A Splintering

Thank you to NetGalley and Duckworth Books for the ARC in exchange for my honest review.

A Splintering gripped me from the very first page, and my fascination with Tara’s hunger for more than the world offered her carried me straight through to the end. I was especially absorbed by her frank, sharp voice and the steady development of her character arc. Her flaws, and the way she wrestles with ambition, motherhood, and class expectations, made her a complex and relatable protagonist I was deeply invested in.

The novel explores feminist themes in an organic, unforced way. It doesn’t shy away from asking hard questions about what women owe their families, their children, themselves, and whether it is ever truly possible to “have it all.”

I highly recommend A Splintering to readers who enjoy literary fiction that delves into the messy complexities of ambition, motherhood, and identity.

4.25/5