This is my book of the year. A fantastic book, beautifully heartbreaking, and a wonderful addition to my bookshelf.

Tom and Honor seem to have it all, but they are dealing with infertility. They’re lucky to Chloe, their beautiful daughter, but Honor will stop at nothing to give her a sibling. She finds an egg donor. Now they must wait. But before the big news reaches them a terrible, horrible thing happens and Tom has to live in the aftermath. Now a single dad, he’s dealing with survivors guilt, as well as, being stuck in a rut.

Then one day, a letter comes, not just any letter, but a letter that sets in motion the most wonderful things to happen to Tom since the Paris incident.

A story to that will leave you in love with the complexity of the human heart and soul. Told by the late Honor, you get to see everything in real time as it unfolds. With her commentary, we get to see Tom grow to be the person he was always meant to be.

Thank you to Netgalley for the chance to read this book, for my honest review.

Finding Grace by Loretta Rothschild weaves together the themes of loss and grief, love and relationships, secrets and lies, and redemption throughout its narrative. The story begins with Honor and her daughter, Chloe. Honor is fixated on having another baby through a surrogate, obsessing over the choice, while her husband Tom believes their family is complete with Chloe and is more focused on his work. This difference in priorities creates much tension between them.

On Christmas Eve, a shocking event occurs that changes their lives forever. Tom is left with deep regret, prompting him to seek normalcy. This journey introduces us to Grace, a key character with a unique connection to Tom and Honor. The novel delves into the inner thoughts of the main characters, providing insight into their motives and emotions, which provide unique depth to the story. As secrets unfold, the story takes unexpected twists, keeping the reader engaged.

Expect to experience a wide range of emotions as you progress through the story. Finding Grace is an exploration of resilience and the complexities of family, love and relationships.

I received a complimentary copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions expressed in this review are my own.

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Tom is left to pick up the pieces of his family’s life after a tragedy. When he meets Grace and falls in love, he keeps some of those pieces from her and it may destroy their relationship.

This was a great story, while not quite a romance, it leaves you with that romantic, heart warming feeling. There’s a lot of sadness , as grief is one of the major components of the story. You can’t help but feel for Tom as his grief leads him down some paths from bad decisions. This is a story of relationships, new and old.

“But love isn’t finite. One doesn’t take from the other. It’s not a number of an equation. It’s an open field, and here he was, charging through it.”

Finding Grace comes out 7/8.

I loved this. May be one of my favorite books of the year. I audibly gasped after the first chapter. Loretta was able to build tension in a way that made this so incredibly fun to read. Really loved it and can't wait to see more from her.

A very strong debut title by Loretta Rothschild, Finding Grace starts out with an absolute mind blowing bang. From there it stays interesting, at times uncomfortable yet also relatable. While there were moments when I wanted to grab Tom by the shirt and shake him, I also know that there have been moments (smaller ones, but still) when I didn't say or do something immediately and then it got exponentially harder to fix.

Very readable and compelling. I will be interested to read what Loretta Rothschild comes up with next!

Thank you to Netgalley and the Publisher for an ARC of Finding Grace in exchange for an honest review. I recommend this book!

I received an eARC of this book from NetGalley and the publisher, for which I thank them.

“Finding Grace” is a debut novel by Loretta Rothschild. I went into this book mostly blind and I think that’s rather the best way to read this book. The first chapter - oh my. While it took me a while to deal with the argy-bargy, the ending of that chapter - wow. The author, I think, did a great job dealing with coping with loss, noting that it affects people differently. This book deals with loss, finding oneself, family, continuing onward, and how in any relationship, lies just aren’t good. I did find this book to be a tad too long - some of the narrator’s reminiscences I felt didn’t add much - and at times I got the two female friends confused. I also found some of the main male character’s actions a bit questionable (bordering on stalking at times maybe). I found the idea of this book very interesting. Although this is tagged as a romance book - but it’s not a typical romance. The first part of the book I found stronger than the second (some of the behaviors start repeating) and while the ending wasn’t unexpected, I wasn’t a fan. Overall, a book I’d recommend - noting that if one is going through grief this might be a hard one to push through.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC of Finding Grace by Loretta Rothschild. This was a quiet, reflective read that had some lovely moments but didn’t completely land for me. The writing is gentle and thoughtful, and Grace’s personal journey is relatable, especially in the way it touches on grief and growth. I appreciated the message, but I found the pacing a bit slow at times and wished some of the secondary characters had been more fully developed. That said, there’s a comforting tone to the book, and readers who enjoy character-driven stories about healing and self-discovery will likely connect with it. It’s a solid, heartfelt read, even if it didn’t fully stand out for me.

