Whew! Let me gather my thoughts!

T.J. Newman has managed to deliver her third electrifying, heart racing ADRENALINE THRILLER and you had better have your tissues handy-first for shredding , and then to wipe up your tears!

The International Nuclear Event Scale tracks nuclear disasters, using 7️⃣ levels.

Level 7️⃣ is considered a Major Accident, with only two on record: Fukushima and Chernobyl.

There has never been a Level 8️⃣- UNTIL NOW

It was the Perfect Storm. The Captain of the Coastal Airlines 757 suffered a widow maker heart attack at 35,000 while the First Officer is in the lavatory. There isn’t time to declare an emergency or warn the passengers and the flight attendant in the cockpit is unable to reach the radio to call for help for the 295 souls on board.

The plane begins to NOSE DIVE toward the Clover Hill Nuclear Power Plant.

When the WORST CASE SCENARIO happens to humanity-the BEST of humanity is what pulls us through.

This is the story of HEROS-the ordinary people of Waketa, Minnesota which is GROUND ZERO for this catastrophic event with global implications.

You will root for Steve Tostig, Joss Vance, Dani Allen, Ethan Ross and President Dawson (to name a few) as they make difficult, gut wrenching decisions and risk life and limb.

And, you will cry for the Victims.

I was GRIPPED from the opening sentences and I paired my reading with the audiobook and finished in ONE TENSE SITTING! Joe Morton’s narration was smooth, and I enjoyed the CB (Citizen’s Band) radio transmissions that were peppered throughout. If you listen to AUDIOBOOKS, I can highly recommend this format!

T. J. Newman’s debut novel, Falling will soon be a major motion picture from Universal Studios, and I can easily see this book translating to the big screen as well.

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Thank You to both Little, Brown & Company and Hatchette Audio for the gifted copies provided by NetGalley and NetGalley Shelf. As always, these are my candid thoughts!

At first, I felt disappointed that this wasn't like the first two books this author wrote, in which the plane is the main setting but as I continued to read, I didn't care. This book tugged hard at my emotions and forced me to pause between chapters. I was very invested in the story and was happy with the overall plot. I would give this a read!

This is the best T.J. Newman novel to date. This fast-paced thriller takes you on an emotional journey through the worst case scenario possible.

When a pilot has a life ending emergency mid-flight, the copilot is stuck in the lavatory and there is no one to guide this plane to safety. It crashes in the small town of Waketa, Minnesota causing unimaginable tragedy. It will take heroic measures by the ordinary citizens of Waketa to save lives and also to prevent a nuclear disaster of epic proportions.

This is a heart-pounding, gut-punch of a novel. I cannot imagine the research that must have gone into this book. I highly recommend this 5-star book to anybody who loves great writing and edge-of-your-seat drama. Thank you, NetGalley and Little, Brown and Company for the advanced copy.

The must read popcorn thriller of the summer!! TJ Newman has done it again and written a fast-paced, unputdownable disaster thrill ride involving a terrible plane crash, a nuclear power plant on the verge of meltdown and several life or death rescue situations that keep you flipping the pages until the very satisfying ending! Great on audio and highly recommended for fans of Midnight in Chernobyl. Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an early digital and audio copy in exchange for my honest review!

T.J. Newman cannot write a bad book. Each book set on a different airline disaster draws me in while also instilling my fear of flying in the near future.

A plane has crash. Not just crashed but into a nuclear plant. Now they must figure out how to save the town before everyone is killed by the radiation.

This book just starts with a bam right from the start. You are drawn in with all the carnage and the disaster that is happening.

This will probably be my favorite of the 3 she’s wrote after Drowning. I don’t know what was with these characters but I felt so connected and then when they started dying off it hurt my heart.

The only reason it’s not a 5⭐️ is there was a couple slow parts that I felt like I wanted skip. But 80% of the book was so fast paced that I either could not put the book down or was thinking about when I could read it.

Genre: Thriller
APK: Ebook
Pages: 321
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
Series or Standalone: Stand-alone.

