! This was an emotional, yet action packed. While reading I couldn't stop imagining what a great movie it would be. Loads of characters with the good and bad traits you can't have a suspense book without. The descriptive writing made me feel like I was there just holding my breath for what was to come. It did not disappoint.

T,J,Newman did it again! I loved her first novel so much when I saw Drowning come up, I knew I had to get it. It is a fast paced, on the edge of your seat read. I could not put this one down.

I thought I’d have a hard time reading this one because I already have flight anxiety, and I wasn’t wrong, but it was so worth it! The fast paced, claustrophobic environment made this book so hard to put down. I can’t wait to read more of what TJ Newman writes!

Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for my honest review.

Thank you for the opportunity to review this new novel.

Phew... this book was not good for my heart! It had me on the edge of my seat the whole time. I don't always like to fly so maybe I should have let this one pass me by but the FOMO got too big 😂

If you want to read something beside the pool or at the beach that makes sure you don't want to make time to take a swim, this one is for you! Unputdownable...

Wow! This was non stop action and it absolutely held my attention till the last page. I can see why this is the summer thriller of the year. I enjoyed the story so much and I think it was even better than her first book, Falling.

T.J. Newman does it again! She masterfully weaved together this high stakes survival story. This was much more than just the repercussions of a plane crash. It had well-developed characters that I found myself routing for in the end.

What a thrilling ride from start to finish! This book starts out with a bang and does.not.let.up.

Minutes into a flight out of Hawaii, a commercial airplane crashes into the ocean. Many things go wrong and the best option ends up being to shut the plane doors and hope it stays afloat... but it begins to sink.

In a last ditch effort to save the passengers, a plan is put together with little to no confidence it will work. It's just too risky and complex. Will, our main character, is an engineer and on the flight with his pre-teen daughter. His ex-wife Chris is a talented underwater welder and not afraid of a challenge. After finding out about the passengers trapped, she springs into action to save not only her ex-husband and daughter, but every soul on the plane.

Having read Falling back in 2021, I didn't know if Newman could top it, but she did. I loved Drowning even more and was absolutely captivated. Will, Shannon, Chris and the other passengers have my heart forever (besides for 1 guy and if you know, you know). I cried and laughed and was so incredibly invested from start to finish.

Thank you NetGalley for the ARC. All opinions are my own.

This book made me aware of the fact that I am terrified of drowning in an airplane and made me want to reread this book 100 times so that when this happens to me ( which of course it will I read it in a book once) I will save us all. We follow a flight leaving Honolulu which crashes in the ocean because of some issues some of the passengers could not exit the plane. They were patiently waiting when a cracked windshield leads to the plane sinking to over 200 feet deep but because of an air pocket the passengers now have a much more difficult time to safety. This book was such a fun summer read. I was hooked from page one and was so interested in all the technical information included in this book. This was my first book by this author but will not be my last. I would like to thank Net-galley and the publishers for a chance to read this book for an honest review.

Absolutely loved this action packed thrilling novel. If you loved Falling, you will love Drowning! I read this in one sitting and I coule not stop.

By the end of this rollercoaster of a ride, I was exhausted emotionally and physically. This book is easily one of my favorite reads this year. Six minutes after take-off Flight 1421 it crashes into the ocean. While evacuating an engine explodes and the plane is flooded. The remaining people on the plane are forced to close the doors and the plane begins to sink. The story is about love, hope, loss, second chances and the lengths a parent will go to for their child. The author has a way of making you feel so connected to the characters that you feel like your right there with them.

I had heard so much hype about this book I was hesitant to even request it from NetGalley as I tend to not like the “big” books that everyone else is screaming about. Boy, was I wrong. This book! I devoured it in 24 hours because I simply couldn’t stop reading. I’m not squeamish about flying and I don’t have a fear of plane crashes, small spaces, or drowning per se, but still, I had moments where I wondered if I might feel differently next time I board a plane flying over an ocean. I know I will be much more observant about EVERYTHING when I do finally take that trip to Hawaii.

The author does a really good job of drawing you in right from the get-go. After reading four cozy mysteries in a row, I was absolutely breathless within the first ten pages of Drowning. While some of the key plot points seemed far-fetched to me, with absolutely no science background whatsoever, I completely let go of any of that and just went along for the ride.

I loved the character development that went along with this thriller, not always the case when the main objective is to thrill the reader. The tension between the people on land and the people on the plane was palpable and I can not even imagine what was going on in Chris’s mind the whole time. The unraveling of the backstory of Fitz was very interesting and paced just right.