This debut novel blew me out of the water with the last line of the first chapter. It was setting the stage for the story of a marriage grown strained and nearing its end...I thought. But I was wrong.

This is a story about deep, sacrificing love. About grief. About second chances. The characters were not perfectly lovable (some not even likable at times), but they were oh so human. It’s hard to say more without giving away too much.

I almost passed on this one because I didn’t like the cover (but I’m the odd woman out here, because most people do!). Just goes to prove the old adage about judging a book… 📔

If you’re a sensitive reader, do your research before picking this one up. There are lots of big events and emotions here. I won’t spell them out because of spoilers.

This book is out July 8th, so get your library requests or pre-orders in now!

Thank you to St. Martin's Press, NetGalley, and author Loretta Rothschild for the complimentary advance copy! It was my pleasure to write this candid review.

Rating 3.5.

I feel this story started with a bang, the first chapter made me think I was for a treat and I was for a while till around 30-40% it felt like that. Then I think the story started going flat for me. It then got up again at around 80% and kept me hooked till the end of the story.

This book is messy like how human relationships are, there are grey areas and secrets. This book is about second chances and how sometimes they aren't as easy as they are told to be.

I'm still struggling to figure out how I feel about this read. Though the plot is unique and well written, the MMC had way too many red flags and I found him incredibly problematic. I also couldn't connect with any of the characters. This seems to be an early hit with other readers though. Readers who liked Broken Country and Hello, Beautiful would likely enjoy this.

Wow! This was an insane debut (in a good way!) I don’t think anything can quite prepare you for the first chapter. My jaw dropped and I had to spend sometime processing what I just read. I love the unique story telling and themes around love, loss, grief, and a second chance at love.
This book is truly unique and I think it’s best for readers to dive right in because there are just too many opportunities to spoil this book.
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Thank you to St. Martin’s Press and netgalley for the opportunity to read and rate this book!

The first chapter rocked me. Even then it didn’t prepare me for the rest of the novel either, which while part of the aftermath of chapter 1 really takes a tangent into left field. This is a WILD debut novel! Thank you @macmillan.audio and @stmartinspress for my early reading and listening copies of FINDING GRACE, out July 8th.

If you notice, the publisher’s summary is VERY vague, on purpose, and there isn’t much I can say that won’t give the novel away, honestly, so this will be shorter than normal.

I find the character names (Honor, Tom, Grace) to be very interesting considering the content, and would make a GREAT book club read/discussion. I also had to work as a reader to separate my expectations of Tom vs Tom’s behaviors vs the Golden Girl-esque wine club behaviors vs Tom’s friends’ choices ... .so many whiplash emotions.

Also, SO MANY CONTENT WARNINGS- reach out, DM me, I will tell you if you need to avoid this novel.

What you will find:
Dual Timelines
Unique Narration
Complex Familial Drama
Exploration of Love, Heartbreak, Forgiveness
Parenthood
Grief

A stellar debut novel!

Honor loves her daughter Chloe more than anything and is married to her best friend, Tom, but there’s nothing she wants more than another baby and it’s starting to take over everything in their lives.

This book had some surprising twists and turns and I was here 👏 for 👏 it.👏

From the first chapter, I was hooked. The POV of this book was what really kept it interesting.

This is Loretta Rothschild’s debut novel and it was truly stunning. She will definitely be an author I am on the lookout for future books.

Thanks to #netgalley, the publisher and the author for this e-arc. It’s out 7/8!

The plot description of this book was just up my alley – a domestic mystery with secrets. What I didn’t plan on was reading a romance novel, which is mostly what this was. Honor and Tom have been married for some time and have a daughter named Chloe. Tom likes their life just the way it is, but Honor is determined to have another child – then a shocking, unexpected event happens that changes the whole storyline. From then on, the story kind of dragged for me. I could see where it was going – the situation and the problems to come were fairly obvious. I did enjoy the way the book was narrated – very clever – and I’d probably pick up another book by this author. Thank-you to NetGalley, Ms. Rothschild, and the publisher for the ARC of this title.

