Slip of the Tongue

By: Jessica Hawkins

Narrated by: Andi Arndt

Length: 12 hrs and 16 mins

Publisher's summary

"An emotional, compelling read that you won't be able to put down. Beautifully written, it's a study of romance." (Louise Bay, USA Today best-selling author)

Sadie Hunt isn't perfect - but her husband is. Nathan Hunt has her coffee waiting every morning. He holds her hand until the last second. He worships the Manhattan sidewalk she walks on. Until one day, he just...stops. And Sadie finds herself in the last place she ever expected to be: lonely in her marriage.

When rugged and sexy Finn Cohen moves into the apartment across the hall, he and Sadie share an immediate spark. Finn reveals dreams for a different life. Sadie wants to save her marriage. Their secrets should keep them apart, not ignite a blistering affair. But while Sadie's marriage runs colder by the day, she and Finn burn hotter.

Her husband doesn't want her anymore. The man next door would give up everything to have her.

Slip of the Tongue can be enjoyed as a standalone or as book one in the Slip of the Tongue series.

Narrated by Andi Arndt.

©2016 Jessica Hawkins (P)2016 Jessica Hawkins

Thought provoking story

This took me well over a week to read because I had to keep putting it down out of complete frustration with Sadie and the decisions she made. I am a firm believer in turning inwards to your husband if you are unhappy in your marriage, not outside of it. However, there were many bad decisions made by all involved in this story.

Sadie has been married to Nathan for seven years and it would be fair to say that they are deeply in love. Nathan put his wife on a pedestal from the moment their relationship begun and Sadie has become accustomed to receiving this attention from him. Everything he does is with her in mind, he always puts her needs before his.

This is the crux of the beginning of their problems. When Nathan discovers something about their relationship that she has kept hidden from him, he completely closes himself off from Sadie. He does this for over two months. For the first time in their relationship she feels alone and insignificant. No matter what she says or does she cannot get Nathan to open up to her.

When a new neighbour moves into their building things begin to unravel more. Finn is sweet, handsome and really easy to talk to. Nathan may be shutting Sadie out but Finn is willingly letting her into his life. He is filling the pieces of Sadie's life that Nathan has vacated and feelings are growing between Sadie & Finn.

There were a lot of moments when I was reading this that I stopped because I was unhappy with the storyline and also at times I was reflecting on my own relationship with my husband, who also treats me the way Nathan is with Sadie. I even asked my husband if he thought I was lazy and if he felt like I took him for granted, the answer was 'no babe' by the way!

I guess this could happen to any couple in any marriage. I really loved Nathan, he was such a sweet man who was struggling to deal with the way his wife had deceived him. I did not think for one moment that he had stopped loving Sadie, he was just trying to deal. I found Sadie very self centred and hard to like as a female character. I completely understood her frustration about her husband not opening up to her and how rejected she felt, after spending seven years being adored by him.

I thought that Finn was a really nice guy and that in another time he and Sadie could have been meant for each other. However, I also felt like he should have stepped back, knowing how vulnerable Sadie was when she met him. He could have been a good friend to Sadie but he was relentless in his pursuit of her, never considering how it would affect anyone else.

In the end, someone's heart will be broken and all the lies will come to light.

I found this a very thought provoking read.

Loved this book !

This was my first book I read by Jessica Hawkins Loved this. I will be looking for more of her books to read.

Thought-Provoking!

This is the first book in the Slip of the Tongue series. This story is breathtakingly well written, and captivating. The storyline is definitely thought-provoking, emotional, and grippingly intense. I had to stop listening to it so many times, but I am glad I haven't given up. Sadie, Nathan and Finn are interesting characters. I loved Sadie's brother Andrew and his daughter. This story is written from Sadie's POV, and Andi Arndt did an impressive interpretation of the story. Jessica Hawkins is an amazing writer!

I enjoyed the story but...

I did not like Sadie's character. I found her character to be selfish and I was shaking my head at her actions several times as I listened. Overall, the book was good. I wish there were more men like Nathan.

it was okay

I guess this is probably a thing with alot of romance stories, but I didnt like how quick of a rush the fling between Finn and Sadie was. It's one thing to fall for someone quick but the first day he really talked to her he said he wanted to kiss her. Sure, you could claim that was just a characteristic, but regardless I thought it was kind of dumb. Also I felt the sex scenes were beyond over done and I felt numb to the words after like the 20th sex scene. lol I liked relationship fall and build between Sadie and her husband. I felt it told a good story and I love wondering why he was being cold to her. Overall it was pretty okay, but I felt there could have been alot more story if you would have taken only a few of the unnecessary sex scenes out. 🤷‍♀️

Interesting Perspective on Adultery

As far as the story line goes, it’s simple. The writing isn’t complex and neither is the character development. The sex scenes are detailed and realistic but nothing too raunchy or nasty. I found this book more interesting because of what starts the affair and how the husband and wife interact and their part in the affair and horrible marriage. In addition, how Finn plays a part in the whole thing. He kind of comes off a little stalkery and creepy, in my opinion. I was surprised by the ending and wondered how realistic it was. But maybe for some marriages, that method works. I do have to say, I was very interested about a quarter of the way in and stayed that way until the end. I had to find out what started the affair! I did appreciate the realistic perspective on perfection and appreciate the characters coming to that understanding.

Premise of misunderstanding between the couple was hard to believe.

I cannot imagine that a man could hold in his anger for 2 and 1/2 months. Especially, for what Sadie did. This book is very sad. I felt sorry for Finn in the end.

It was all brand new

This was my first experience with an audiobook. I've read and loved Slip of the Tongue. I had forgotten how obsessed I was with it when I first experienced it, reading it, devouring it word for word. We as readers often wish that we could forget a book and start all over just to experience it all over again, all of the emotions. I finally found a way to do just that. Reading and listening are two completely different experiences. Ones that don't even compare. This story along with the narrator made it like it was my first time all over again.

WOW!

Could not stop listening! Definitely worth a listen! And Andi is always awesome! Ready for book 2!

very realistic

this book was great...HOT and sexy Sadie's story is very easy to identify with

definitely worth the credit