Happy Book Birthday Week to T.J. Newman whose debut, Falling, released Tuesday!
For Bill Hoffman the day started off as a pretty average workday. A pilot, he completed all of his checklist, ready for what should be a routine flight. Except, as Bill soon finds out, there's nothing routine about this day at all.
On the ground, Bill's family has been taken hostage by a man who now expects Bill to choose. Crash the plane and save his family, or let his family die and save the plane.
And it's a decision Bill is determined not to make. But the man on the ground isn't working alone and even with the help of a trusted flight attendant, Bill isn't sure they can cover all the possible avenues of danger they could face in the air.
Falling is an absolutely harrowing and page-turning read!
Newman herself is a former flight attendant and this debut was a really HOT deal. Diving into the book, it was easy to see why. (She's also, I want to note, a former bookseller!)
From the very first page, Newman does a great job setting up the characters and the danger that they're facing. The story alternates between multiple perspectives, both in the air and on the ground, including the bad guys themselves.
Newman also gives the book a serious air of authenticity, but stresses that while that was intentional, there's definitely not enough info to serve in any way as a how to! Whew!
Falling is everything a blockbuster read or movie needs—high stakes, lots of action, and characters worthy of carrying it all. And, as you'd might expect, there are indeed plans to adapt the book for the big screen!
I had pretty high expectations for this one given how much hype the publisher has been putting behind it (I even had the chance to virtually "meet" Newman and hear her talk about the book). And I have to say, it was everything that I hoped it would be!
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