3.5 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 for Jessica Barry's debut thriller, Freefall, a fast paced story of one woman's will to survive and her mother's determination to find her.

Allison Carpenter and her mother Maggie are estranged. When Maggie learns that her daughter's airplane has gone down and she is presumed dead, she finds herself unable to accept it. She needs answers. Why was Alison in a private plane? What has her life been like for the last 2 years?

The story chronicles both women's journey. Allison is struggling to stay alive and make her way home. She finds herself in harsh territory without supplies, battling both the weather and other sinister forces. Maggie must face her complicated relationship with her daughter if she wants to uncover her secrets and ultimately find out what happened to Allison.

The story was entertaining and fast paced. Flashbacks reveal crucial pieces of information that kept me turning the pages in anticipation. I needed to know where everything was going! For a debut Jessica Barry did a solid job. There were some holes but nothing that really detracted from my overall enjoyment of the story. Unfortunately, some of the twists were a bit too predictable for me which kept me from rating it higher. Overall, this was an enjoyable read with an underling theme of forgiveness that I appreciated within the mother-daughter relationship.