I’ve read all of Phoebe Fox’s books in her Break-up Doctor series. I was expecting something similar with this new book, “A Little bit of Grace”. It was actually quite different from her previous books but nonetheless, an enjoyable story.
I found the writing to be excellent as usual from Ms. Fox. I also enjoyed the flow of the story and her sensitivity in working through a variety of difficult issues.
My one issue with the book is something that I always mention when it happens in a book that I review. That is when the book blurb and the story don’t match up well.
In this case, the book blurb portrays this story as one about Grace McAdams, who, in the course of picking up the pieces of her life, discovers a relative with a controversial past. I expected the book to be mostly about Grace but it turns out to be quite a bit about the relative and how Grace feels about her family’s reaction to this relative.
I don’t want to give away the story but the controversial nature of the individuals past is less so today but still something that brings up discussions. I’m not delving into that but rather I wish the book blurb gave more of a hint about the dual nature of the book – it is more than a little bit about Grace but it is also considerably more about her relative as well.
I was provided a digital advance reader copy of this book by the publisher via Netgalley.
