Final Descent

By: Audrey J. Cole

Narrated by: Zura Johnson

After suffering a breakdown from her brutal divorce, airline pilot Claire is rebuilding her life and has regained custody of her daughter. Then an online romance takes a dark turn when the man starts stalking her and showing up on her layovers—but with no real name and nothing traceable online, police say there’s nothing they can do. When he boards her flight and takes the jump seat just before takeoff, Claire is convinced he’s there to kill her—or take the plane down. But after her recent breakdown, the question becomes: is she right… or unraveling all over again?

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Good story, exciting ending

This is my second Audrey J. Cole book, the other being The Pilot's Daughter. Both were well-written and all the plot lines were tied up in the end. Her heroines are likeable, smart and brave. I'll "read" more of her books.

Prepare for a Rocky Landing

the setup…
Airline pilot Claire Winslow is putting her life back together again following a nasty divorce, a breakdown, rehab and custody issues with her ex over their five-year old daughter. Best friend Becca convinces her to try online dating so she agrees to dinner with a man named Evan. When he exhibits anger issues early on, Claire ends the date amicably and hurries home, thankful she’s dodged the proverbial bullet…but has she? Claire starts to see Evan everywhere…outside her house, at her daughter’s school and at her hotel during an overnight cross country flight. Is she imagining it or is someone gaslighting her?

the heart of the story…
I tried to be objective but even Claire doesn’t trust her own instincts. Is Evan even real? Are her fears and insecurities making her imagine the sightings? Or is she being played? I formed my own opinion about it early on.

the narration…
Zura Johnson did a wonderful job of voicing Claire’s self doubt and her back and forth about it. She owned the character.

the bottom line…
You’re gonna have to decide on which side of the fence you’ll sit early on…mental instability or gaslighting. I thought I had this nailed and still bumped into a twist. This moves quickly so make sure to take it all in and have a good time. I did.

Final Descent

This was an excellent read!! It kept me on the edge of my seat from beginning to the end. It’s drama filled and kept me thinking throughout the entire book. I absolutely loved it! It’s one of my #1 thrillers.

Stressful!!

Man this was so stressful! Such a good physiological thriller though! I was starting to feel crazy myself with how much manipulation and gaslighting was going on. And this was just a novella, can't imagine what my heart rate will be after a full novel by this author!