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vlccjdv's review against another edition
5.0
So real
This book was so intense. Every scene, every emotion, it was all so real, so passionate. I don’t think there are enough words in the English language to properly sing all the praises this book deserves. I’d give it 10 out of 5 stars if I could!
This book was so intense. Every scene, every emotion, it was all so real, so passionate. I don’t think there are enough words in the English language to properly sing all the praises this book deserves. I’d give it 10 out of 5 stars if I could!
sewster314's review against another edition
3.0
Oy. Not sure if it’s 2.5 stars or 3. I was entertained and read it quickly. But…
Sadie is the worst. She cheated on her husband because he acted strangely for TWO MONTHS after being a great husband for 7 years!? Like, wow. She also refused to confront her husband and also refused to spy on him. So she justified the cheating by not getting any info from her husband— seems to me like she just wanted to cheat.
Then her husband seems to immediately forgive her. Really? I don’t believe it. There was no epilogue set in the future. Without some marriage counseling to help with their horrible communication issues IMO they are doomed. Plus, I think the husband will eventually have bitterness bubble up over her affair if they just sweep it under the rug.
Also, the author kept throwing up subtle red flags for the neighbor, but nothing happened? I was waiting for those to add up to something, but… nothing.
So, not a horrible book but not a satisfying HEA for me.
Sadie is the worst. She cheated on her husband because he acted strangely for TWO MONTHS after being a great husband for 7 years!? Like, wow. She also refused to confront her husband and also refused to spy on him. So she justified the cheating by not getting any info from her husband— seems to me like she just wanted to cheat.
Then her husband seems to immediately forgive her. Really? I don’t believe it. There was no epilogue set in the future. Without some marriage counseling to help with their horrible communication issues IMO they are doomed. Plus, I think the husband will eventually have bitterness bubble up over her affair if they just sweep it under the rug.
Also, the author kept throwing up subtle red flags for the neighbor, but nothing happened? I was waiting for those to add up to something, but… nothing.
So, not a horrible book but not a satisfying HEA for me.
kandisteiner's review against another edition
5.0
If you know me, then you know I'm a SUCKER for books that torture me. So, of course the headline on this one got me. Her husband doesn't want her anymore, and the guy next door would do anything to have her? SIGN ME UP! I was prepared and ready for all the angst, the bad decisions, the forbidden touches and looks. And let me just say, Jessica Hawkins did not disappoint.
In fact, she surprised me.
Because here's the thing. I've read plenty of angsty books, plenty of triangles, enough to the point where I feel like I know what's going to go down. But Hawkins did something I'd never seen done before - she gave me an unreliable narrator. I'm talking like Gone Girl/Girl on the Train unreliable. She basically had me hating Nate one second and then wondering if maybe there was more to the story that I didn't know the next. I would start to really get into Finn, but then like an expert, Hawkins would hold me at arm's length, making me question whether I should or not. Around halfway through the book, I sat back and actually worried that maybe I wasn't going to love either of the men. I was INTRIGUED by them, but I didn't trust myself to love them. Was it because of the narrator? Was it on purpose?
When the end came around, I knew it was on purpose. No spoilers, but just know that every emotion you feel is for a reason. This book was so brilliantly crafted, I am still floored 4 days after finishing. Bra-freaking-vo, Hawkins.
What I loved most about this book was that Hawkins wrote a broken marriage like she's lived one. It was so heartbreakingly honest. It's never one or the other, we all have to take blame in our relationships. And, like a pro, Hawkins took us on a roller coaster of emotions that come with that - fear, denial, depression, rejection, anger, and even the need to get even. At what point does the person "trying" give up and fall in line with the example set by the other person? We all have our limits.
I highlighted so many parts of this book, but here are a few of my notable favorites:
It may be the wrong man. It may be the wrong apartment. But I got my wish. There is someone waiting for me after all.
The last light disappears fast, as if turning a blind eye - let the dusk deal with the cheaters and liars.
This is what happens to a man consumed by a woman he can't have.
"He can't have you." My heart stops, and I stare into the dark as Nathan's words sink in.
"What?"
He pauses. "He... can't... have you."
