What a phenomenal debut novel from Loretta Rothschild!
It's hard to say much about the plot without giving things away that should be experienced as you read, so to avoid ruining any of the many surprises I'll just say that Finding Grace explores themes of love, grief, and the cascading effects of keeping secrets. While some of the twists were easy to see coming, others totally blindsided me. The characters have depth, and Rothschild does an excellent job of drawing you into their lives and making you care how things turn out. I couldn't put this book down (finished it in a day).

From the opening sentence to the shocking first chapter, this book immediately thrilled me. I love that the synopsis is intentionally vague, because any more information would spoil the ingenious plot. Go into this one blind!

Honor appears to have it all: she cherishes her precious daughter, Chloe, and her charming and handsome husband, Tom, despite the fact that he is a workaholic. Still, Honor is desperate for another child. Years down the line, Tom makes a decision that nobody anticipated. Was it the right one?

This book is part family drama, part literary fiction and part romance. I couldn’t put it down. I’m still thinking about the characters even after I finished the book. An absolutely stunning debut from Loretta Rothschild!

Many thanks to the publisher for providing an advanced copy in exchange for my honest review. All opinions are my own.

I’m going to keep this short & sweet, so as not to give anything away. This debut novel by Loretta Rothschild was an intense emotional ride. If you like you’re feelings & your whole ism put through the ringer, then this is the read for you

Thank you to St. Martin’s Press and NetGalley for an advance readers copy of this book.

“Finding Grace” has multiple meanings in this sad, sweet book, narrated in the first person by the ghost of a young mother as she watches her husband cope with losing her and their child.

Honor, 33, tells us at the book’s beginning that she has had five miscarriages, gone through medical menopause, and still longs for another child. A lonely, only child herself, she wants her little girl to have a sibling. Her strong marriage to Tom is tested by her obsession, because he feels she isn’t enjoying what she has.

Basic to the plot are deep, common, concerns around infertility, surrogacy, egg donation, and single parenting. This is also a tale of long and loving relationships with friends.

While Honor and Tom are among the “beautiful people,” young, wealthy, and successful in different professions, the feelings described transcend the stereotypes associated with what looks like a glittering life from the outside.

This is a page-turner, and something of a tear-jerker, with a strange but satisfying love story, full of grief and coincidence; people losing one love and finding another; and sweet young children central to the plot. Although most people may not relate to the privileges that make this story possible, the emotions, self-scrutiny, and decisions made seem deep and genuine.

This is a beautifully written story filled with heartbreak, love, & unexpected consequences of our choices.
This story will stay with you long after you finish the final page .

I was not properly prepared for this book. Although I think that this is actually a book best not prepared for. Go in blind if you can. The twists and turns make everything more interesting.

But I felt that this book was a like a reverse rollercoaster where everything happened at the beginning and end and the middle was kind of blah. I will say that the premise was very unique and creative, it just fell a little flat for me.

Love, loss, secrets, hope.

This book packs a lot in. I am not sure I liked any of the characters, but the story was well written and kept me interested.


Thank you NetGalley and publisher for the dARC of this work in exchange for my honest review.

Finding Grace by Loretta Rothschild is a romance with a little different twist. In this book the spirit of the deceased wife takes an active voice in telling the story.

Thank you to St. Martin’s Press and NetGalley for an ARC of this absolutely bananas book!

Finding Grace is one of those books that you can’t talk about too much without giving it all away. The end of the first chapter is absolutely shocking and the rest of the book is deeply uncomfortable and baffling. The writing was spot on and the whole concept was new and intriguing, yet I still find myself happy to be done with it as the story just leaves you feeling unsettled. Lastly, I really liked thinking about the symbolism in the two FMCs names. I will recommend to those that I know like a twisty book with deeply flawed (and some deeply unhinged) characters.

Absolutely loved this book. I read it in less than a day. Loretta Rothschild does a phenomenal job with a very original premise. Honor is the primary narrator, watching her widowed husband, Tom, try to keep going after a devastating loss. I loved the community of Tom, Lauren, Annie. Collette, and Grace with each of their unique voices. I will be definitely be recommending this to others. This book speaks the truth about love, life, grief and honesty.

Thank you Net Galley and St, Martin's Press for the ARC.

What a fantastic debut! The first chapter had me absolutely gripped. It was an absolute rollercoaster. With themes of love, grief, marriage, parenthood, and friendship I think anyone would find something to love in this story. I caught myself gasping throughout. I cannot say enough good things about this novel. Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for my ARC.

Heartbreaking but also uplifting. A debut novel that I couldn’t put down. This is a story of a family torn apart by an unthinkable tragedy and the second chance the main character Tom has to start over again. But how this may happen is where the author shines. I highly recommend this thought provoking novel. Thanks to Dt. Martin’s Press & Netgalley for this arc.

