I requested this ARC only knowing that part of the story took place on the Titanic and I am so glad I took the chance to check it out. I will now be recommending Unsinkable to everyone I know!

Unsinkable is historical fiction at its best. I’m fascinated by the Titanic and thought Jenni L. Walsh did an amazing job of weaving together fact and fiction as she recounted the events of Violet and Daphne’s lives spanning over 30 years. These women are truly unsinkable and are testament to the strength of the mind, soul and will to survive.

I appreciated the author’s note at the end of the story - there are so many real life people that I now want to research and learn more about.

The narrators, Barrie Kreinik, Alana Kerr Collins, were wonderful. They had me unable to stop listening!

Thank you to NetGalley, HarperCollins Focus/Harper Muse and Jenni L. Walsh for a review copy. These are my honest thoughts.

Thank you Harper Muse Audiobooks and NetGalley for the opportunity to listen to Unsinkable.
I loved both narrators. The narration really added signifcantly to the dual storylines.
I will admit I was much more interested in one timeline over the other. It turns out the character's timeline I preferred was created based on a real person's documentation.
As for the dual timeline historical fiction, I found this book a bit above average with the narration making it a solid 4 stars for me.

I thoroughly enjoyed the novel Unsinkable by Jenni Walsh. I’ve found a bit of a niche in historical fiction of late; in particular with a focus on women and realistic views of gender dynamics throughout time. I’ve had a bit of an interest in Violet Jessup and her life onboard three ships with sea calamities and was interested to know more. I agree with previous reviews that this novel felt like two entirely separate books. However, I was completely unbothered by this and enjoyed how both stories unfolded and the link between the two which was explained in the end.

Violet Jessup survived the sinking of two ships, one of which being the infamous Titanic, and a shipwreck during WWI. I found her life at sea and her dedication to her family to be interesting. However, I was sad to say I didn’t develop a personal connection to her character. She kept herself a bit removed from human emotion and typical relationships with those beyond her family. This was likely the intent of the author as a more accurate account of her life. I did find her narrow escapes from these three events to be very interesting and was motivated to do a bit of side research to verify them.

The story of Daphne Chaundanson and her work as a British intelligence spy during WWII was my favorite of the two. I immediately felt a personal connection to her character and though she too distanced herself from relationships, this felt much more authentic. I’m also a sucker for a good spy novel and her story hit all the marks.

I listened to the audio production of this novel and both narrators did a superb job. As each chapter switched between the two women, it was much easier to follow along as both narrators had distinctly different accents. I also listened to the afterword of the author and believe this is a must. She explains her research and the basis of Violet’s character completely upon her memoir, as well as the many real women she used to base Daphne’s character on. I would highly recommend this novel to anyone interested in the roles women played in WWI and WWII.

Thank you to HarperCollins Focus and to Net Galley for an ARC of this audiobook.

I love Historical Fiction and all things Titanic, so I was really excited to see this book pop up on Net Galley. I knew about Violet Jessop prior to reading this book, I was able to obtain a copy of her autobiography many years ago.

I couldn't wait to dig into this book and start reading it. I am always looking for new Historical Fiction authors, so I was really excited to get approved for this one.

As excited as the premise of this was, unfortunately it fell short for me. This book relies on a dual story line of Violet as well as another woman who is a fictional character named Daphne. I love when you read books like this and both stories tie together, but this one was really flimsy how their stories merged. I thought about adding it to my DNF book pile several times, but ended up finishing it.

Unfortunately, this book just missed the mark for me, however I thought the narrator did an excellent job.

This was a lovely double timeliness story, both of them historical. The narrator of the audiobook was really good. The book is set on the Titanic and then during World War 2. Very interesting and it grips you from the start

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I look forward to reading this in the future.

Unsinkable is told in two timelines involving two women. Violet Jessop, a real survivor of the Titanic, and Daphne, a fictional character who was part of the Special Operations Executive during WWII.
Their stories intersect through shipwrecks and war.
I so wanted to love this. I am a sucker for anything about the Titanic and I was looking for a historically accurate tale of Jessop.
I did get that but I found the book slow going and seemed to lose interest when the rimeshift was made to Daphne. No fault of the author as much as individual taste.
The description of Jessop's experience on the Titanic is wonderfully depicted. Her thoughts as the ship goes down is as dramatic and moving as any I have read.

Thanks to @@netgalley for the opportunity to read this eArc in exchange for my honest and unbiased opinion.

Thank you NetGalley for the audiobook. unfortunately, I DNF it at 60%. I love historical fiction novels and I had high hopes for this one, but it fell flat for me. I couldn't get invested in the story or the characters. It felt super slow at times.

This was such a good listening experience and excellent historical fiction. The author did a fantastic job of showing events from the two perspectives and making it feel like I was right there with them as they experienced some inconceivable situations.

I’m so grateful to the publisher for the alc!

For me I would say I maybe would have liked it better as a print book, and it’s not that I disliked it, but I found it a little overwrought and sentimental. The book follows the perspectives of two women in two timelines, one who was a real person and one who is fictional. Both women were really strong and resilient people who survived multiple shipwrecks but got in their own way, to a degree that began to feel a little ridiculous at a certain point. Violet’s intense sense of duty to her family and Daphne’s belief that men would never value her because of her unabashed daddy issues prevented them both from doing what they wanted to do for wayyyyyyyyy too long in my opinion. It being an audiobook also made tracking the two different timelines and their scale a little bit complex, as Violet’s storyline began as a young woman serving as a stewardess on the Titanic but stretched all the way into her 50s while Daphne’s began in WWII and only really extended a few years after the war ended.

