Something about this time of year that has me searching for HF or cozy mysteries. So when I saw this new one by Jenni Walsh, I had to request it.

It’s a dual narrative book that focuses on Violet and 30 years later, Daphne.

Violet is based on a true story of a woman who survived 3 Maritime disasters. It blows my mind that someone exists that actually experienced these monumental moments in history. Daphne was an interesting character with her spotlight on Special Ops Agents during the War, but I found myself skimming over those parts and wanting to stay with Violet and her complex emotional reasons for signing back up to be a stewardess despite experiencing such tragedies in her young life.

I’ve read quite a few books about this time in history (both special ops and titanic), but it still drew me in. That said, I did feel like it needed something more. Some more depth. Or maybe more about Violet as she grew in more detail. Daphnes story felt like a whole other novel :) so for this I think it just ended up in a “like” not a “love” for me

“Unsinkable” by Jenni L. Walsh is a story of family, resilience, survival and love for two unsinkable women. Told through dual timelines and dual points of view, the author exposes the struggles of two amazing women, Violet and Daphne, who lived through not one, but two, sinkings aboard ships and each survive their own wars and find happiness.

While each women has her own plot lines, Walsh is able to meld them successfully together into a single story. They both are relatively fast paced stories of strong women that kept me turning the page and finishing the book quickly. The connection between the two women is hinted at early on, but was not brought up again until the mid point, which was a little confusing, but explained in the authors note, which is a must read! Overall, a throughly researched, highly successful read.

I had heard of Violet Jessop and the coincidental dangers she had faced in her life. Her story would have been interesting as a stand-alone book.

To Jessop's tale, the story of Daphne Chaundanson is added. Chaundanson wanted to make a difference, and using her linguistic talents, she joined the Special Ops in France during WWII

These are both compelling stories, and although the book started out pretty slowly, my interest was renewed as I continued to read.

Highly recommended.

Thank you to NetGalley for allowing me to review this ARC.

This book had me at Titanic. I love reading books based on the Titanic. This book had some mentions of this along with 2 other ships that sunk that one of our protagonist’s were on. We get to hear about Violet’s experience surviving the 3 sinkings. We are also introduced to Daphne who was a spy in the resistance in WWII. I was hoping for a bit more from this book, but it did hold my interest. I really enjoyed Violet’s storyline. Thank you to Netgalley, Harper Muse and Jenni Walsh for the ARC.

This is the story of two dauntless women. One, based on a real story, is Violet who survived the sinking of the Titanic only to board other ships and survive other sea disasters. Her story was compelling and I wanted more! The other was Daphne, a WWII spy who was sent to collect intel on the Germans to help the British. I enjoyed some of her backstory but not as much as Violet. Overall, this was a good read and I would recommend it. Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an advanced copy in exchange for my honest review. 3.5 stars

I can’t resist a book that involves the Titanic, so I was happy to receive an ARC of “Unsinkable,” by Jenni Walsh. The novel is told from two perspectives: that of Violet Jessie, who worked on the Titanic as well as the sister ships, Olympic and Britannic. Her story begins on April 10, 1912, the start of Titanic’s ill fated maiden voyage, and follows her various postings both at sea and land ending on her last posting on the RMS Andes in 1945.

The second protagonist is Daphne Chaundanson, covering the years 1942-1945. Because of her fluency in several languages, she is recruited by the Special Operations Executive (SOE) to work with the resistance movement in France, finding drop zones for supplies, safe houses for downed pilots and refugees, helping those same pilots and refugees escape to England and carrying out sabotage on German targets. The connection between the two characters isn’t revealed until the end of the book.

It was heartening to see Titanic’s lesser known sister ships Olympic and Britannic featured in the book; however, being a Titanic fan, I would have preferred to have read more about this topic and less about German occupied France, since there are so many books that have been dedicated to this topic in recent years that there doesn’t seem to be much new that can be written about this area of history. That being said, Daphne’s resistance activities were thrilling as she tried to evade the Nazis while she carried out her dangerous activities under the ever watchful eyes of the occupying forces.

Thank you to NetGalley and Harper Muse for providing me an ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review.

I am fascinated with all things Titanic and also with female spies working with the resistance in WWII France. What could be better than a story that ties the two together? Violet Jessup survived 3 sinking ships: Olympia, Titanic and Brittania, and her story is inspired by an actual person. Daphne is a fictional character and the two are both Unsinkable, courageous and surviving against incredible odds. In this dual timeline novel their stories are entwined.

I really enjoyed this read. I liked that there were dual perspectives and each chapter changed the character. I was more drawn the Violets sections. Daphne was also very interesting. I like the little twist at the end of how their two stories intersected. I also enjoyed the romance that was sprinkled in. Both of these characters were storing and independent women who over came multiple situations where they could have died. They are both unsinkable!
I would recommend this book to historical fiction lovers.

I received this eBook from Netgalley for free in exchange for an honest review.

DNF. I wanted to love this book but sadly I could not get into it. I am sure other readers will love it but since I didn't finish I will not rate it on Goodreads. The writing style made it a little confusing.

The story was well written and interesting. I liked learning about the different ship wrecks. I couldn't connect with the characters, but it was still a good read.