Finding Grace* by Loretta Rothschild - eBook ARC provided by NetGalley

Every now and then, I like to step outside my typical reading lane and wander into unfamiliar territory—and Finding Grace was exactly the kind of unexpected detour I needed to keep the dreaded reading slump at bay.

Told from the perspective of a narrator who has already died (yes, really), this novel walks a delicate line between heartbreak and healing, truth and deception. At the center of it all is Tom, a man trying to rebuild his life after a devastating loss, and Grace, a woman with more ties to his past than she—or he—is initially willing to admit. There’s grief, there’s longing, and yes, there’s a wildly questionable decision that will have you internally yelling at Tom while still weirdly rooting for him. It’s messy in all the right ways.

What really worked for me were the characters—they're emotionally raw but still relatable, and I found myself pulled into their story surprisingly quickly. The writing strikes a balance between literary depth and readability, with just enough tension to keep you turning the pages late into the night.

Is it a perfect book? No. But it’s an emotionally honest, twisty exploration of love, loss, and forgiveness that sticks with you. And sometimes, that’s exactly the kind of story that deserves a place on your shelf.

Apologies in advance for a vague review, I do not want to give anything away! What an incredible debut though! I loved that the description gives very little away, but that very early in the book you will find that your jaw drops and that the tears are flowing. The characters are incredible - so real that you believe they are sitting next to you. The emotions flow effortlessly. The story is unique and you never know what to expect on the next page. The writing is beautiful, despite the heartbreak. It is about another chance at life and love. Discovering yourself even when experiencing the worst that life has to offer. The book made me think from start to finish and despite the tears that flowed, I am so glad that I read this incredible debut.

Thank you netgalley for my advanced reader copy.

I couldn't put my Kindle down once I started reading this book. Great story! Told in two POVs.

Honor and Tom had a marriage that people envied. Honor's a successful children's book author. She is still deeply in love with her workaholic husband, Tom. They have a 4 year old daughter, Chloe, that is the light of their lives. Even though Honor has everything she could possibly want, the one thing she can't have is another child. She's had five miscarriages. When Honor decides to use an egg donor for her surrogate, she researches the candidates for months; finally picking the right one. She's everything Honor would want.

Spending Christmas in Paris is a tradition Honor, Tom, and Chloe have been doing for years. Honor is on pins and needles waiting to hear if her surrogate is pregnant. But Tom wanted to focus only on Christmas and not talk about babies. That would be his biggest regret. When Honor and Chloe are killed by a suicide bomb in the lobby of their hotel, Tom doesn't want to live without them. But a few days after their funeral, he gets the news that his wife was waiting forever for.

Four years later, Tom accidentally gets a letter sent to the house made out to their anonymous donor. What he does afterwards, has consequences that will affect both him and their son, Henry.

If you were given a second chance at love, how far would you go to get it?

A must read!!

*I received an ARC by the publisher via NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

What a powerhouse debut! I found this book utterly gripping from start to finish, and just when I thought I knew where the story was going, I was treated to an unexpected twist or turn. I hesitate to share too much about the plot, as I think it could take away from the overall reading experience. Finding Grace is an exceptional exploration of grief, and a compelling family drama. I would recommend this to fans of Lisa Jewell or Alice Feeney, slightly less murder mystery, but incredibly unexpected plot twists nonetheless! Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for my gifted ARC!

Some people are just meant to write and Loretta Rothschild’s debut novel is proof that’s she is one of those people. Finding Grace was such an emotional read that looked at living life after tragedy and trying to navigate not being completely honest. I loved the point of view of the book and the characters that developed throughout the story.

If this is any indication of how Rothchild’s going to be as an author she may become an automatic buy for me. Thank you for Netgalley and the publishers for allowing me to read this advanced copy in exchange for my honest opinion.

Thank you NetGalley and publisher for an early copy in exchange for an honest review.

This was my first book by Loretta Rothschild, but it won’t be my last. The style of writing took me a while to get used to with the wife narrating everything, but once i started vibing with that, I flew through it.

I liked this a lot more than I was expecting, having gone in totally blind. I’m glad I did go in blind because I think knowing anything would have ruined the impact of the story. Everyone else is being very cryptic about the plot and it’s for a good reason so I can’t say very much either without spoiling it. There is a unique narrative device and for some reason it took me almost half the book to understand the point of it but once I got it, I really appreciated it. Some choices the characters made were frustrating but I also enjoyed seeing their growth throughout the story. This is a heavy story for a good while and it may not be the right book at the right time for people struggling through certain circumstances so make sure to research trigger warnings before diving in.

Buried secrets and unexpected twists make this a fast read.
Topics… loss, grief, infertility, egg donation, lies, second chances..
A very quick read!
Go in blind if possible!

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Thank you to Netgalley and St Martins Press for the Arc!