Wow this book took a total turn for me. I was a huge fan of this authors previous book, so i was excited to receive an ARC for this. However, it was a little slow for me at first during the initial stages of emergency in the town. By the end of it I was fully in tears and couldn't put it down. The science talk was a little confusing and hard for me to understand but that might just be a me problem. The heart of the small town and the way everyone came together in a state of emergency was so special. I loved all the characters. This was a really good read, and a situation that I hope never happens!

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Worst Case Scenario 📚 by T.J. Newman

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After reading Newman's Drowning last year in practically one day, I was excited to see she was releasing a new book in 2024.

This one had everything I loved about Drowning, with an even more interesting/unique plot. Newman's intense and fast paced stories keep you on the edge of your seat. The characters are likeable and the plot is explained in a way that makes sense (even when it's a more complicated topic like nuclear energy). The heavy emotions in this book had me tearing up significantly in the last chapter 🤣

When a plane crashes into a nuclear power plant in Minnesota, the town comes together for the people of the town and the workers at the plant. We see the workers at the plant navigate a national crisis. We see the people of the community, such as the town firefighters, doing what they have to to help the members of the community.
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Thank you NetGalley and Little Brown and Co for this Arc

I would like to say this was a surprising wave of literary excellence, but I would be mistaken. I have heard so many rave reviews of this author and the ability to sink you into the moment. However this was underwhelming, my least favorite was the multitude of characters and unbelievable story lines that carried on in this book. After I put it down from confusion I felt I had to go back a few pages to catch back up to what was happening. This was not it for me, the dialogue was not believable.

4 out of 5 stars
T.J. Newman does it again.
Worst case scenario will have you gripping the edge of your seat. Set in a small rural town facing the potential for the largest nuclear fallout the world has ever seen, the tension that T.J. Newman creates had me guessing how things would end right till the final pages.
Definitely one of my favorite authors, and none of her books have disappointed.
If you're a fan of disaster novels I highly recommend reading Worst Case Scenario.
I would like to thank Netgalley and Little, Brown for an advanced copy in exchange for my honest opinion.

Holy cow, this book.. I was not prepared for the deep emotions I was going to feel. I was kept on the edge of my seat the entire book wondering what was going to happen next. So. Many. Tears. A beautiful heartbreaking story.

Thank you to the Publisher and NetGalley for the ARC!

When it comes down to a INSANE thriller reading experience, she don't miss! This story will have you on the edge of your seat trying to figure out who going to survive this SCENARIO. The book was broke down in a countdown kind of way that will have your heart racing. This story was quite literally the ‘Worst Case Scenario’ for America. Such a good read!

Am exciting and frightening plotline. A commercial airliner crashes into a rural.America near a nuclear power plant. Catastrophic damage, a young President, and a smal town fire department quickly become the main characters in this doomsday scenario. Edge of pour seat excitement. A must read!

This novel is like driving a race car, it hits the throttle hard from the very first word and never lets up, very similarly the way her previous novels (Falling and Drowning) were. Having the premise be on the ground rather than in the air (or underwater) allows the story to be much more far reaching in scope. The novel also tactfully avoids two of my literary pet peeves, 'Padded' - no one Pads down the stairs or across the room and 'Releases the breath she didn't know she was holding'. Both are overused and smack of lazy writing. Although, to be fair, when I finished Worst Case Scenario I did actually release the breath I didn't know I was holding. Fantastic read.

TJ Newman has this absolutely brilliant gift for tugging at every single heart string I have and leaving me broken and sobbing and happy. A strange combination, I know, but that doesn’t make it less true.

I shrieked with excitement when Little Brown Publishing allowed me the opportunity to read an ARC of Worst Case Scenario. I read her sophomore book Drowning last year and immediately picked up Falling afterwards. When I learned of books 3’s release, it was kind of a no-brainer that I would be picking it up as soon as I possibly could also.

I will start by saying, if you are a nervous flier, then her books may not be your cup of tea. Most of the airplane part for Worst Case Scenario takes place right at the beginning, but it’s the cataclysmic start to the nerve wracking story that follows. This isn’t a spoiler, it’s in the synopsis.

I go into TJ’s books knowing that I will be completely consumed until I finish it. Her style of writing is addictive and her grasp of human emotions and ability to get you to connect to these characters is mind blowing. She juggles 3 stories at once and makes you feel something for each and every person involved. She connects with you on these real, human levels that don’t feel like a fictional story. I would put the book down for the night and have to remind myself there isn’t actually a nuclear disaster going on right now. TJ’s books would make phenomenal movies, because they read, just like one.

I will admit that I ride the anxiety rollercoaster and going into this book I wasn’t sure I was in a good place to be starting it. But once I started I couldn’t stop and any fears or trepidation I had in the beginning was washed away with my tears by the end.

If you’re not already reading her books, then now’s the time! Worst Case Scenario is out now and ready to be your next favorite thriller!

Words are not enough to thank Little Brown Publishing for the opportunity to be able to read an eARC.

3.5 stars
Thank you #netgalley for this ARC. This is my third book from this author, and while it wasn’t my favorite of the 3, it still kept my attention. I did find the characters lacked a little depth and I struggled a bit to follow what was going along, but overall, good, solid, entertaining read.

