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A review by jasminesimone
Split-Level by Sande Boritz Berger
3.0
Thank you Netgalley and She Writes Press for the eARC.
Split-Level by Sande Boritz Berger is set in the 1970s and is told from the POV of our protagonist, Alexandra (Alex) Pearl. She is married to Donny Pearl. The first bit of drama that we receive in this novel is when their babysitter's mother calls and says that her daughter can no longer go over there because Donny crossed the line. After that it is a slow-burning book.
The book poses the question of whether a marriage can survive an open marriage or not. Alex does not seem thrilled about this at all and it is far from empowering or liberating. It seems like she is trapped. Her and her husband meet this couple, The Bells, and this is who they decide to let into their marriage. When the two couples decide to actually hook up with each other's spouses, the book is about 50% done.
Personal feelings aside, I think this book needed more. I wanted Alexandra to have a winning moment so bad, but that never came for me. I'm giving this book three stars because it was definitely something different from what I am used to reading, but I feel like Alexandra should've experienced some kind of growth.
Split-Level by Sande Boritz Berger is set in the 1970s and is told from the POV of our protagonist, Alexandra (Alex) Pearl. She is married to Donny Pearl. The first bit of drama that we receive in this novel is when their babysitter's mother calls and says that her daughter can no longer go over there because Donny crossed the line. After that it is a slow-burning book.
The book poses the question of whether a marriage can survive an open marriage or not. Alex does not seem thrilled about this at all and it is far from empowering or liberating. It seems like she is trapped. Her and her husband meet this couple, The Bells, and this is who they decide to let into their marriage. When the two couples decide to actually hook up with each other's spouses, the book is about 50% done.
Personal feelings aside, I think this book needed more. I wanted Alexandra to have a winning moment so bad, but that never came for me. I'm giving this book three stars because it was definitely something different from what I am used to reading, but I feel like Alexandra should've experienced some kind of growth.