This book I was gifted to read on NetGalley although its not necessarily my type of book.

However, I loved the gentle love store of Grace and Noah from children, through teens into adults, together with the various challenges of family dynamics they had to deal with along the way.

More a young adult/teen read, with some sex scenes in it, in case anyone is easily offended.

The story line from this book was great. Thanks to Netgalley for this free copy. I enjoyed the chemistry between the main Characters.

This book had a sweet premise: two neighbor kids grow up together and fall in love, with tragedies and stumbling blocks along the way. I wish the execution was a bit better. The writing was little uneven - in places it was good and kept the story moving, but in other places it was stilted and all over the place. The dialogue was a bit cheesy in places, the characters' reactions to certain events were baffling, and although Grace and Noah were fleshed out the rest of the characters were pretty one-dimensional. The ideas here have potential, though, and generally this was an enjoyable read.

I have not loved a book like this in so long. I couldn't put it down. It takes you out of this world and into Noah and Grace's world. This isn't a typical love story. There's pain, sorrow, trials, distance but all those swirling around love. Love that started at the age of 6 and 7 years old. I laughed, smiled, and cried. Wonderful book!

I almost quit on this book, but I ended up being glad I didn’t.

Grace and Noah met when she was six and he was seven years old, Their friendship began in Grace’s backyard tree fort and grew from innocent adventures in the woods into young love and sexual exploration, spurred on by Noah and his far more worldly upbringing.

From the beginning. Grace’s loving caring parents encouraged their friendship, knowing that Noah’s drug addicted parents weren’t giving him the care he needed. But then it becomes apparent their relationship is moving into more serious territory than two young teenagers should be, a tragic incident happens with Noah’s family, and the two are separated.

Four years later, they are reunited and neither’s feeling have lessened. They spend several happy months getting to know each other again. But then another tragic event happens, and this time Grace makes the choice to push Noah away. However, Noah isn’t deterred.

Life without Grace was… planning all the ways to get her back. N.P.

There were several reasons why I almost put this book in my DNF pile. For the first half of the book multiple things didn’t work for me, starting with the odd writing style.

Starting out, there is what seems like a journal entry, signed by N.P. But these entries, supposedly written by Noah, are far too mature sounding to be penned by a seven year old. These “journal entries” are throughout the book and give us a quick glimpse into Noah’s thoughts and feelings - which I was grateful for - but again, the maturity of the writing didn’t match the supposed author, until he was much older.

The rest of the book is told by the heroine of the book, and it’s a strange type of storytelling because you think it’s a recollection, but it sorta seems like she’s telling the story as a six year old. But the conversations she’s having with Noah aren’t really realistic - six and seven year olds don’t talk the way they did. And I just found the writing style...odd. It’s the only way I can describe what I thought of the writing. Add in the fact that this was a very rough draft of the book (even by ARC standards) with a lot of strange formatting and words clumped together, and it was not an easy book to read.

The next thing that made me almost DNF this book was the graphic descriptions of the hero and heroine’s burgeoning sexuality with each other. At the age of 13. Look, I’m not naive. I know it happens that young. But I have teenagers and reading about kids that young was just uncomfortable. It could have been sweet, but with Noah’s advanced knowledge about sex (gleaned from watching porn films and parties where his parents and their friends were all stoned), it just seemed like he and Grace weren’t on equal footing in the exploration of a physical relationship. And again…THEY WERE 13.

But once they got older, and life got complicated for Noah and Grace, and the writing finally seemed to match their ages, this book was really good. Yes, there was lots drama of soap opera proportions, but it made for some quick turning of the Kindle pages. I loved how determined Noah was to get Grace back, in spite of her cutting herself off from him. The book started out rather slow, but at the end didn’t get bogged down during the last four years they were apart. The epilogue was a satisfying look at Noah and Grace’s happily-ever-after. It was a great ending to a story I wasn’t sure I was going to get through, but I’m glad I did.

