I love when I enjoy a book more than I expect! This was a good thriller, told in alternating timelines. The story is set in a private school where Andi and Ian fare seniors and it also takes place in the same school as their oldest daughter is now a senior. When the body of a missing teacher from 20 years ago is discovered, Andi and Ian are forced to reevaluate some of their truths. I don't always love a private school, rich kids story, but this was a good mystery with a steady pace. I will be checking out more books by these authors! Thank you netgalley for this arc in exchange for my honest opinion.

I received an advanced reader’s copy in exchange for an honest review

I enjoy this one a lot more than I thought I would- better than average domestic thriller despite the overdone tropes of the fancyschmancy school and the dark shadow inside the golden ones. Fresher than expected

Upon reinstating a banned tradition at the prestigious Glenlake Academy near Chicago, students and alumni alike find themselves embroiled in a 20-year old mystery surrounding the disappearance of the then writer in residence. Told through multiple POVs and timelines, Ian and Andi find out the fate of Dallas Walker.

At times, the narrative dragged and the journal entries did nothing to elevate my opinion of Andi. The ending was a bit of a surprise as there were enough motives and suspects to swing that proverbial dead cat at—but, there it is. For some inexplicable reason, one thing that stuck with me was the misuse of regional slang. Otherwise, this was a run-of-the-mill thriller.

Thank you to NetGalley, Lake Union Publishing, and Linda Keir for an ARC of 'Drowning with Others' in exchange for an honest and voluntary review.

Ian and Andi were the golden couple at Glenlake Academy. 20 years later, they are still together, living in a beautiful house, working on their own businesses and their oldest daughter is a senior at Glenlake. When a car and the body of a former teacher are found in a lake near the school, Ian and Andi are pulled back into their senior year and the few months of turmoil that only a few remember.

Drowning With Others is a wonderful character study of a family. Andi is a poet at heart and always has been. Ian is more of the brawn, with a bit of a simmering pot of rage underneath. Cassidy is a smart, funny young adult who wants to be successful and to make everyone proud.

While I could say that this is a 'thriller', I would put this more into the 'domestic fiction' category. It's more about a family, about students, about a young girl and the power of teachers - both good and bad.

The young man attends Glenn lake academy.its tradition in past for seniors lure freshmen into jumping off lifeguard tower. With that blocked off a new tradition is formed to jump off the cliff. But secrets arise when a cracked skull is found in the water.

Brilliant, well written and highly tense. Well done. I’d definitely recommend this to my friends and family x

An excellent thriller that really draws you in. I was immersed in the storyline and couldn't stop reading well past my bedtime. Highly recommended.

** spoiler alert ** I liked this more than I expected... and I mean no disrespect in that. Just that family drama isn't really my thing,and I felt there was a fair bit of it in the book.
Told over two timelines,one trying to solve a 20 year old murder,the other twenty years before that and the events that led up to it.
I say murder,nobody knows if it was murder or not.
The characters all slowly revealed themselves in the parts set in the past,and the future sections set them all in pace.
I think I'd have liked it more,if the ending hadn't been so unbelievable.
When you've got a cast of characters with enough reason to kill,why make up another?

Other than that,decently paced,decent characters,decent all round.