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Drowning by T.J. Newman was a gripping, edge-of-your-seat, nail-biting thriller. A flight takes off from Honolulu and mere minutes later is forced to ditch (land in the water). And then the plane sinks with several passengers trapped inside. The plane lands precariously at the edge of a sea cliff and now it’s a race against time before the passenger’s oxygen runs out. 

I loved this novel so so much. It read like a disaster movie and I couldn’t put the book down. Everytime I thought a situation was as bad as it could get in this thriller, something else went wrong. Even something as innocent as not-cheese-actually-peanut-butter crackers became an emergency which is why I baked homemade buttery crackers with a peanut butter filling. That’s all I’ll say, though! If you want to know what happens with those crackers, you’ll just have to pick up the book yourself. 

While it’s a gripping and exciting story, it was also held up by an amazing cast of characters, a family looking for a second-chance, and all the rescuers desperately trying to save them. 

I recommend it if you love a good thriller or disaster story with characters you’ll love, a family fighting for a second chance, and high-stakes rescue efforts.

In honor of the many emergencies, I made homemade ritz cracker peanut butter sandwiches. To be honest, they were very dry with the peanut butter. But the actual crackers were very good and my children devoured them.

In the scene I included all of the items I thought the nine-year-old girl, Shannon, would have on her flight. Darcy loves this owala water bottle we got her recently. And her Amazon Fire tablet cause kids need entertainment on flights! (Honestly, I don’t love the Amazon Fire tablets, but when they go on sale, the price can’t be beat and our kids don’t need anything fancy at this point). And Darcy’s headphones. Bingley has the same set and they’re great. They even come with a splitter so the kids can watch the same thing together.

I really hope this book gets made into a movie because it would translate so well. Plus, I love a good disaster movie! What’s your favorite disaster movie?

Check out my Instagram reel for Drowning!