What a suspenseful and thrilling book! This had me on the edge of my seat the whole time. This was my first book by TJ Newman and I absolutely loved it. It kept my attention the whole time and it had me running through some many emotions when reading. Thank you so much for the arc copy in exchange for my honest review.

Worst Case Scenario is so tense, poignant, and terrifying. This book is my favorite read of the year so far. Told from multiple perspectives, this story takes you through one of the most terrifying accident scenarios possible with the potential to end humanity. It also tells the tale of everyday people doing their best to save their families and the rest of the world at their own expense. If you're looking for an emotional rollercoaster—this is it. The narration by Joe Morton is phenomenal.

Scary, terrifying, exciting, nail biter- those are the first few words that come to mind to describe this book. I’ve loved the previous two books the this author and this one was just as good. TJ Newman knows how to captivate her audience attention and keep them engaged until the very last chapter.

This was the first book I’ve read by TJ Newman and I am hooked! While I found the premise of this book extremely terrifying, I absolutely loved every second of it. I loved the character development, the fast paced , page turning drama and all the different perspectives.

Will absolutely recommend this!

A widowmaker heart attack and bad circumstances causes a passenger plane to crash into a small town north of Minneapolis. Once the wreckage settles, the town is faced with a crisis that will have national implications. Because peices of the plane have damaged the town's nuclear power plant, setting it on a course for a nuclear disaster if the trapped residents cannot find a way to save the plant.

Worst Case Scenario is the exact kind of big cast disaster story that I wanted after Eruption left me incredibly disappointed. The story is just constantly moving and everytime I think there will be a rest, Newman throws a new wrench at the characters that keeps everyone in danger. Newman does a great job moving to a novel not primarily set in the confines of a plane. The story flips back and forth between various workers and townspeople at the nuclear power plant, a group of firefighters attempting a rescue on a bridge, and the President of the United States trying to manage his first major crisis. Newman does a wonderful job building out all of the plotlines and characters that you root for them to succeed and feel very emotional when things go wrong. Anyone who enjoyed Newman's prior works will love this one as well. Her prior two books still had large casts of characters and breakneck paces and this book is no different.

A note for the audiobook: Joe Morton is an excellent narrator who helps a lot to bring the story to life, but be warned that the book is constantly shifting perspectives, which is not always as apparent in the audiobook.

Thank you to Little, Brown and NetGalley for a copy of Worst Case Scenario in exchange for an honest review.

Worst Case Scenario is another really fun, fast-paced, kinetic thriller, like reading an action movie. The characters are witty, and snarky, and highly entertaining. Recommended.

Newman had my heart in my throat from page one! Such an intense ride the whole way through. The countdown chapters and the situations that all occurred were terrifying. The few moments of levity that are thrown in helps make this story tug at your heartstrings. From the local rescuers to the everyday people that stepped up, Newman makes the reader want to root for and/or cry for each character as the story unfolds. This book is the equivalent of a 'trainwreck' where one always says they don't want to look but then at the same time are oddly fascinated and invested in seeing how the story will play out. Thank you Netgalley for the ARC and thank you T.J. Newman for the crazy roller coaster emotional ride. This is my 3rd book by this author and I loved them all. Can't wait for the movies.

I am a huge fan of T.J. Newman's two previous books, Falling and Drowning. I love how they were both a thriller set within an airplane scenario. With Newman's newest thriller, Worst Case Scenario, the airplane isn't where the main action takes place, it's the device that causes the main plot. A plane crash that causes a major catastrophic event!

I love how Newman took what she's great at in the last two books and makes a pivot. This doesn't take away from the action but instead fuels it. It makes the stakes that much bigger. I was completely on the edge of my seat with this novel. I didn't want to put it down but also had to at times because of its intensity.

This book was a thrill ride for me and i enjoyed every minute of it!

In the usual T.J. Newman style, her latest, Worst Case Scenario bring a fast paced, nail biter of a thriller! She throws you right into the action from the first page and doesn't let up until the end. This one had my heart racing and I couldn't turn the pages fast enough. The short chapters made it even that much more propulsive.

I was glad to see a departure from the whole book taking place on the plane. Only the prologue starts there where we have the pilot of the plane suffer a fatal, Widow-maker heart attack, causing the airplane, filled with passengers, to crash into a nuclear power plant. Pretty much a true worst case scenario.

This one is perfect for Summer reading, it's like your favorite action movie in book form. I can definitely see this one being optioned too. Definitely tense and filled with drama all the way through. My only tiny qualm, is the ending. It felt a little fast to wrap up and I wanted to find out more about the characters and the aftermath of this horrible ordeal. And that is probably more of a me problem, because I really did totally enjoy every minute!

Thank you to @netgalley, @littlebrown @tj_author for this advanced copy in exchange for my honest review. Out on August 13, 2024.

Thanks to NetGalley and Little, Brown for sending me an ARC of Worst Case Scenario in exchange for an honest review.

On the opening page of this novel, a commercial airline pilot suffers a fatal heart attack while his co-pilot is in a restroom. By the time the co-pilot can get back into the cockpit, it’s too late for those on board. But this plane doesn’t crash in a field or into the ocean; it crashes into a nuclear power plant in the small town of Waketa, Minnesota. And over the next few hours, the people on the ground have to deal with tragedies and catastrophes—both large scale and personal—as they try stop an unimaginable, planet-altering nuclear meltdown.

Falling was one of the surprise hits of 2021, a great-but-cheesy action movie in book form. Ms. Newman’s sophomore effort, Drowning was another great-but-cheesy action movie in book form. I suppose that Ms. Newman could have sat on her laurels and kept churning out airplane-based disaster thrillers. But I’m happy to report that Worst Case Scenario represents an evolution in her work. First, the airplane is gone before the end of the first chapter; the disasters here are all earthbound. Second, the disasters here are statistically unlikely but feel much more realistic. And maybe most importantly, this book was a more emotional experience. There’s a larger emphasis on characterization and, by the end, a few tears will fall when bad things happen to good people.

