Bravo! This is a must read debut novel! Centered around love, loss, relationships, and so much more. Instantly I was engaged in the characters and storyline. Both are well developed. I highly recommend this book!

Wow had I known anything about this book and didn’t go in blind, I would have thought twice. It was so beautiful, so sad, so heartfelt.

As a mother of four, reading along and realizing that this book is really centered around child loss was really hard for me. I pushed to finish the first part, but after that was sooo interested in the narration style I just kept going. Like….how many times have you read a book narrated by a ghost?! Not often! I loved that we saw a look into Honor’s brain before and after her death.

This book is sad. This book is wonderful. It is hopeful. It is….a look into how and why we live after we love someone so much. Bravo.

Thank you @stmartinspress #partner and @netgalley for this advance reader copy of Finding Grace by Loretta Rothschild.

4 1/2 stars

Fantastic, holding your breath the entire time read with characters that evolve, err, forgive, love and accept others into their lives. A love story, but so much more. Love, loss, family, grief and finding oneself after a devastating loss. Tom, Honor and Chloe have it all. Until they don't. What happens next is both astonishing and overwhelming. A must read new release!

If you make it to the end of Chapter 1, you won't be able to put this book down because, wow, this book came out swinging! Mind blown! Leave your preconceptions at the door.
This debut novel by Loretta Rothschild is a rollercoaster of love, loss, and secrets you didn’t see coming. Honor's seemingly perfect life hits a wall, leaving her husband, Tom, to pick up the pieces. Enter Grace, a wine shop owner (and probably the best thing to happen to Tom since, well, wine). But secrets have a way of popping up when you least expect it.
Jodi Picoult calls it "one of the best books I’ve read this year," so yeah, no pressure. Packed with twists, emotions, and cliffhangers that'll have you yelling, “Wait, WHAT?!”
Described as “shocking” and “emotionally rich,” this debut is like a rom-com that got lost and wandered into a psychological thriller. With twists you won’t see coming and enough drama to fuel your book club for weeks, it’s out June 10, 2025. Go ahead, pre-order it—you know you want to.
Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for allowing me to read this arc in exchange for my honest review.

I loved this book, the settings the characters, the relationships!!! This book grabbed me from the first chapter. The different points of view, how well the characters were developed!! The premise that one lie, can change the trajectory of a romantic relationship, and all the friendships attached to the person that is lying.

Honor and Tom seemingly have everything—the perfect daughter, successful careers, Paris vacations. But all is not well beneath the veneer, as Honor’s desperation to have another child is taking its toll on their marriage. Until one day, an unimaginable event changes the course of their lives forever.

This book has such a unique premise and is impossible to describe further without spoiling anything. I was hooked by the end of the first chapter, and it took so many wild turns that left my jaw open.

This story is about the choices we make and dealing with their consequences. It involves themes such as loss and finding love again.

While Tom’s decisions and moral dilemma left me feeling stressed and constantly shaking my head, I also felt for him.

There were a couple of lines of graphic sexual detail which while I don’t mind, felt so out of place in this book and almost felt forced, that they threw me out of the story for a moment.

I still enjoyed the story overall and would recommend this. Thank you to St. Martin’s Press for this ARC.

Finding Grace by Loretta Rothschild is a gripping novel that kept me engaged with many great surprising plot twists. Writing a review of this book without providing spoilers is a challenge because this book is a roller-coaster ride from the first chapter to the last page. The character development is outstanding and the writer has a very readable writing style. Overall, I highly recommend this page-turner. The narrator is a female describing the experiences of the main character who is a male. While I sometimes felt that the narration reflected how females think that males think rather than how males actually think, that did not detract significantly from this outstanding read.

Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for an advanced reader copy in exchange for an honest review.

This book made me uncomfortable on many levels. It seemed over crowded with characters, relationships and subplots. I don’t like a dead narrator, nor a dead child. So, this complicated story of multiple people involved in birth and death made me not enjoy the book.

Thank you Netgalley for this ARC.

”Finding Grace” is an emotional journey through loss, grief and secrets, but ultimately it’s about love and the complexity of family bonds. This book will shatter you right from the first chapter.

This novel is written beautifully. Rothschild captures such heartfelt emotions in her characters and the plot is unpredictable and complex. This book gives true meaning to the term page-turner. I highly recommend this book. It’s simply amazing.

Thank you, NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for the advanced reader copy.

Finding Grace by Loretta Rothschild is an impressive debut. I gravitate toward the romance genre, but my interest was piqued by the description of Finding Grace. I’m so glad I requested it on NetGalley.

There is a twist within the first chapter of this novel. While it’s devastatingly sad, it makes the narration of Finding Grace all the more unique.

I finished this book in a single day—I literally could not put it down. And I wouldn’t be surprised if Finding Grace is optioned as an HBO limited series. Finding Grace will be the book of the summer, mark my words.

My only disappointment was the ending, but it’s still well worth the read. Many thanks to St. Martin’s Publishing Group and NetGalley for an eARC of Finding Grace.

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for an eARC of this book
Loved the book
The author skillfully weaves together characters in different timeframes bringing them together in a happy ending with them each
Becoming the best version of themselves
Well written and imaginative with likeable characters .
4.5 stars

This storyline is very different from the books I usually gravitate towards. The plot explores themes of profound loss, resilience, and the power of new beginnings. While I didn't completely connect with the characters, that does not diminish the author's skill in creating figures that possess depth and authenticity. The narration was quite unique; that’s about all I can say without revealing the opening hook of the book. It was certainly an impactful read, and although the depiction of grief felt raw and genuine, I found some parts a bit redundant, whiny, and immature.