Thank you Little Brown and Company for a free copy of Worst Case Scenario for a honest review.

Another nail biter from T. J. Newman. It was highly stressful and thrilling. I didn’t like it quite as much as her other two (the nuclear power plant setting ups the ante uncomfortably), but it’s still a solid 4 stars. Thanks to the publisher and netgalley for an arc in exchange for an honest review.

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

It's a guarantee at this point that if TJ Newman releases a book, I will be reading it. First and foremost, I think she deserves so much recognition for the amount of research she puts into her books. I was blown away at how much went into this book specifically. I learned more than I ever would have otherwise about nuclear power plants, the things that can go wrong, and how touch and go the situation would be. It's clear she really put so much into this book.

This book was full of heartbreak. I will say at the beginning, I wasn't sure I'd be able to get through it because it felt like it focused on SO many characters, I was struggling to keep up. I also didn't love that I didn't have one main character to focus on and grow to love. But what TJ gives us instead is an entire community to get to know and love. You feel every ounce of their pain, their pride, and you feel their sense of community.

<I><b>"What was remarkable about what happened in Waketa was how a nation - perhaps more divided than it had ever been in its history - set aside those differences and worked together to save one another, a small community, and ultimately the world."</I></b>

I think this book serves as such a good reminder that no matter how divided this country is, no matter how hateful we can be as humans and how horrible we can treat one another, when tragedy strikes our country we band together and do what needs to be done, we set aside our differences, and we look out for the good of others. We've seen this before, but it's so easy to forget with where we are as a country currently.

This book has some very powerful characters who take the most selfless acts as if it's a no brainer. It really makes you stop and think what you might do in a similar situation and you realize just how strong and brave these people are. I loved this book, I couldn't stop turning the pages, and I was desperate to know that the character I had grown to love would make it out alive. It's a page turner from the start - cannot recommend this book (and all of TJ's other books) enough!

This is my first read from T. J. Newman, but it certainly won’t be my last! I was completely pulled in right from the prologue. The action was non-stop as the cast of characters struggled to understand what was happening and how to prevent further catastrophe. I finished this book incredibly quickly because I had a hard time putting it down - I had to know what would happen to the characters and their families. By the end, I was sobbing.

It’s rare for a thriller to be so action-heavy, but still create loveable characters that I can become emotionally invested in. Newman did a great job of focusing on the crisis and urgent responses, while simultaneously highlighting the family and community bonds. I also really appreciated the themes of sacrifice that ran throughout this book!

If you are looking for a fast-paced, action-packed thriller with strong emotional beats, you should absolutely pick this one up!

What an emotional rollercoaster!!! This was an action packed story and my emotions were all over the place. An airplane crashes into a nuclear power plant and now the small town of Waketa is faced with the fallout of the crash.
With each chapter we get to hear about different characters and how they have to handle the situation they are in and some of the stories are heartbreaking.

What I loved about this book is how it grabbed my interest from the beginning and kept me wanting to read more. I adored all of the characters and wanted to find out what happened with them.
I would love to see this made into a movie. It would be a guaranteed hit! I read T.J. Newman's other two books and loved them and this one was absolutely perfect!!!!

Thank you Netgalley and Little, Brown and Company. All opinions are my own.

This book was incredibly dramatic. From the first chapter it was like.. well if a plane crashed into a nuclear power plant. It was just bat shit crazy from the very beginning. I’m glad that kind of calmed down because it was like eye roll cheesy. But really liked it. It was a shot of adrenaline every chapter.

My issue with this one was how many characters there were to keep track of. I almost needed a whiteboard with names and arrows describing who was related to who and why and what they did.

I loved how well written it was. I’ve always been interested in the Chernobyl disaster and I found myself going into the rabbit holes on tiktok and wiki while reading.

I don’t think I liked this one more than Drowning, but maybe more than Falling? All in all an incredible book. Can’t wait for another TJ Newman masterpiece.


Thank you to NetGalley, author TJ Newman, and publisher Little, Brown and Company for this Advanced Reader Copy in return for an honest review!