Unsinkable is a historical fiction following two incredibly strong women decades apart. Violet, the unsinkable woman, has survived multiple shipwrecks but can’t seem to stay away from the sea. Daphne, a multilingual woman looking for her father’s approval, joins the Special Operations Executive in France during World War II.
Inspired by Violet Jessop and the 39 women of the Special Operations Executive, Unsinkable is a story of family, identity, and survival.

I was really hoping to love this book, but it just fell flat for me. I was much more interested in Violet’s story than I was Daphne’s. I was expecting it to be more Titanic focused, which was why I was so interested in the first place.

I think the book was written beautifully and the audiobook narration was great. I think Unsinkable will be well received by historical fiction fans.

Thank you NetGalley and Harper Muse for sending me an advanced copy of Unsinkable.

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I want to say thank you to Netgalley for an advanced ARC (Audiobook) of this book

I have in the past read nearly everything I could about the titanic and this book follows about the titanic a little with multiple POVs, we follow 2 different characters and the stories where really good but in one book was a little confusing and I would of preferred if they where both different books to concentrate more on each character in detail

Told in two stories at two different times, Unsinkable spans two wars, four sinking ships and the lives of two strong and courageous woman, one fictional and one not. Violet Jessop was a stewardess on the Titanic who survived and went on to continue supporting her family through work on cruise lines until World War I hit and she transitioned into a wartime nurse. After the war she transitioned back to being a stewardess on ships and continued along this path until her retirement. Violet loved through many hardships in her life, every time coming out on top. This book tells her story, highlighting the major and traumatic moments of her life, but also giving her that happily ever after she may have never actually found in real life.

Daphne Chaundanson is the fictional character in this book, but her story is just as inspiring as Violet’s and cobbled together from the work of many real life women living during WWII. After losing her mother in a tragic accident when she is young, Daphne grows up feeling unwanted by her absentee father. In attempts to earn his approval, she becomes a Special Operations Agent in France during WWII. She excels in this position and enjoys doing all she can to help with the war efforts. With stories that are just similar enough, Violet and Daphne’s journeys weave together to create this beautifully written book that is inspiring.

I knew as soon as I saw this book that I was going to love it solely based on the fact that part of it had to do with Titanic. I am greatly interested in anything having to do with Titanic, the whole tragedy amazes me and I devour anything I can find on the topic. I have read Violet Jessop’s biography and was intrigued to see this fictional take on her life. I had high expectations for this book, but the reality far exceeded them. I loved this book from the first page and did not want to stop listening to the unfolding story. The way these two stories were weaves together was beautifully done and I couldn’t get enough. I loved the fictional part about Daphne as much as I loved the historical Titanic and Violet parts. In my opinion this book is a must read and I will definitely be signing its praises. I loved every minute of this story and couldn’t have asked for a better read!

The stories of two unusual and courageous women—Violet and Daphne—make Unsinkable a fascinating book. Violet works as a stewardess on ocean liners through most of the early 20th century, and survives multiple disasters, including the sinking of the Titanic. Daphne's character is younger, and we see her serving as a spy in France during WWII. But, how do these characters connect? That was the problem that I had with this book: the dual timelines seemed to be completely separate stories, with just one thin thread of connection. The ending provides a bit more on this element, but it was rather tenuous. The author’s note at the end explains the real-life women who provided the inspiration for the book, and how she attempted to weave the stories together, but I kept hoping for a stronger link. Despite that, the two stories were very interesting, and the narration was excellent (Barrie Kreinik has long been one of my favorite narrators!) so I was entertained for many hours. Thanks to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for the opportunity to review this audiobook.

Thank you NetGalley and publisher for this audio.

This audio book was great!!!! The narrator was great also. She did a good job. This book pulled me in so quick. I liked that it’s based on real people. This was a great book.

Unsinkable is based on the real-life story of Violet Jessop who went down on three different ships. The story also follows Daphne Chaundanson who is made up based on multiple historical figures. The story is set during the end of WWI and into WWII.

It was really interesting hearing their stories through out that time period. I wondered the whole time how the two women were connected, it’s revealed in the end. The end ties up in a nice bow - not totally believable, but also satisfying.

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I have been titanic obsessed for 30 years so naturally I needed to give this a lesson.
The narration is perfect!
I do not usually read/listen books set in the war times because I am just far too sensitive but I loved this one. I learned a lot!
I cannot rave enough about the narrators!

Unsinkable by Jennifer L. Walsh= the audio book is fantastic! The narrator did an outstanding job bringing the characters to life. I read the book, and I gotta say the story pulled me in immediately it's based on real people, and their amazing experiences. I think the audio book was my favourite. This story crosses many genres that would appeal to just about everyone. This is the type of story you would listen/read more than once like you would a good movie.

This is not a typical book u would usually read. I like romantasy books, but I want to branch out. I'm so glad I did. This book literally has you on the edge of your seat. The strength that Violet and Daphne had is much needed in our society today. I was curious how the stories intertwined, I cannot wait to recommend this book to patrons.

This book is honestly a masterpiece. I was captivated by the story of the two women the entire time. The fact that parts of this story are true and based of someone's life is just amazing to me. I loved everything about the stories and found that the telling of the stories was easy to follow and understand.