Part of me wants to suggest skipping this book, but just because it wasn't for me doesn't mean it's a bad book. For its genre, I would say this book checks all the boxes. If you’re looking for a story that will tug at your heartstrings and evoke deep emotions, look no further. "Finding Grace" is a deeply moving narrative that lingers in your thoughts long after you’ve turned the final page.

However, if general fiction isn't your forte and you prefer sci-fi, fantasy, romance, or thrillers, then this may not be the right choice for you. Overall, it is a poignant and well-written story that offers significant emotional depth. 3.5 stars.

Finding Grace is a love story that touches the heart and makes you think about grief, love and all the complexities of love and marriage. I know I’ll be thinking about this book for a long time.

Very cheesy.
Thanks to author, publisher and Netgalley for the chance to read this book. While I got the book for free it had no bearing on the rating I gave it.

Pleasantly surprised with this one for two main reasons: shocked to see this is a debut novel as it is so well written and this is not the usual genre I pick up, but I was hooked from page one. Tom made me want to kick him in the throat and root for him at the same time. This touched on grief and relationships so well.

I enjoyed this story for overall! It kept my attention, and I was impressed it is the author’s debut book.

Thank you very much to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for the advanced reader’s copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

First I would like to thank St Martins Press and Netgalley for the ARC of this book. It’s honestly shocking that this is a debut. I loved the story . By the end of chapter 1 it is almost physically impossible to stop reading this. I was picking it back up again every spare moment I had . It covers a lot about dealing with grief, finding new love, and having the difficult conversations. I loved all the characters and was rooting for Tom throughout.

This is a very unique story and my genuine love for it took me by surprise. I am happy I ended a great year of reading with this one .

I couldn't relate to the characters, as Honor was such an insufferable character. I could not care less about her life (and therefore death), and having her narrate the ensuing chapters was a weird decision. I dropped the book shortly after the bombing.

Received a free copy from Netgalley.

This isn't the type of novel I'd usually read, but I found myself enjoying it immensely. The unusual premise is what caught my eye: a love story narrated by the main character's former love, where every decision the new couple makes is haunted by the past.

Rothschild's writing gripped me from the start; chapter 1 has one of the strongest opening lines in recent memory, and it ends on an absolute bombshell. In just a few pages, Rothschild creates memorable, complex characters, and her skill for character continues throughout the rest of the book, which I am unfortunately going to spoil (no way around this, it's that twisty-turny).

After the events of chapter 1, our narrator Honor, spends the rest of the book as a sort of omniscient narrator over husband Tom's life. It's an unusual POV--we're both in Honor's head and in Tom's head, depending on what the narrative calls for--but Rothschild handles the premise with finesse.
I loved reading Honor's flashbacks to her marriage with Tom, while also watching the relationship with Tom's new significant other Grace unfold, because it's part love story and part thriller. Because what Grace may think is fate--Tom appearing at her wine shop one day to share a few glasses with her and her Sunday Blues pals--Tom and Honor know is anything but: Grace is the anonymous egg donor who, unknowingly, shares a son with Tom. An anonymous egg donor that bears a striking resemblance to Honor, and that Honor handpicked, based on her voice recording and interests--and who now is filling the role in Tom's life that Honor used to before her passing. Everytime Grace picks up little Henry or plays toy trucks with him, all Tom can think about is that fact, a moral dilemma that continues the whole book. Because Grace is everything to him and Henry -- but everything he has with Grace is founded on a lie.

The fact that I got so engaged in this book is a testament to Rothschild's skill with characters; everyone in this book is multifaceted and complex, and I found myself rooting for Grace and Tom at the same time that I wanted to yell at Tom. I spent most of the book yelling at Tom for being the worst; I feel like we're supposed to yell at Tom, because Honor, from beyond the grave, is doing the same. Did I mention Honor's a fantastic narrator? She's a fantastic narrator. And the way the twists and turns unfold feels coincidental but never contrived. It was a riveting page turner that signals a strong voice in women's fiction. For me, the only reason I'm docking a star is that the ending felt a bit too easy and tidy. After the complexity of the rest of the book, I was hoping for a similarly ambiguous ending where Tom really sees the consequences of lying to poor Grace, but she just takes him back so easily (and on Christmas, no less!).

Still, Finding Grace sets out to do a lot of things -- be a moving meditation on grief and second chance love, be an entertaining story of tangled characters and bad decisions, and be a thrilling love story -- and does them impeccably well. A solid 4 stars!

Many thanks to NetGalley, St. Martin's Press, and Loretta Rothschild for gifting me this e-ARC in exchange for my honest review! Whatever editorial team St. Martin's has is some kind of magical, because a St. Martin's book rarely misses for me!

Narration POV: 5⭐️
Chapter 1 Plot twist: 5⭐️
MMC and his insufferable secrets: 1⭐️

POV narrator was truly unique. I enjoyed many of the characters and the way they evolved, but I was ready to throat-punch Tom for 60% of this book.

Thanks to Netgally, St. Martin’s Press, and the author for the ARC.