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There was a lot going on in this book from page one! Catastrophe after catastrophe was thrown at you immediately, along with a whole
lot of characters. I felt like the timing of the book was a little off. I wanted time to learn about and enjoy the characters but partway through I realized I had no idea who some of the characters were and I had to go back and re-read certain pages to remember. I also felt like I didn’t have time to breathe and catch up on what was happening because one bad thing after another kept happening. I wanted more buildup, but the catastrophes were just never ending. Then the end came and it came way too abruptly. I will say that even though my anxiety was sky high the entire time, once I got to know the characters I really fell in love with a lot of them and this story became super emotional for me. Another bonus is that I am a chemistry teacher and I teach a whole unit on Nuclear Chemistry, so I love that there are bits and pieces of information that I gained from this book that I can use in some of my lessons. I wanted to love this one as much as I loved “Drowning” by the same author, but my anxiety and the timing issue just made it fall a little flat for me.

📚 𝚁𝚎𝚊𝚍 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚋𝚘𝚘𝚔 𝚒𝚏 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚕𝚒𝚔𝚎:
😳Suspenseful
⏩Page turning
☢️Nuclear disaster
😬 Anxiety for days
😢Emotional
🩷Great cast of characters
📍Small town setting

⚠️ 𝙏𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙜𝙚𝙧 𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨: lots of death.

☢️𝕄𝕐 ℝ𝔸𝕋𝕀ℕ𝔾☢️
⭐️⭐️⭐️

💕Q U O T E: “𝒯𝒽𝒾𝓈 𝒾𝓈 𝓌𝒽𝒶𝓉 𝒸𝑜𝓂𝓂𝓊𝓃𝒾𝓉𝓎 𝒾𝓈. 𝐼𝓉'𝓈 𝓃𝑜𝓉 𝒶 𝓅𝓁𝒶𝒸𝑒, 𝒾𝓉'𝓈 𝓃𝑜𝓉 𝒶 𝓅𝑒𝑜𝓅𝓁𝑒 — 𝒾𝓉'𝓈 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝒶𝒸𝓉𝓈 𝑜𝒻 𝓁𝑜𝓋𝑒 𝒹𝑜𝓃𝑒 𝒾𝓃 𝒶 𝓅𝓁𝒶𝒸𝑒 𝒷𝓎 𝓉𝒽𝑜𝓈𝑒 𝓅𝑒𝑜𝓅𝓁𝑒.”


🙏 Thank you NetGalley, Little, Brown and Company, and T.J. Newman for this ARC in exchange for my honest thoughts. 💕

“Worst Case Scenario’ is my favorite book from T.J. Newman!

I fell in love with all of the characters and was invested in the various points of view.

This book was a page turner and even had me tearing up at points! I often found myself thinking, “what would I do?”

The suspense and emotional depth were so gripping that I could hardly put it down. T.J. Newman's novel. Each chapter left me eagerly anticipating what would happen next, and the unexpected twists kept me on the edge of my seat.

This book had themes of resilience, sacrifice, and hope. The way she brought out the nuances in each character made them feel incredibly real and relatable

If you're looking for a book that will not only entertain but also move you deeply, "Worst Case Scenario" is a must-read. It's the kind of story that stays with you long after you've turned the last page, prompting reflection and conversation. I can't wait to see what T.J. Newman comes up with next!

As an anxious person, I have had to fly through all three of T.J. Newman's novels in a day or less, because they increase my heart rate SO MUCH. This latest novel was no exception. A plane crashes into a nuclear power plant and causes mayhem like the world has never seen. I loved this book so much and it made me panicky just thinking about this scenario, so I'd say Newman's done her job.

