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A review by booksandshan
Little Disasters by Sarah Vaughan
4.0
4 out of 5 stars
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for sending me a copy of this in exchange for an honest review.
TW: Child Abuse
Little Disasters is a story of motherhood, friendship and secrets we all hold.
I can't explain how well this was written. To me, as someone with no childern, I wasn't expecting to understand any of the mother day to day concerns but it's so well done you can clearly see the troubles a mother can go through even after multiple children. I have seen that mothers with multiple children are expected to be 'professionals' but that obviously is not the case. It doesn't always get easier.
All characters in this had a purpose and were layered. Featuring more than one mother in this was also a great decision. Having the comparison between the extremes of motherhood was perfect to help the reader understand how different mothers can cope.
The only thing that's keeping this from being a 5 star for me is towards the end things felt rushed. I felt myself flying through the book prior to the ending even though there was so much happening. After around chapter 40 things would happen so suddenly and then it would move on quickly to something else which is very differnt to the rest of the book.
I have seen people mention a 'twist'. To me there wasn't anything shocking in terms of exactly how things happened. They were hinted at just before half way but maybe I just caught them where others didn't.
Wow this was so good. I will be picking up more of Sarah Vaughans work in the future! Highly recommend.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for sending me a copy of this in exchange for an honest review.
TW: Child Abuse
Little Disasters is a story of motherhood, friendship and secrets we all hold.
I can't explain how well this was written. To me, as someone with no childern, I wasn't expecting to understand any of the mother day to day concerns but it's so well done you can clearly see the troubles a mother can go through even after multiple children. I have seen that mothers with multiple children are expected to be 'professionals' but that obviously is not the case. It doesn't always get easier.
All characters in this had a purpose and were layered. Featuring more than one mother in this was also a great decision. Having the comparison between the extremes of motherhood was perfect to help the reader understand how different mothers can cope.
The only thing that's keeping this from being a 5 star for me is towards the end things felt rushed. I felt myself flying through the book prior to the ending even though there was so much happening. After around chapter 40 things would happen so suddenly and then it would move on quickly to something else which is very differnt to the rest of the book.
I have seen people mention a 'twist'. To me there wasn't anything shocking in terms of exactly how things happened. They were hinted at just before half way but maybe I just caught them where others didn't.
Wow this was so good. I will be picking up more of Sarah Vaughans work in the future! Highly recommend.