* thank you to NetGalley and Michelle Gross for providing an ARC in exchange for an honest review

3.5 stars - and here's why. The storyline itself is a solid 5. It was beautiful and heartbreaking and heartwarming. It's a tale of true love found early in life, that could do nothing but grow. Our hero, Noah, is the embodiment of love. His feelings for Grace never wavered. He knew what he wanted, and what he was willing to do to deserve her, even so far as letting her go when that is what she needed. This isn't just a second chance romance, it's a third chance romance that that's them through their early years and into their twenties.

So that sounds like it should be a five star favorite, but this was a case of the story outshining the writing. I realize what I read was uncorrected copy, and I can only hope there was lots of editing that happened after the fact. There were so many issues with missed words, run on sentences, bad grammar, etc. It detracted so much from the overall reading experience. I also had some issues with how young these two were when they experienced their sexual awakening, and it made me feel a bit creepy. And do not get me started with how such a young boy/man would even known how to be such a giving and talented lover right out of the gate. I "suppose" it could happen. Young adult is not my favorite genre, because I guess I'm far enough away from that age to have forgotten what it's like to make such silly mistakes...the unnecessary drama and angst...the misunderstandings and assumptions because there is no communication.

All in all - I absolutely loved the storyline, but the writing itself needs some work.

I received an arc copy of this book from Net Galley in exchange for my honest opinion of it. This book was amazing and I could not put it down. The friendship, love and chemistry between Noah and Grace was just amazing. Following their life story from age 6 to adults was perfect!

Such a sweet, amazing book omg. Amazing is an understatement for this book. From the beginning to the end I loved each part. I got all emotions from this book. I cried, I laughed, I got angry and cried some more.
This book is the only book that has ever made me cry my eyes out. I need to find me a Noah out there!

OMG, Grace and Noah (especially) made me swoon so hard. I loved how real this story was. I could totally relate to and remember the awkward feelings they were starting to have for each other when they became teenagers. I loved that Noah always knew exactly what he wanted and never gave up on. This book made me laugh, snort, cry, blush, swoon...everything! I felt all the feels with this and I especially liked the epilogue. Seriously, such a wonderful story from beginning to end and I couldn't put it down!!

ARC provided by NetGalley.

'Call from Grace' is a mature read that follows the sprouting friendship of Grace and Noah which blossomed from a discovery in a coveted tree-house when they were six and seven into high school and finally adulthood. Their connection is intense and heartfelt in such a way that one would forget that they are dealing with children, not adults. I will admit there were a few scenes where I had to backtrack to confirm what age Noah and Grace were, simply because their maturity, while so young took away from the story's authenticity. There is something to be said about an appropriate amount of innocence and naivety from ages six to sixteen. With that said, there remains so many unforgettable moments that are heart wrenching and endearing. This is my first read by this author and I am taken by her style of making the reader truly feel every emotion her characters portray.

Fall From Grace has a beautiful, haunting cover. Between the cover and the blurb, I had to read it.


Best friends
Neighbors
First Love

It has all the components of a sweet coming of age story. And yet, it may be partially sweet but it has a whole lot of hurt, loss, and grief. Fall From Grace is definitely a mature readers only book. It handles some very tense situations.

This book tells the story of Noah and Grace. The two met when Grace was six years old. Throughout their childhood and into their teenage years they were inseparable. Unfortunately there were some obstacles they had to overcome, but this was a wonderful story of young love.

Excellent emotional, breathtaking, beautiful storyline! This is the first book I've read by this author, but it won't be the last -- I'm interested to see what she comes up with next -- I don't want to ruin it for anyone so I'm not going to give anything away -- just suggest that you give this a chance if you love emotional, heartfelt, soul-searching, intense love stories because this one hits on all those points! A definite recommend for me. I voluntarily read and reviewed an ARC for NetGalley.

This was a lovely story about two people ho was destined to be together,even if life troughs you some curve balls. You will fallow them through life, from the first meeting. It was a heart felt story and I can see my self reading more books from this author.

A story that spans their short lifetime, Fall From Grace is emotionally charged, with depth of character and heart-warmingly passionate too. I was kept engrossed throughout the entire book and recommend this to anyone who enjoys a deeply meaningful story friends who become so much more.