Thank you NetGalley! As always TJ Newman manages to make us feel so much for all the characters in her books especially while they go through tragedy. I definitely tested up a bit while reading this book

I was thrilled when I saw that T.J. Newman had another book coming out because I loved Falling and Drowning. This book also involves a plane crash like her prior two, however; even though the crash is the reason for the story it is not the primary focus of it. Instead, those inside the Clover Hill nuclear facility, firefighters and the townspeople are the focus and we have multiple storylines from their points of view. This book grabs you from the start with the action and doesn't let go until the very end. For as fast paced as it was though, I wish there was a little bit more wrap-up at the very end instead of how it finished. All that being said, I give this a very solid 4.5 out of 5 (rounded up on the star count.) Had the ending not left wanting a little more from it, this would have definitely been a 5/5 for me. Thank you to NetGalley and Little, Brown and Company for providing this advanced copy to review in exchange for my unbiased and unpaid review.

The author of FALLING and DROWNING has another winner on her hands! A plane whose pilot has a fatal heart attack crashes into a nuclear power plant in Waketa, MN. In addition, part of the plane crashes into a bridge, trapping a family in their minivan. The riveting story is told on two fronts, through many different points of view, as we meet various people in the small town, all connected in some way to the power plant and to each other. We also meet the new, and very young, President of the United States, who gets involved remotely. This is a very well-written story with strong, 3-dimensional characters and lots of action. I was in tears at the end, both happy and sad. Quite a terrific read! Thanks to NetGalley and Little, Brown and Company for providing an ARC.

Did I roll my eyes within the first couple of chapters? Yes. Is this super cheesy? Yes. Was I enthralled with this book? Absolutely. Although i felt like the beginning of this book may not be entirely possible, i could not put this book down. I was so engrossed within the story I didn’t care. Overall it is a fun book and what I think TJ Newmans Falling meant to be!

I received a free advanced copy of this book through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

Woah! This book kept me on the edge of my seat from page one! I couldn’t stop reading because I had to know what would happen next. T.J. Newman writes an intense story while also developing characters a reader becomes invested in. The scariest part to me was the author’s note at the beginning stating that the events in the book are a very real worst case scenario fear in the mind of at least one real life pilot.

Thank you to T.J. Newman, Little, Brown and Company, and NetGalley for the opportunity to read an advanced copy of this book!

TJ Newman is a true master of her craft! I have read all three books and each time I find that she has grown, developed and somehow gotten even better and I have LOVED all three books - all three have easily been favorites of the year and 5 star reads.

This was unbelievable! We had more time off of the plane then one it - I liked this element, it felt like life imitating art with her development from a Flight Attendant to a novelist. We had a true disaster scenario, not one of terrorism, but one of true freak accident proportions. The characters were so full of depth, grit, intelligence and heart. The way Newman can take an airplane thriller and make you close that final page thinking of the book as more a story of humanity and the human spirit than an airplane epic...what a gift she has!

If you enjoyed her previous two, you'll love this. If you've never read one, start here, it is fantastic. I can't wait for her next book and so look forward to seeing Falling and Drowning on the big screen.

I also LOVE her story of never giving up. 41 rejections would be enough to make anyone say "enough"! I am so glad she kept trying and found a believer in her work. What an incredible story of perseverance and grit...just like Joss!

Get the tissues nearby, you’d have to be very cold and jaded for this not to pull at your heartstrings. Even without the massive social media presence we have now, I very clearly remember when construction for the plant near where I live was proposed. It was front page news on all major newspapers and a hot topic of conversation by everyone I knew. It was the seventies, I was barely an adult and terrified. This novel is just what the title says - Worst Case. It’s deeply personal, describing the people in a small Minnesota town. There are many professions from the firefighters, politicians, plant employees, their families, the townspeople and clergy. I had to read the book in small bites, couldn’t fathom the horror in large gulps. I became invested in what happened to many of the characters. It’s scary, sad, eerily plausible and unsettling. I don’t worry everyday like I used to about what if there’s an incident near me. This story reminded me I shouldn’t become complacent, every day’s a gift. Let’s all live with that in mind.
Thanks so much to Little Brown & Co. Hachette Book Group (via NetGalley) for the Advance Reader Copy of Worst Case Scenario by T. J. Newman, publication expected 08/13/2024. The honest personal thoughts and opinions expressed here are all my own given voluntarily without compensation.