Loretta Rothschild wastes no time pulling you into this story. After its shocking beginning, the story slows down, following a widower as he raises his son and tries to move on from an unspeakable tragedy.

I enjoyed this beautifully written story. The plot moves along at a comfortable pace, and the characters are well developed and relatable.

I look forward to reading more by this author.

Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for the opportunity to read and review this ARC.

This book was a rollercoaster ride of emotions. Most of it felt like watching a very fiery car crash in slow motion, but I was invested the entire time. The storyline is original and interesting, but I did feel the ending wrapped up a little too neatly and quickly. Overall, a phenomenal debut!

Thank you #Netgalley for the advanced copy!

What an interesting read! I found this book very unique and I became immediately invested. Loved the overall story and how there was light after a tragedy, spun with a unique overarching narrator. I thought the story line came together nicely, even while spanning over so many years. It shows grief, love, friendships, parenting all from both positive and negative experiences.

This is a story of love, loss, grief, forgiveness and new beginnings. You will have your jaw dropping in shock one moment dumbfounded by the turn of events! This is definitely a good book to go in blind because so much of the story is a spoiler if told beforehand.

It will make you question your own beliefs in terms of what is right and wrong. How far will we go to keep our secrets hidden? Is there any coming back from it when we are exposed? Love always wins out in the end.

This book was hard to get interested in. It bounced around time periods and was hard to follow. I did not finish it

It’s hard for me to believe this is a debut novel. Beautifully written with wonderful characters who surprise you in ways both good and bad throughout the story. It was also written from an interesting point of view but one that I found to be exactly right.
Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC ebook. It’s definitely one I would recommend.

This debut novel reminded me a bit of The Lovely Bones as the narrator is dead. I was completely shocked in the opening pages. Certainly wasn’t expecting that! Lots of topics are addressed here, the heartache of infertility and the stress it can put on couples, surrogacy, grief. New love. The author weaves them together into a compelling narrative. Recommended for public libraries. .

I will say, the cover initially drew my attention, but I'm glad to report that the story beyond it was just as intriguing. The characters were flawed but well developed and as a character-driven reader, I really enjoyed that. The story moved a little slowly at times, but overall, a worthwhile and thoughtful read!

I am not sure what I was expecting but this was a very sad book to read. Though it was beautifully written, it was just so tragic and a bit hard to read. It was so uniquely written.

Nope.

Nope. Nope. Nope.

People who behave like Tom should not get happily ever afters. He had every opportunity to do the right thing MULTIPLE times and he chose to double down on the lies instead. He doesn't deserve for Grace to come back to him, and he doesn't deserve to be forgiven for what he's done. There is not a universe in which this story should have ended happily for him. And Grace's happily ever after should have been getting the hell away from this psycho. And yet here we are with all of Grace's women friends giving their blessing to the whole mess. Why? Why would you encourage your friend to go back to this guy?

And yet we're supposed to believe that the bad guy here is Lauren, who is the only person in the whole book who was looking out for Grace. Lauren, girl, you tried. I'm sorry no one listened to you.

Two stars instead of one because it did keep me reading, even though it was incredibly predictable and the characters are difficult to connect with. Hell, it took me half the book to figure out the difference in Lauren and Annie and which one was married to Oliver. And that narration is . . . a choice. I lost count of how many times I forgot who was narrating and had to do a double-take because a sentence made no sense for a second until I remembered. So needless and so distracting.

Thanks, NetGalley, I appreciate the eARC. But you could have kept this one.

What an incredible debut! So tragic, beautiful, enthralling. I couldn't wait to find out how it ended. Without spoiling the story, please read it because you won't be sorry.

Thank you so much to St. Martin's Press and NetGalley for my ARC!

A 5 star debut for Loretta Rothschild. Holy smokes this book broke my heart from the jump. I went into this completely blind, and I wasn’t expecting to feel everything I felt reading this. We read the story from the view of Honor. Without giving away a major plot point, we read in Honors POV about her husband Tom, her son Henry, and choices Tom has made that alter their lives forever. I truly felt like the writing and story telling in this book is some of the best I’ve read. The first few chapters shattered me, in such a real way I at times felt like I couldn’t breathe. Tom is such a flawed character but you really root for him as he has endured so much pain, you want him to be happy, but also want to just shout at him so many times. The topic of infertility is very present in the book as well. This book deals with heartbreak, grief, falling in love, and what we will do once we have lost everything. Definitely recommend this book and a box of tissues with it.

Major thanks to the author, St Martins Press, and NetGalley for the read!

4.5/5 Stars! Thank you NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for this eARC of Finding Grace by Loretta Rothschild.

This is my first book by this author and she delivered! I've been going down this sad and scary rollercoaster lately and am SO glad I got the chance to read this. This had a lot of emotions and especially on grief. There was a lot of character building and you just grow to love them and the story.

Was hook from page one (more like chapter one)! I will definitely be checking out this author in the future. Beautifully done and may have made me shed a small tear...

I truly loved "Finding Grace." I have been craving reading something deep and emotional, and this book hit the spot for sure. The characters were developed so well and I found myself wanting to learn more and more about them. You absolutely have to read this book. 5 stars!

This was such a great debut novel about grief. I went in totally blind, and I feel like that was the best way to go into this book. The last chapter was a bit cheesy for me, but overall I really enjoyed this!

Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for sending me this book!

Finding Grace is a beautifully written, deeply emotional novel that explores the complexities of love, family, and the choices that shape our lives. Loretta Rothschild creates characters that feel real—flawed, relatable, and navigating struggles that many will recognize.

Honor’s longing for another baby and the strains of her marriage set the stage for a heartbreaking turn of events. As time passes, the ripple effects of one life-changing decision weave two women’s lives together in unexpected ways. The story is layered with secrets, heartbreak, and the tension between old love and new beginnings.

Rothschild’s writing is immersive, pulling you into the emotions of her characters with rich detail and depth. The pacing is steady, though at times, the novel lingers a bit too long on certain internal struggles, making parts of the story feel drawn out. While some twists were predictable, the emotional weight behind them still hit hard.

Overall, Finding Grace is a compelling read that will resonate with those who enjoy thought-provoking, character-driven fiction. It’s a story about resilience, the past catching up with us, and the unexpected ways we find grace when we need it most.

My jaw physically dropped at the end of chapter one. I had to go back and re-read the last couple pages to make sure I was reading it correctly. This was set up to be such a tragically beautiful story but I couldn’t root for Tom.

Finding Grace by Loretta Rothschild was a nice surprise. I really enjoyed her debut novel. This story immediately took you down a very unexpected path in Chapter One. From there it had a few twist and turns which leads you to a very sweet story with a few moral lessons. Honesty and second chances win in the end. I really loved this story. I would definitely read this author again. Thank you to NetGalley for this ARC.

Honor has a daughter she adores and a husband, Tom, whom she loves, despite his propensity to work too much. But she’s become obsessed with having another child. Then a shocking event happens and everything changes and…if I say anything else, it’ll give away what that event is.
Just know, that when Grace enters the picture, the story becomes filled with secrets, deception, and some romance.

I really appreciated the concept of this book. I also liked the side characters -- especially Annie and Honor’s mother. And Lauren was a fascinating character; I never knew what she was going to say.

Unfortunately, I didn’t really care much about the main characters (Honor, Tom, and Grace). Honor grew on me the more the story went on, and Tom and Grace weren’t bad characters, they were just sort of blah. seems to have everything.

Thomas and Honor are a married couple with a beautiful four-year-old daughter. Honor is obsessed to have another child, due to fertility issues they turn to a surrogate. it has lots of twists and turns.