This was my first T.J. Newman book and it was a fun ride! I usually do not go for these 'edge of your seat' disaster thrillers, but one of my friends recommended this author, so thought I would give it a go. As a former flight attendant, most of her plot lines involve airline disasters, and this one specifically involves a plane crashing into a nuclear power plant in a small town in MN. You can tell the author did a lot of research about nuclear power plants, the risks, how they work, and where their vulnerabilities lie. What surprised me the most about this book was the great character development. The people in the town come together to prevent a natural and global disaster and you get an inside look into several key characters' lives-the firefighters, the nuclear plant workers, the children of the town, and many others. You become invested and stressed about the survival of these characters. I was particularly concerned if one little boy would make it after losing his family, and kept telling my husband, 'they've got to save connor!!'. It seemed like each situation got worse and more unmanageable as the day went on and you couldn't imagine how these folks would come out of this predicament. The author really painted the picture of the benefits of living in a small town, knowing your neighbors, and the pros and cons of that. The resilience of the characters and sacrifices many of them make are remarkable. I did feel like the ending wrapped up a bit too quickly but this was a fast read that I finished in 3 days! Very fast paced and dealing with a topic that is not completely improbable. Now I'll have to check out her other 2 books.

Thank you NetGalley for this advanced copy! I love TJ Newman’s books. This one did not disappoint. A must read for sure. Especially if you loved her other other two books, Falling and Drowning.

This book was exciting and suspenseful from the very first page all the way to the end. Newman has a way of bringing the thrills and chills immediately without much backstory or boring filler. I love her stories because they are believable but so catastrophic that they are also unimaginable, making them so much more exciting and suspenseful. This one was my favorite of hers so far. Don’t start it unless you plan to stay up reading past your bedtime.

T.J. does not disappoint. This novel was intense and I truly couldn’t put it down. Of course I fell in love with Joss, Steve and Ethan right away. Her ability to connect you to characters so deeply is an art. I felt every emotion they were experiencing. The action never let up and it propelled me through this story. All I’ll say is NEW FEAR UNLOCKED!

Thank you to NetGalley and Little, Brown and Company for this ARC.

This was a rollercoaster from start to finish. I was on the edge of my seat the whole time.
I didn’t enjoy it as much as her other two books, but it was still an amazing book. The only thing I didn’t like about it was all the information the author tried to explain about nuclear power plants and how they work, that went over my head. There was so much information that made it less enjoyable.
But other than that, I did enjoy the characters and the emotions I felt while reading this book. Highly recommend it!

Thank you NetGalley and Little, Brown and Company for an advanced reader copy in exchange for an honest review.

T.J. Newman is one of my favorite authors. I eagerly look forward to her books coming out. I have read every single book from the time they published. They are standalones so you can read them in any order. Her books are very propulsive and fast page turners. I would not read them though if you have a fear of flying. Now onto my thoughts on Worst Case Scenario.

This book was frightening in that the pilot of the plane had a medical emergency and the plane was going down. The copilot could not get control of the plane and unfortunately the plane crashed into a nuclear power plant in a small town in Minnesota. This book was less about the passengers of the plane and more about the plant employees trying to prevent a nuclear accident that would be worse than the Chernobyl accident back in 1986. It was also about how a small community came together to help one another. I did not know where this book was going and how it would end. I was on the edge of my seat the entire time. It was so good. The author really knows how to bring the suspense to these books.

I would check content and trigger warnings before reading this book if you are a sensitive reader. Luckily, I am not. I read a majority of thrillers, and I really like not knowing what will happen next. If you like those types of books, then you need to read T.J. Newman's books. She is a former flight attendant and uses her knowledge of the airline industry to write these propulsive popcorn thrillers. I am so glad that NetGalley approved my request to read her book.

Thank you to NetGalley, author TJ Newman and Little Brown and Company publishing for the ARC and opportunity to review this book!

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All the stars kind of wow. I am very stingy with handing out 5 star reviews because the book had to really wow me but this book is well deserving!

It is rare that a book keeps me on the edge of my seat the way this one did. Just when you think all will be well, bam another twist! It was so suspenseful I actually felt like I was on edge waiting for the next show to drop.

This book had me feeling all the emotions. Nervous, concerned, devastated and then some. As someone who lives in a city sandwiched between 2 nuclear power stations this book hit a little too close to home. It was so realistic and very easy to feel each characters emotions!

This was my first book by this author but I am 100% going to be reading any others he has written or will write in the future. The writing style was easy to follow, the character development was perfect and the plot was gut wrenching!

A perfect read!

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This was a tough read for me as even though I don't hate flying, I don't love it either. So of course these thoughts go through my head when I do, but this really was the WORST case ever as the plane hits a nuclear plant! I had to put it down frequently to read something more "soothing" but always picked it up reminding myself it's fiction and the chances of it happening are pretty slim. Of course it's really all about the characters anyway--which are plentiful so it was easy to confuse them. Once it was over I realized I'd really enjoyed it so eagerly await Newman's next novel!
Thanks to NetGalley for this ARC!

Many people will like this book. It's exciting and fast paced. Just when you think it can't get any worse, it does.

What made this a 3 star read for me (instead of a 4 star) were the characters. They didn't seem real and therefore, I didn't really care about them. The book would have had much higher stakes if I cared whether the characters were going to get radiation poisoning, die from everlasting nuclear fire, or become an orphan. By the end, I had to force myself to finish it.

I've enjoyed T.J. Newman's two most recent books -- this one was a bit of a miss for me. Thank you to NetGalley and Little, Brown, and Company for the advance reader copy in return for my honest opinion.

Talk about the absolute worst thing! A pilot has a heart attack midflight. The co-pilot is in the bathroom at the time. It starts going down. It crashes near a nuclear power plant. While not hitting it, pieces of the wreckage do. But even more than all of this, the story is really about how this town banded together to save others and themselves. It was inspiring and emotional and yes, I was in tears at the ending.

This hits every emotion possible. Do I have any nails left? No. but I am a nail-biter. A fast-paced but involved read.

Thanks to Netgalley and Little, Brown and Co. for an advance copy for review.