I mean !!!!!!! right?! RIGHT?! Ugh I'm still reeling guys. Slip of the Tongue is a brutally honest account of love's limits and our need to break them. 5 thanks-for-making-me-sweat stars! <3
In fact, she surprised me.
Because here's the thing. I've read plenty of angsty books, plenty of triangles, enough to the point where I feel like I know what's going to go down. But Hawkins did something I'd never seen done before - she gave me an unreliable narrator. I'm talking like Gone Girl/Girl on the Train unreliable. She basically had me hating Nate one second and then wondering if maybe there was more to the story that I didn't know the next. I would start to really get into Finn, but then like an expert, Hawkins would hold me at arm's length, making me question whether I should or not. Around halfway through the book, I sat back and actually worried that maybe I wasn't going to love either of the men. I was INTRIGUED by them, but I didn't trust myself to love them. Was it because of the narrator? Was it on purpose?
When the end came around, I knew it was on purpose. No spoilers, but just know that every emotion you feel is for a reason. This book was so brilliantly crafted, I am still floored 4 days after finishing. Bra-freaking-vo, Hawkins.
What I loved most about this book was that Hawkins wrote a broken marriage like she's lived one. It was so heartbreakingly honest. It's never one or the other, we all have to take blame in our relationships. And, like a pro, Hawkins took us on a roller coaster of emotions that come with that - fear, denial, depression, rejection, anger, and even the need to get even. At what point does the person "trying" give up and fall in line with the example set by the other person? We all have our limits.
I highlighted so many parts of this book, but here are a few of my notable favorites:
It may be the wrong man. It may be the wrong apartment. But I got my wish. There is someone waiting for me after all.
The last light disappears fast, as if turning a blind eye - let the dusk deal with the cheaters and liars.
This is what happens to a man consumed by a woman he can't have.
"He can't have you." My heart stops, and I stare into the dark as Nathan's words sink in.
"What?"
He pauses. "He... can't... have you."
I mean !!!!!!! right?! RIGHT?! Ugh I'm still reeling guys. Slip of the Tongue is a brutally honest account of love's limits and our need to break them. 5 thanks-for-making-me-sweat stars! <3
katherinesisc94's review
emotional
hopeful
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
caseroo7's review against another edition
4.0
I felt bad for both Finn and Nathan here. They both handled things poorly, but I really liked both of them. I also felt for Sadie. She also handled things poorly, but she was going through a lot herself. I did feel that Sadie ended up with who she was meant to be with though, and I was happy with how things ended. Definitely looking forward to reading the other guy's book though!
readfrenzy's review against another edition
2.0
This was a tough book for me to get through, and I can’t fault the quality of the writing because it’s excellent. Perhaps I should have paid closer attention to the blurb because it makes no secret of the fact that the main character, Sadie, enters into a love affair with her neighbor, Finn. In my mind though, there’s “justifiable” cheating in a fictional world where I’m rooting for the two cheaters to get together because the partner/spouse is so annoying, abusive, and obviously just plain wrong for the lead character. Things aren’t so cut and dry in Slip of the Tongue and the prolonged affair made me very uncomfortable.
I might have enjoyed the story more if the characters were remotely appealing. Finn is in love with his wife and he basically has a good marriage, so his willingness to cheat feels more like a midlife crisis than destiny fulfilled. Sadie’s husband, Nathan, is brooding, rude, and intentionally uncommunicative through the majority of the book. His reactions toward the end are not only abrupt, but unbelievable as well.
Sadie is definitely my least favorite character. The reader is supposed to feel bad for her. I mean, she’s a good wife and her husband up and checks out of their marriage seemingly overnight. However, she’s spoiled, hypocritical, and selfish, and somehow she manages to justify all her actions. She prides herself on never feeling guilty about her choices (Is she inhuman?), and her lack of remorse made her very unsympathetic to me. Honestly, I was so sick of the lot of them that I skimmed through much of the middle portion.
