3.75⭐️

[a copy of this book was provided to me by the published from netgalley. thank you!]

just didn’t pull me in like good memoirs tend to do.

I have always had an odd, inexplicable fascination with plane crashes, so the description of this memoir immediately pulled me in, and I’m so glad I got the opportunity to read and review it.

After the untimely and tragic loss of her pilot brother, D’Antonio, an engineer, throws herself into countless hours of research to try and make sense of the tragedy. When the research report about the cause of the crash concludes that her brother was responsible, she becomes dedicated to finding the truth. What she finds is elaborate cover-ups and flagrant disregard for laws and regulations that are in place to provide safety and prevent accidents like the one her brother was in.

I remember all of the plane crashes she references in her books, and it is inexcusable for companies like Boeing to place blame on pilots for issues that the executives at these companies are aware of, just as it is inexcusable to ignore safety regulations because it will cost money to meet them.

Overall, I found this book very interesting and worth a read.

I can't imagine how distressing it must have been for the author and her family to see Cesare's plane wreck on TV and then experience the resulting trauma. This book is well written, detailed, and emotional and brought me close to tears many times. Most of all, I feel the author, by exploring all the evidence, most definitely 'looked after her brother' by searching for and demanding the truth. I was glad to read about Captain Sully and his heroics, and distinctly remember watching this on the TV and thinking how amazing it was. The case studies of other plane disasters, as well as discussion of Boeing and other plane disasters, added a great deal to this book. This book is a fitting tribute to Cesare; the author used this tragedy to advocate for aviation safety. I recommend reading it.

I received an advanced reader copy, and this is my voluntary and honest review.

This book gave such an impactful message across to me. Sometimes we can't predict what's going to happen to us. Life can fall short or there can be things out of our control that happen. This is a book about the aftermath of a plane crash. The main character loses their brother who was the pilot in that plane crash. She has to deal with the effects that the plane crash had, one example being a report of the incident that suggested increasing a pilots' training hours from 250 to 1500.
The trauma and grief that the main character faces is her own story to tell. The technical aspects of the plane crash gives light to all the other victims that suffered through that support.

Thank you to the publisher and author for reaching out to me and sending me a copy of this book.

I received an ARC from NetGalley and I thought this was a very well-written, emotional book. Roseann definitely did her research when it came to finding out what happened to her brother’s plane crash, especially when everyone else would just see the news and be struck by it for a couple of days and then move on. This was such an emotional book and really gave insight into air travel which makes us question if we truly are safe on airplanes. If you are interested in air travel I highly recommend this book.

Considering the subject matter, this book should have been fascinating, but unfortunately, it made for a slow read. I had hoped it would get better, but it did not.

I recall both of the tragedies Rossana discusses in the new book. I have an uncle who was a pilot for a commercial airline. I found this story to be informative and enjoyable, even though it deals with grief. I appreciated the honesty and authenticity from the author. Thanks to NetGalley for the ARC.

26 Seconds by Rossana D’Antonio is a deeply personal account of the author’s search for answers in the wake of her brother’s death in the crash of an airliner that he was piloting. Her commitment to finding answers is admirable. The writing is precise and interesting enough. Thank you to #netgalley and #shewritespress for the opportunity to preview this book.