diff --git a/src/Exceptions/NotionException.php b/src/Exceptions/NotionException.php
index f33689d..000c62b 100644
--- a/src/Exceptions/NotionException.php
+++ b/src/Exceptions/NotionException.php
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 namespace FiveamCode\LaravelNotionApi\Exceptions;
 
 use Illuminate\Http\Client\Response;
+use Throwable;
 
 /**
  * Class NotionException
@@ -33,8 +34,22 @@ public static function instance(string $message, array $payload = []): NotionExc
      */
     public static function fromResponse(Response $response): NotionException
     {
+        $responseBody = json_decode($response->getBody()->getContents(), true);
+
+        $errorCode = $errorMessage = "";
+        if (array_key_exists("code", $responseBody)) {
+            $errorCode = "({$responseBody["code"]})";
+        }
+
+        if (array_key_exists("code", $responseBody)) {
+            $errorMessage = "({$responseBody["message"]})";
+        }
+
+        $message = "{$response->getReasonPhrase()}: {$errorCode} {$errorMessage}";
+
         return new NotionException(
-            $response->getReasonPhrase(), 0,
+            $message,
+            0,
             $response->toException()
         );
     }
diff --git a/tests/NotionExceptionTest.php b/tests/NotionExceptionTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..61717ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/NotionExceptionTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace FiveamCode\LaravelNotionApi\Tests;
+
+use FiveamCode\LaravelNotionApi\Exceptions\NotionException;
+use Notion;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Http;
+
+/**
+ * Class HandlingExceptionTest
+ * @package FiveamCode\LaravelNotionApi\Tests
+ */
+class NotionExceptionTest extends NotionApiTest
+{
+
+    /** @test */
+    public function it_throws_a_notion_exception_with_detailed_message_from_response()
+    {
+
+        Http::fake([
+            'https://api.notion.com/v1/blocks/d092140ce4e549bf9915fb8ad43d1699d/children*'
+            => Http::response(
+                json_decode(file_get_contents("tests/stubs/endpoints/blocks/response_children_invalid_uuid_400.json"), true),
+                400,
+                ['Headers']
+            )
+        ]);
+
+        $this->expectException(NotionException::class);
+        $this->expectExceptionMessage("Bad Request: (validation_error) (path failed validation: path.id should be a valid uuid, instead was");
+
+        \Notion::block("d092140ce4e549bf9915fb8ad43d1699d")->children()->asCollection();
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/tests/stubs/endpoints/blocks/response_children_invalid_uuid_400.json b/tests/stubs/endpoints/blocks/response_children_invalid_uuid_400.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..764f781
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/stubs/endpoints/blocks/response_children_invalid_uuid_400.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+  "object": "error",
+  "status": 400,
+  "code": "validation_error",
+  "message": "path failed validation: path.id should be a valid uuid, instead was `\"d092140ce4e549bf9915fb8ad43d1699d\"`."
+}
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