Where this book does succeed is in shining a spotlight on the intricacies of marriage. You know the expression there are two sides to every story? It couldn’t be more true than in this case. I found myself taking one character’s side only to gain a little more information and then take the other person’s side. I went back and forth so many times I got whiplash. The story emphasizes how lack of communication can snowball into the death of a relationship. The book also raises some thought provoking questions. Do people really change after marriage? Is the intention behind the way in which we show love outweighed by the quantity of loving acts? When do you fight for your marriage and when do you give up?
This book in no way glamorizes adultery and if it’s a sensitive subject for you, I’d pass. Cheating aside, my inability to connect with the characters made this a less than stellar read for me.
**ARC provided in exchange for an honest review.**
I might have enjoyed the story more if the characters were remotely appealing. Finn is in love with his wife and he basically has a good marriage, so his willingness to cheat feels more like a midlife crisis than destiny fulfilled. Sadie’s husband, Nathan, is brooding, rude, and intentionally uncommunicative through the majority of the book. His reactions toward the end are not only abrupt, but unbelievable as well.
Sadie is definitely my least favorite character. The reader is supposed to feel bad for her. I mean, she’s a good wife and her husband up and checks out of their marriage seemingly overnight. However, she’s spoiled, hypocritical, and selfish, and somehow she manages to justify all her actions. She prides herself on never feeling guilty about her choices (Is she inhuman?), and her lack of remorse made her very unsympathetic to me.
Spoiler
When her husband finally finds out about the affair, she doesn’t even apologize to him. Instead, she apologizes for keeping a secret that is small compared to adultery.Where this book does succeed is in shining a spotlight on the intricacies of marriage. You know the expression there are two sides to every story? It couldn’t be more true than in this case. I found myself taking one character’s side only to gain a little more information and then take the other person’s side. I went back and forth so many times I got whiplash. The story emphasizes how lack of communication can snowball into the death of a relationship. The book also raises some thought provoking questions. Do people really change after marriage? Is the intention behind the way in which we show love outweighed by the quantity of loving acts? When do you fight for your marriage and when do you give up?
This book in no way glamorizes adultery and if it’s a sensitive subject for you, I’d pass. Cheating aside, my inability to connect with the characters made this a less than stellar read for me.
**ARC provided in exchange for an honest review.**
renaes01's review against another edition
4.0
I really liked this book. I loved how all the characters are flawed, especially our main heroine. The way she was written was very deliberate and real and even though I disagreed with some of the things she did, I had full understanding as to why she made those decisions. Also, I like a good love triangle, and honestly it was hard at times to choose between the love interests who were also flawed and good and bad in different ways, but I loved the ending. This book had a lot of good messages about communication, gifting and giving in relationships etc, and I literally couldn’t put it down!
sonja_ahrb's review
4.0
Slip of the Tongue was one of the best love triangle books I've ever read. To say I was thrilled that Jessica Hawkins was going to write another book in this series would be an understatement. Now it's Sadie's brother's turn for his story to be told.
When I saw who Andrew's match was going to be for this book I was a little worried. Amelia really didn't excite me in the first book. I know opposites attract and all that, but I had my doubts about this pairing.
When I began Slip of the Tongue I was not a fan of Amelia, she rubbed me the wrong way, she was b*tchy. Everyone is always saying they want strong heroines in their stories. Well as much as I disliked her in the first 30% of this book, she grew on me. And Amelia is one of the strongest women I've seen in a book. Lots of layers to her.
Slip of the Tongue was a rockin' sexy and angsty time. I really didn't know how everything was going to play out. It kept me engaged and turning page after page. Another good book from Jessica Hawkins.
~ Lia, 4 Stars
When I saw who Andrew's match was going to be for this book I was a little worried. Amelia really didn't excite me in the first book. I know opposites attract and all that, but I had my doubts about this pairing.
When I began Slip of the Tongue I was not a fan of Amelia, she rubbed me the wrong way, she was b*tchy. Everyone is always saying they want strong heroines in their stories. Well as much as I disliked her in the first 30% of this book, she grew on me. And Amelia is one of the strongest women I've seen in a book. Lots of layers to her.
Slip of the Tongue was a rockin' sexy and angsty time. I really didn't know how everything was going to play out. It kept me engaged and turning page after page. Another good book from Jessica Hawkins.
~ Lia, 4 Stars