This book is so hard for me too describe. And I loved the plot, everything. It was such a light funny book, that made me laugh.

This book was laugh out loud fun. You know what? Grace Adams may have been making questionable decisions let and right, but I applaud her vigor. She made for a good time and for that reason, I was rooting for her.

As the mom of two young girls, I am often told to cherish the moments and that things get harder as they get older. It wasn't until I read Amazing Grace Adams until I felt the gut punch of this statement. Fran Littlewood does such an amazing job of describing the rawness of motherhood and being a woman.

This is a well written book. It has some fine lines, a few well-conceived set pieces, a fair share of perceptive and insightful observations, and lean dialogue. That said, try as I might I found neither the characters, nor their situations, nor the overall narrative engaging enough to arouse or hold my curiosity and attention. As a consequence, it doesn't seem fair to write much more of a review, apart from encouraging inquisitive readers to give the book a try.

The rare book that is a heartbreaker and also hilarious. It is impossible not to like Grace Adams, even as she seems intent on imploding her own life. You will be rooting for her.

Falling Down meets menopause. Interesting premise, but I found this book really hard to get into. And I’m a middle aged woman, I should feel some kinship to Grace, but I just didn’t. The scenarios were so extra, the dark comedy was not that funny, and there were some gut punch revelations that made the entire thing very depressing.

This book as chaotic but I f*kn loved it!!!! Grace is fantastic and I related to her a little more than I thought I would lmao. I wanted to hide during the times of despair and yet also hug her? It was great and I recommend to anyone!!!

I stopped and started this book twice.

I’ve seen reviews and heard such good things about it. The narrator is great, and I think the storyline as well.

But I really just didn’t like it!

I’m not sure if I couldn’t relate to the characters, the jumping back-and-forth, or the British narration. But I just couldn’t follow it or relate.

I really appreciate this opportunity, and I’m looking forward to seeing this book and hope others like it more than I did.

One for fans of Lessons in Chemistry and Where'd You Go Bernadette, Grace Adams is a character you will love to root for!

I liked amazing Grace Adams, although it was a bit of a difficult read. I felt so heartbroken for Grace and her difficult relationship with her daughter - and her difficult relationship with herself. I think she could use a dose of Glennon Doyle.

Thank you NetGalley for the opportunity to read to this book!

I enjoyed this one and I highly recommend. I binged read this in one day!

I started in with Grace, and stayed to the very end, but must admit I was more sympathetic with Lotte and Ben than Grace. I should have been more in her corner than I was, but the way the writing was divided and unconnected felt like a puzzle I wasn't invested in enough to build my relationship with Grace.

About halfway through when revelations of what pieces go with who, that's when I started enjoying the tale, but still my sympathies were stronger for Ben and Lotte, right to the very end. The ending was satisfying, and if there was a sequel, I'd be on board. . . .but would want a stronger connection with the story's main point / protagonist through the narrative flow. So, 3 stars from this girl.

Looking forward to more from Ms. Littlewood.

*A sincere thank you to Fran Littlewood, Henry Holt & Company, and NetGalley for an ARC to read and independently review.*

The story started out capturing me. But, then it became disjointed with the story going in too many directions. It a story about the best and worst of one woman - Grace Adams. Trigger warnings: pedophile and loss of a child. Thank you #NetGalley, #HenryHoltandCo., #FranLittlewood and #AmazingGraceAdams for the advance readers copy for my honest review.

I really enjoyed this one. I found it captivating and an enjoyable read. What a character. I find these books great to read in the fall.

I enjoyed this book immensely. I liked the character flaws in Grace Adams and how her story unravels slowly throughout the book. Definitely worth the read!

This book was a struggle for me. I tried really hard to like the main character but I found I just couldn’t relate and I only sort of felt bad for her.

I think the timeline could have used some work. Instead of one day gone horribly wrong I think things should have happened over a period of time.

I’d like to thank NetGalley and Henry Holt and Co got the advanced readers copy in exchange for my honest review.

I was surprised by how compelling this story was. I attribute this to the page-turning suspense Littlewood was so deftly able to create. I blew through this book in 2 days because I had to see where this was all going! The title character, Grace Adams is having a terrible, horrible, very bad, no good day and she just can't take it anymore. Her marriage is over, her professional life is diminished, her teenage daughter hates her, she's struggling with unaddressed emotional trauma, and to top it all off, she's perimenopausal. It wasn't until I finished the book and read the acknowledgments page that the author was inspired by the 1993 film, Falling Down and I can really appreciate this modernized and feminized revisioning. This would be a good book club pick and I recommend this book to any woman who is sick and tired of being sick and tired.

Wow! I could not believe this was a debut novel. Amazing Grace Adams is definitely one to add to your TBR list. A family drama mixed with female fiction with a wonderful main character in Grace. I love a good book with different timelines and this did not disappoint. Timelines were easy to follow and really flowed. This was a quick and easy read.

Thank you to Henry Holt & Co as well as NetGalley for my copy of "Amazing Grace Adams".

I absolutely ADORED this book! Read with Jenna picks have been increasingly up my alley, and this one deeply resonated. A woman in her mid-40s, estranged from her daughter, treks across London to deliver her a cake for her 16th birthday. As she fumbles through the city we get flashbacks to various points in her life and slowly uncover how she got to where she is now. So much of this was relatable, heartbreaking, and heartwarming. I laughed and cried, and finished it feeling very seen.

I really enjoyed the concept and plot of this book, however some of the execution was either far fetched or over complicated. Overall I enjoyed it, but felt like it would have made a really fun novella. The last scene was the most exciting.