All in all, I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Thank you to NetGalley for giving this skeptical reader a much-needed jolt to her summer reading. Thank you to T. J. Newman for a great book. And, could someone tell me where I can buy whatever case that cellphone was in that it was still operating after all of that? Asking for me!

This is one thrill of a read ,it is constant action from the start to finish. A plane disaster has left a selection of people trapped on the plane in the ocean, We get the story of the characters in the plane and get to know them quite well.T he story centres around the rescue to get them out. It is a very intense read and can be read quickly because you have to know what’s going to happen next. If you like constant drama this is the book for you. This would make an excellent film , it’s so visual. The one criticism I have is I sometimes got lost with the technicalities of what was happening and because the pace was so fast I found it hard to visualise it in my head.. Having said that I found it very enjoyable to read .

WOW! Talk about a roller coaster ride! Yikes! Excellent page turner! I felt I was there with all the characters. Can't wait for her next one ✈️

Just like I hoped it would be Drowning was such a great sophomore book by TJ Newman. It was intense from the very first words. I found myself sitting on the edge of my seat waiting to see what happened next.

I loved how the characters fought so hard to survive and helped each other throughout a difficult situation.

Drowning had a few emotional spots but it was fitting and made the story what it was.

If you liked Falling, I think you’ll love Drowning just as much if not more.

Thanks to Netgalley and Simon & Schuster for a copy of Drowning in exchange for an honest review.

I was super excited to get the arc of this one the day before publishing, and it did not disappoint. Thanks to NetGalley and Avid Reader Press for the early copy. I wish I could have read this book in one sitting, because I think that would only intensify the experience. This was a wild ride from beginning to end- and I’m so happy I don’t have a flight planned any time soon! I loved the switching perspectives and how intense the whole story stayed. I think this would make an exceptional movie as well. And the ending- tears! Not what I would have expected something on the suspense spectrum of books to do. I loved this one and the first book T.J. Newman wrote and cannot wait to see what else she brings to the book world.

Disclosure: I did not request this novel but was gifted an e-copy from the publisher one day before the pub date.

I enjoyed her first novel, FALLING, unfortunately this one fell flat for me. I suspect most of my experience is based on the fact that I had seen a HUGE press circuit with the author ALL OVER the morning TV shows//you could not escape it and we already knew it had been picked up for a movie. So with the exception of the first quarter of the book where the thriller, edge-of-your-seat, pulse-pounding accident is taking place and people are scrambling, the rest of the book was so darn predictable!

You have the selfish passengers, the dangers in the water, which leaves passengers left on the plane… and then with all of TJ’s interviews, I already knew who the heroine was and why. There was nothing left to the imagination. So of course you have technical/mechanical and engineering language, a fallen/failed rescue for movie drama, more drama on the surface for tension and finally a rescue with gut-wrenching goodbyes, that I was left with no care in the world for the, “One year later”…

I hate being in the minority— so many 5 stars with this one and I can understand why —especially if I had read this 6 months earlier or wasn’t an avid reader online. But receiving this so late after all of the press, left me feeling underwhelmed. And really, if we’re being honest with ourselves, there was only one way this book could end. I wish it had been a different experience for me. I still thank NetGalley and the publisher for a chance to read and provide honest feedback.

As a former airline employee I always appreciate TJ Newman's inclusion of flight/airplane/airline details that only someone who works in the industry could know. This book was excellent and terrifying. I can't wait to read more from this author!

I loved this book!
It left you on the edge of your seat not wanting to put it down! I love when you can visualize the characters and picture what's happening. Great character build and loved the ending.
5 stars!

Okay so Drowning is a phenomenal action packed thriller, one of the easiest 5 stars I think I've ever given and hard to find words for.

Not long after taking off, flight 1421 carrying numerous passengers crashes to the ocean. There's disaster after disaster from then on and we follow the story centred around Will, who went down with the plane, and his daughter who's beside him.

Everything in this book happens so fast, just when it seems to start to settle, it takes off again. You really want to try have the time to read in one sitting because it's the kind of book you literally don't want to put down.

There was not one thing I didn't enjoy in this and lots I loved! I learned a lot about various different things - I am a big fan of planes and aviation so that's a bonus. The relationships and family side was an awesome aspect making me love it a whole lot more. I think it portrayed family tragedy, family generally and important connections perfectly.

Drowning also has a strong, intelligent, independent female character who was a superstar! Big yay for females being represented as intelligent in books (as opposed to dumb FMCs to make a thriller twist work).

I'll be recommending it to everyone, unless they've a fear of flying or don't enjoy past and present POVs 😆.

Thanks to Netgalley, the author and the publisher for my eARC in exchange for my honest review. I'm a bit late so this is available to read RN!