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Amazing Grace Adams by Fran Littlewood

3 reviews

sytaylor's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Death, Toxic relationship, Violence, Police brutality, Grief, and Pregnancy

Minor: Cancer, Cursing, Infidelity, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

prairieraven's review

dark emotional funny sad fast-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

3.25

Wish this book came with reader warnings for trauma responses (which start to happen part way through the book) starts out a bit fun, but as time goes on the story becomes wildly unhinged, and switches from amusing to beyond heartbreaking. 

Not sure of this story affected me more because I'm a parent of children/some now adults, or because I have my own traumas and mental health issues. The main characters are all flawed like real people and make the best and worst decisions like we all do. 

I read this all in one sitting, started at 11pm and finished at 2 am. The storyline hooks start early with this one and pull all the way through. Heartbreaking all the way through to the end.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Death, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Classism

camchorse's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad tense medium-paced

2.5

Fran Littlewood's debut book uses a triple timeline format to chronicle what has led Grace Adams to the place of desperation she now finds herself in.  Her daughter's 16th birthday has given her a reason to prove that she is still amazing and worthy of love.  Unfortunately, despite Grace's best intentions, her journey to help her daughter celebrate her birthday is riddled with a series of unfortunate events.  

The timeline jumps back and forth between 2002, four months before now and now.  The previous time periods explain how Grace has ended up in her current predicament.  I found the frequent jumping back and forth to be a little confusing.  I could not always keep the details straight and the some of the situations Grace found herself in seemed to be far fetched.  

Readers who enjoyed Where'd You Go, Bernadette? and Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine will likely enjoy this one too.  I found myself feeling impatient with the chaos surrounding Grace whether it was warranted or not.  

Be sure to check the trigger warnings before reading this one.  

Thanks to the Macmillan Audio Influencer Program for an ARC in exchange for my honest opinion!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Blood, Vomit, Grief, and Pregnancy