While I am usually a fan of this author’s books, I had difficulty warming up to the characters and thought the two storylines were a bit disjointed. It was, however, interesting to read about the sinking ships and the secret missions the women undertook, as well as the men they met along the way!

I really enjoyed this book, great story and i was hooked from the start the two stories combine well

Unsinkable was an account of two women in two separate time periods who, unbeknownst to either of them were thrown together at a key moment in history. Violet Jessop is a young woman who feels an obligation to support her family when her mother falls ill. She works as a stewardess on several ocean liners and does some time as a nurse during the war. She survives a shipwreck and two sinkings, including that of the infamous Titanic.

Daphne Chaundanson, who lost her mother to a tragic accident and whose father is a famous but distant parent, grows up to be an educated and self reliant young woman. While living in Paris, she is recruited by the Special Operations Executive to act as a spy during WWII a task which she completes with great dedication and courage.

Both women show great courage and both experience loss, but they persevere and continue on, until chance brings them together and the two divergent story lines connect in a satisfying ending.

It was interesting that Violet Jessop actually lived through the events in the book, and although Daphne is an invented character, she is based on many of the courageous women who served as spies during the time. Their meeting at the end, though unlikely, seemed a good way to end the tale.

I will absolutely read anything with Titanic in it. I’m slowly getting into historical fiction, and I really enjoyed this one. I was afraid I’d be bored, but this kept me interested. It was a very creative plot and well written story.

This is not another Titanic book, it is so much more. Two women face devastating odds in order to fulfill their own personal objectives. There is history, adventure, and some romance.

I love disaster fiction, and I’m not sure what that says about me. This was such fascinating look at a real person through a fictional lens set in the world of a very real historic disaster. Strong women stepping up in bravery and courage are the best characters for me to read. This one did not disappoint. Recommended.

My thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to review this book.

Excellent book - recommend reading this if you are interested in the Titanic, WW1, and WW2 historical fiction.

This book is a dual timeline story that follows the lives of Violet Jessop and Daphne Chaundanson. Throughout, the book goes back and forth between Violet, who works on the Titanic, and Daphne, who works for the Special Operations Executive during WW2. Throughout the book, I knew that the two stories were linked in some way, and in the end you find out how. I don't want to spoil the story for anyone, so just read it.

This is the first time I've read a book by this author and I thought it was really well written and enjoyed the story. I also learned a lot about these two time periods. I especially enjoyed the authors notes at the end of the book which explained the real life history behind the story.

I received a copy of this book from Netgalley and glad I was able to read it.

I enjoyed this book, just not as much as thought I would. Two timelines are always interesting and the tie between the two lines was good. I learned a lot from the author's note.
Thank you to Netgalley and to the publisher for the opportunity to read an early copy of Unsinkable.

Unsinkable by Jenni L. Walsh follows Violet, a stewardess on the maiden voyage of the Titanic. This is not Violet's first embarkment on the sea and it will not be her last. Thirty years to the day that the Titanic sank Daphne is being interviewed to be a secert agent for the British Government in France during WW 2. While the chapters alternate from Violet's time on various ships throughout her life and her harrowling feat to defeat death several times, to Daphne's time as a secert agent first in Lyon, France and then in Brittany, France. This was a fast paced read that I really couldn't put down. I was up in the wee hours of the morning to finish Unsinkable, which was worth being so tired the next day. I have always been facsinated by the Titanc and love to read any fiction book on the subject. The plot was very well written and will want the reader to hope that everything works out for both Violet and Daphne in the end. Read a like authors if you loved this book are: Kristin Hannah, Kristin Harmel, Julia Kelly, Kate Quinn, Pam Jenoff, Rhys Bowen.

“Unsinkable” is a highly readable dual-timeline historical novel that brings to life two women fighting to succeed under great odds.

You may already have heard of Violet Jessop, the room steward who survived the sinking of the Titanic. Less known is that she also survived the sinking of the Britannic (even though her hair was caught in the ship’s propeller,) and even before Titanic, had survived a serious accident aboard the Olympic, another ship of the White Star Line. What kept her at sea?

Violet was the oldest of a large family, and her options were limited. Her father was dead, her mother nearly catatonic after losing her husband and three children in short order. The tips from wealthy passengers are what keeps Violet coming back to that job, and she’s able to keep everyone afloat (so to speak) with her pay. When she was handed a baby as she stepped onto a Titanic lifeboat, she knows just what to do.

About thirty years after the Titanic tragedy, Daphne Chaundanson, a wealthy, lonely young woman, motherless and with an uninterested father, is approached to become a Special Operations agent, her extraordinary gift for languages having been noticed. She is not a very confident person, but she will have to become so.

Jenni Walsh neatly moves each storyline along as we increasingly wonder what they have to do with each other. As is the risk in dual-timeline novels, one story is more compelling than the other. In this case I wished for an entire novel about Violet, a stand-up woman whose struggles were not uncommon for working-class women in the early 20th century. Daphne’s story seems more fictional, and she does not bring much to the cannon of female spies in France during World War II.

Very readable and a solid page turner, “Unsinkable” will keep glued to its satisfying end.