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drcoopa's review against another edition
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death
ehoots's review against another edition
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness and Child death
franklola's review
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
You will cry and cry and cry and cry.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Death, Adult/minor relationship, Child death, and Police brutality
Moderate: Abandonment and Infidelity
Minor: Gaslighting, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Eating disorder, and Bullying
elizabethwb's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I received an advanced reader copy of this book from publishers Henry Holt via a June 2023 Goodreads giveaway. Amazing Grace Adams is more than simply amazing. She's full of emotion, love, confusion, and humanity. What Fran Littlewood has done in this, her debut novel, is to slowly unravel what has brought Grace, her husband, and her teenage daughter to where they are now. This is a drama with a flair of mystery. It begins with a Grace who is simply fed up and ends with showing us 16 years of Grace's life and the trials and tragedy that brought the family from happiness to misery and back again to clarity. It shows us the breakdown of relationships when communication and honesty end and how they are reborn when those things are restored. Bravo to Littlewood for this work. It is amazing.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child death
heatherjo's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
3.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Child death
llothspeich's review against another edition
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
I like that the frenetic pace of the book mirrors the main characters unraveling.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Pedophilia, Child death, and Grief
Minor: Suicidal thoughts
emilycara's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship and Child death
victoriarosalesvt's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
The writing was good, and I liked how fast paste and short the chapters were, but it was just not what I was expecting
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship
Minor: Miscarriage, Death of parent, Infidelity, and Pregnancy
clotalksbooks's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
This is a tough one to review, as overall I did like it, and the narrator does a very good job. However, I did struggle a little.
The timelines shifting really confused me, and I would often forget where we were in time which made some scenes a tad confusing.
The pacing was a little jarring as well - some of the scenes we got barely any time with and I wanted a little more explanation. The day itself lasted forever and was the most infuriating part of the book. There were just too many events that happened on that day and Grace's reaction to each was a little...befuddling.
I think this may be better if I were to reread it now knowing what happens so I can pay more attention to the detail. Because despite the criticism, the characters are interesting, there is a lot of depth, and it really explores grief in an illuminating way.
I'm not a mother, but it has certainly made me reflect on my relationship with my mum.
Overall, good, but I think I would have preferred it if told linearly.
The timelines shifting really confused me, and I would often forget where we were in time which made some scenes a tad confusing.
The pacing was a little jarring as well - some of the scenes we got barely any time with and I wanted a little more explanation. The day itself lasted forever and was the most infuriating part of the book. There were just too many events that happened on that day and Grace's reaction to each was a little...befuddling.
I think this may be better if I were to reread it now knowing what happens so I can pay more attention to the detail. Because despite the criticism, the characters are interesting, there is a lot of depth, and it really explores grief in an illuminating way.
I'm not a mother, but it has certainly made me reflect on my relationship with my mum.
Overall, good, but I think I would have preferred it if told linearly.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief and Child death
Moderate: Sexual content and Child abuse
bookedwithbonnie's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Such an infuriating way to tell a really good story.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Child death