But make no mistake: Worst Case Scenario is another really fun, fast-paced, kinetic thriller, like reading an action movie. The characters are witty, and snarky, and highly entertaining. Once again, Ms. Newman has captured the spirit of movies like Armageddon, Independence Day, White House Down, and with its heavy emphasis on emergency management, the Tommy Lee Jones classic Volcano. Recommended.

4 ⭐️/5
Thank you to NetGalley for an ARC of TJ Newman’s latest: Worst Case Scenario! I have never read a book by this author and felt calm while doing so. Newman is the queen of anxiety inducing novels, and this one was no different than her first two. This time, an airplane crashes into a nuclear power plant, and the community surrounding it rallies to try and save everyone they love (and the world). If you’ve read and enjoyed Newman’s other two novels, you will enjoy this one. If you haven’t, you will still enjoy this one. Worst Case Scenario publishes this Tuesday 8/13!

Oh my gosh - I have to stop reading Newman! She gives me literal nightmares about all the things that could go wrong with a plane but this one takes the cake for me - uranium cake of course! Because what is more terrifying than a plane crushing into a nuclear power plant?!? Chernobyl has nothing on this one.

All in all, I read this with zero get ups, bathroom breaks or pauses in a little over 2 hours. 10/10 would watch this movie.

As a Newman fan, I enjoyed his previous works and was so excited to read this as an ARC! T.J. Newman's Worst Case Scenario is a high-stakes thriller that delivers an exhilarating ride from start to finish. Newman’s expertise in pacing and tension is evident, creating a gripping narrative that keeps readers on edge. The plot, centered around a high-risk hostage situation, is both intense and engaging, with well-drawn characters who face moral and physical challenges. While some plot twists may feel predictable, the overall execution of the story is strong and suspenseful. Newman's compelling writing and adept handling of suspense make Worst Case Scenario a standout thriller that's sure to captivate fans of the genre.

This was so bittersweet.. and not at all what I was expecting!

This is definitely a bit different than her past two books. They normally take place on a plane but this takes place after the plane crashes into a nuclear power plant. The effects of such a disaster was nothing less than crazy! The different POV's and scenarios really keep you on your toes. The emotion though.. this one got me in my feels.

*I received an ARC of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review with my honest opinion.*

I looooved TJ Newman’s first two books, but this one was harder to read! I saw a review mention that a movie would be better and I’d totally agree. So many intense moments and will-they-won’t-they moments that had me on the edge of my seat… but the technical jargon slowed the pace and the comprehension down for me.

I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review:
TJ Klune is rapidly becoming a favorite of mine. Following the trend of the previous novels, the plot of this book is “what would happen if a plane crashed into an entirely unlikely situation, and everything went immediately and terrible wrong afterwards”. It honestly reads like a Greys Anatomy finale episode and I ate it up. It’s a completely absurd premise, but executed so so so well and keeps you on the edge of your seat, with characters who you truly root for and care about. Highly recommend to get out of a reading slump. Can’t wait for the next.

(Also I read this while on a plane and the irony of that is not lost on me)

T.J. Newman has done it again! This is another edge of your seat, suspenseful thriller from the very first page. There are a lot of characters to keep track of but you are rooting for every one of them. I shed more than a few tears at the end of this book - in addition to being a thriller, it was a book about community and people coming together in the worst of times. I highly recommend this book. Thanks to NetGalley for the digital ARC.

Worst Case Scenario by T.J. Newman was a fast paced, captivating novel. I was hooked from the Authors Note with the explanation of the inspiration for this novel and suspense started immediately.

The story begins when a pilot has a heart attack while flying and the plane crashes into a nuclear power plant. The story follows how a small town manages this disaster and follows two separate emergencies.

The plot and characters were well developed and the plot was very suspenseful as well as heart wrenching at times.

While this genre is not my norm, I thoroughly enjoyed the ride. Thanks to NetGalley, Little, Brown and Company, and T.J. Newman for providing me the ARC of Worst Case Scenario in exchange of my honest review.

I will always love how bingeable and unputdownable these books are! Truly it gives me anxiety to stop reading cause I’m like nooo I need to know what happens next.

This one was less about plane anxiety and more a freak accident involving a plane. Imagine Chernobyl in rural Minnesota and that’s what this book is about. It’s wild, scary, emotional and stressful.

This one felt sadder than the last one by this author, so the emotional pull was definitely there. This freak accident wasn’t just about the people on the plane, but everyone affected. So somehow that made it feel more real/upsetting.

If you've read TJ Newman's first two books, all you need to know is that this is my favorite one so far. Go buy it. You're welcome.

If you haven't read TJ Newman's first two books, please go and fix that right away. Hold on to your seats (and check under them for your flotation device) because Newman's stories can best be described with words like heart pounding, electrifying, adrenaline-fueled, fast paced, and gut-wrenching. You read the description (a medical emergency onboard results in a plane crashing into a nuclear reactor) and you think you're getting an action packed thriller. You're right, but what Newman really does so well is tell us a story about humanity once she's got our hearts racing. She provides so much depth to her characters, and you will root for these everyday heroes. You may even SOB as you witness this little town pull together to try to save all of humanity.

I don't know anybody yet that's been able to put this book down, so clear your calendar before you start this action-packed masterpiece.

A huge thank you to NetGalley and Little, Brown for the privilege of reading this blockbuster before its publication in exchange for my honest review. I cannot fathom what Newman will do to top this book, but I'm so excited to see what she comes up with next!