This is a first time novel for this author but it will not be her last one. She is a delightful story teller. Told from the point of view of a wife after she and her daughter Chloe suddenly died. She watches her husband find a new life. Tom, her husband, was beyond grief at the double loss and suddenly finds hope. This is a story worth reading and one that will be on your mind for a long, long time. There is so much that I wanted to say about this but in the interest of not creating spoilers I will not. It is an emotional book but one filled with hope, love and finding rainbows at the end of the lane. All of the characters are people you want to get to know. I cheered them on and want more from this author.

I wish to thank Net Galley and St. Martin’s Press for allowing me to read an advanced copy of this book. I have voluntarily read and reviewed this advanced copy. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

What happens when a horrible situation changes one’s family dynamics? Within the first two chapters, one learns about the tragedy that befalls the family. It is from there how one copes with the situation and the past actions intersects with the present actions and lies.

While I did enjoy the book, the number of lies was a bit too much. 3.5 rounded up.

Thank you, NetGalley

Thank you to Macmillan and St. Martin’s Press for the review copies of Finding Grace. This is one I’ve taken some time to sit with, as I think it will land differently for each reader. I highly recommend going in blind—but also with the understanding that this isn’t a book to pick up when you're looking for an escape. Instead, it’s ideal for a book club ready to dive into emotionally complex and layered narratives. While the audiobook is well-produced, I personally found the physical copy easier to process, as the intensity of the themes felt more manageable on the page. Rothschild creates a tense, moody atmosphere and uses dramatic irony effectively, even if the plot occasionally felt repetitive and some character decisions were hard to follow. The unique narration added texture but sometimes pulled me out of the story rather than drawing me in. Still, I couldn’t fully step away. It’s raw, heartbreaking, and messy—and I haven’t stopped thinking about it since finishing.

I requested this book on Net Galley and was excited to receive an eARC of this book.

I was not however expecting the surprise in the first few pages. And that set the tone for the whole book. I feel like it's very hard to share details of this book without completely taking away some of the element of surprise, so plot summary will be scarce.

Honor & Tom have a little girl, and long to have another child. However, they have been unsuccessful and their next steps are to have a surrogate carry a baby with donor eggs. The entire story is intertwined with this.

I thought the perspective from which the book was told was very interesting, and I liked that. Being a debut novel, I did feel like there were some "that was too easy" moments, where if this was in real life, it probably wouldn't have fallen into place quite like so.

However, overall, I did enjoy this book. There's surprise, lies, friendship, love.. a pretty good read.

Thank you Loretta Rothschild, Net Galley & St. Martin's Press for the opportunity to read this book! I do look forward to more from this author in the future!

Wow! This book is totally different from anything I have read. I cannot say much without adding a spoiler. Other reviewers have said (and I completely agree) that it is best to start this book completely clueless. At that point, I did not read any more reviews. I was afraid of unintentional spoilers. Because of the vague description by the publisher and the oddly intriguing (but slightly disturbing, to me) cover and the couple of cryptic reviews I did read, I decided to read this book.

There is tragedy, there is love, there is humour. There are interesting characters. And, like every good book: it has a HUGE Secret! Most of the storyline was based around that secret. Lots of drama. The first chapter almost blew me away!

I recommend this book to anyone who wants to read something different. I can't think of another book to compare it to. Excellent and unique plot, writing and characters for a debut novel. I don't think it will be a book for everyone, but, you'll have to find that out for yourself.

Thank you to NetGalley and the Publisher for the Advance Readers Copy.

I love that the protagonist of this story is a male! I really enjoyed this story and it is hard to review without giving any spoilers. I will say that Tom lost his wife, Honor, and his daughter, Chloe and the narrator is his deceased wife, Honor. Tom and Honor had been trying to have another baby using a surrogate and the day his wife and daughter died, Tom found out that the surrogate was pregnant. Tom quit his job to be a full time dad to Henry. The story gets very interesting and turned out to be a real page turner for me.

Thank you NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for the ARC of this very unique story.