Tracy Shawn

Part psychological fiction and part mystical fiction with a dash of magical realism, Floating Underwater follows a woman’s astonishing journey through the extraordinary and, ultimately, to her own self-actualization and power.

Fearful that her lifelong premonitions not only predict the future but can also change its very course, Paloma Leary is devastated when her latest vision foretelling a third miscarriage comes true.

Falling into a mystifying world of increasingly bizarre phenomena, show more including a psychic connection with her mysterious neighbor, out-of-body experiences, and visits from her long-dead mother, Paloma grows desperate for answers. She is also desperate to start a family. But when a life-changing vision reveals a tragic secret from the past, Paloma learns to accept her gifts and embraces a far different future than she ever could have imagined. It's heartbreaking what Paloma goes through and sharing in her grief and her loss will definitely tug at the heart strings. Overall, a satisfying and enjoyable read. show less

Floating Underwater is about a woman who finds the strength to uncover the past and finds a way to move forward while dealing with the grief and trauma of repeated miscarriages and dealing with visions that sometimes predict the future. This is a well written easy to follow story filled with secrets and mystery. The characters are well developed and easy to sympathize with. I especially enjoyed seeing Paloma finding herself and seeing her become stronger. Even though I was able to guess the show more mystery I still enjoyed following along as everything came together. It does touch on some difficult topics but if you enjoy a thought provoking read with some magical realism you might enjoy this one.

Thank you Pump Up Your Book and Tracy Shawn for sharing this story with me! show less

Floating Underwater with Tracy Shawn was different from my usual reads. I wish the author had spent more time on the mystical aspects and less on the angst. Reading how depressed the main character was was depressing. I've had several miscarriages, and never went through that much angst.

Overall a decent read. The characters and interesting. I felt too much time was spent "setting the stage" and circling around the same area of the main character's life.