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Falling

T.J. Newman

3.73 AVERAGE

hopeful tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
dark emotional hopeful tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
tense fast-paced

My biggest pet peeve… middle eastern bad guy. As if there aren’t other ethnicities that are capable of being bad.
challenging emotional tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

What if your freedom, and possibly your life, depended on whether or not you could point out a region of a small country on a map? 

What if you are given an impossible choice: to kill hundreds of innocent people or to have your family killed? 

What if someone sat by and did nothing while everyone you loved was killed? 

I had never heard of this author or book until I read an interview with Freida McFadden that listed her favorite thrillers. This book made the list, so I decided to pick it up. I'm so glad I did. I'm definitely going to read more from that list. 

This was a very compelling, thought-provoking read. It's a fictional thriller, but it also successfully brings attention to very serious real-world events that actually occurred. It made me realize how much I live in my own bubble of my own life. I need to try to be more mindful of all that's going on in the world around me, not just in Palestine and Ukraine. Reading it, I was on the edge of my seat from the onset. It is a nonstop rollercoaster ride.  A suspenseful, fun, fast paced well written story. I would definitely recommend it to suspense and thriller fans.

Easy read and kept my attention. A couple twists and turns but also fairly predictable. Either way I’d still recommend this book if you’re looking for a quick read
challenging tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

 “Everyone dies. No one escapes it. It’s the only fair thing in the world. Sometimes you’re young, sometimes you’re old, sometimes you deserve it, sometimes you don’t.” 

First airplane disaster story I have read, and I guess it's not for me.

I had high hopes on this and I was so excited to read it. The plot sounded so promising, but the more I read it, the more I realized that unfortunately it's not.

First off, most parts are unrealistic. How is it that they have a very good internet connection throughout the flight?? And all the gas attacks... how is it possible that all of them have survived it? Realistically, one way or another, someone surely gets hurt, right? 
Second, the motivation for hijacking the plane was just not well written & developed enough, I guess. Could've added some more twists to make it even more suspenseful, heavier & gripping. 
Lastly, this would make for a good movie, but not for a book! 



adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes