Little Disasters

Little Disasters is a compelling family drama. Once I started reading the novel and the traumatic events narrated, I couldn’t stop. The story gradually unfolds with plenty of unexpected twists and diversions right to the last chapter.
It’s a heartbreaking and brutally honest representation of a group of young mothers and fathers coping with full time jobs, marriage, and our increasingly complex lifestyles which sometimes lead to helplessness and desperation. It brings home eloquently the challenges of raising a family and parenting. Lots of food for thought.
I listened to the audio version which was brilliantly read, but I also enjoy reading through the chapters on my kindle. It’s very well written and researched.

You think you know herbut look a little closer.

She is a stay-at-home mother-of-three with boundless reserves of patience, energy, and love. After being friends for a decade, this is how Liz sees Jess.

Then one moment changes everything.

Dark thoughts and carefully guarded secrets surfaceand Liz is left questioning everything she thought she knew about her friend, and about herself. The truth cant come soon enough.

My Thoughts: When little Betsey Curtis suffers an unexplainable head injury and is hospitalized, questions come from the hospital, the police, and even the people closest to the mother, Jess Curtis. What creates the most doubt is the sense that Jess is hiding something, which is why her story doesnt add up.

The ER doctor who first saw Betsey is Liz Trenchard, who is a friend of Jess, so she is taken off the case. But she cant stay completely out of searching for answers, albeit unofficially.

Little Disasters takes us back and forth in time, revealing the ins and outs of the friendships between the characters. As we follow the timelines and the clues, we slowly come to know what happened. But who will be most damaged if the full truth comes out?

As we follow along with Jesss internal monologue, woven with her dark fears, we also glimpse Lizs past and something that happened in her childhood. Can anyone be truly exempt from blame when bad things happen?

As we sort through the clues, we soon realize the emotional issues that plague Jess, and even how Lizs own childhood traumas affect her now.

A sly character adds a menacing layer to the story, and when all is revealed, much can be resolved. 4.5 stars.

First of all, there are so many words used that Im unfamiliar with but the worst part is how very long and drawn out the book is. Also, its hard to believe a mother would lie for so long. I didnt even finish the book.

Not sure why this is an “Editors Pick”. While this was well written, it was incredibly slow and drawn out. I finished this, but it was a slog. I found it meandering and rather boring. It took forever to get to the conclusion. I won’t be reading anymore by this author.

A delicate subject put into a format that was repetitive and frankly for me served no purpose. Hardly a thriller. The idea that a baby could be dropped and no one takes responsibility put into a fiction story is a poor use of paper and time.

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