What an excellent written thriller. It kept me wondering if it was a group or an individual behind it all. I couldn’t put this book down. If you’re looking for a mystery to introduce you into the genre, this is a great option. You have Sarah, an attorney who is is trying to handle a custody battle, a nanny who was murdered, and a character who won’t speak. Overall kept you on your toes and i makes you second guess your own theories.

I recently read House of Glass by Sarah Pekkanen. I have read and enjoyed several books from this author, so I'm always excited when she has a new offering. In this book, we follow Stella, an attorney who advises the court on what is in the best interest of a child during custody battles. Stella has suffered her share of childhood trauma so tries not to take the cases of young kids, not wanting to reawaken bad memories of her own. This time is different, she accepts this case as a favor, and meets Rose, a nine-year-old girl. Not only are Rose's parents divorcing but she was present when her nanny fell to her death from a third-floor window. While the police suspect multiple people for the nanny's demise, they can't prove anything, admitting that it may well have been an accident. To help Rose, Stella tries to figure out the mystery of the nanny. Naturally, she wouldn't want to advise the court to give custody of the young girl to a murderer.

This book is pure thriller. It is engrossing right from the beginning and hard to put down until the end, leaving the reader with heavy book hangover. The characters are clear, yet complicated, nobody is one dimensional. Very helpful as the reader's suspicion is moved from one person to the next. The plot shoots straight through making for a quick, entertaining novel. The heart-pounding ending is deeply satisfying. Loved it and am ready for the next!

Many thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for their generous copy of House of Glass. I have been honored to give you my views.

Stella Hudson is a best interest attorney, Her job entails her to be appointed to serve as counsel for children in custody cases. When she agrees to take on a case for a friend she is paired with 9 year old Rose. A young girl who witnessed the death of her nanny in her large mansion. Following that trauma, Rose became mute.

Stella reluctantly begins visiting the family. She realizes very quickly that there is more than what meets the eye. The family is rapidly making changes and replacing the glass windows in the home. Rose seems almost catatonic at times and very much engaged at other times. Stella is just not sure.

Add in a police investigator searching for answers and Stella's own traumatic past and you have a true thriller - creepy, tense and moving speedily to an end you could not guess!
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This was a page turner for me. I couldn’t put it down. The author’s writing in this was so captivating it had me on edge the entire time. The character development was great. I found the first half more of a slow burn that picked up towards the end. I thought I had it figured out but the twists kept proving me wrong.

“House of Glass” had me hooked from the first chapter – I couldn’t put this book down! The story follows Stella, a Best Interest Attorney in her attempt to help 9 year-old Rose in the midst of her parent’s divorce and after witnessing the murder of her nanny. There are so many twists and turns in the story and as much as I typically try to guess a book’s plot as I read, this book was pleasantly unpredictable. I recommend this book for those who love a good mystery! Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for the eArc.

Really enjoyed this book. Love that the characters can be unreliable and evasive. Ending was fantastic but you do start to figure out what is going to happen. I was really entertained through the whole book and literally read it in one day.

This author’s books are always a hit, and she definitely did not disappoint with this one.

At the heart of the story is Rose, a 9 year old with traumatic mutism after@three death of her nanny. Rose’s parents are divorcing, and the court has appointed Stella to decide who should have full physical custody. In the midst of trying to decide what option is healthier for Rose, Stella is trying to figure out what happened to the nanny.

I loved all the twists and turns this story took me on, and it was a book I did not want to put down.

Giving three stars because it was well written and good storyline. It read at a good pace but wasn’t a drop everything to find out what happens next feeling.

House of Glass grabs you right from the beginning, and keeps you guessing until the end. I have read other books by this author and House of Glass did not disappoint. Thank you NetGalley for the advanced copy.

Thanks Netgalley for the advanced reading copy of House of Glass by Sarah Pekkanen.
Another thrilling book full of layers..Stella is assigned to determine who gets custody of Rose in a bitter divorce. There are many circumstances that Stella needs to make sense of. For instance, who killed the nanny, why Rose refuses to speak and why she gets spine chilling vibes when she walks into the Barkley home. She is also dealing with her own childhood traumas. This is so tightly wound up that when everything is revealed, get ready. Brava Sarah Pekkanen on another masterful book.

“House of Glass” is a thriller by Sarah Pekkanen. I’m often hit or miss with Ms. Pekkanen’s book, but for me she hit this one out of the ball park. This has two storylines - one the thriller/mystery and the other mainly a self-discovery/mystery. Clues are dropped along the way for both stories, though I preferred the current case storyline more than the introspective one - but both were good storylines. Plus the title - how incredibly fitting for both stories! One of the things I liked was that the child in the thriller storyline was portrayed not as “an evil kid just ‘cause” - there was depth and while I had an inkling of “who might’ve done it” early on, I still liked wondering “am I incorrect” while reading this book. Strong recommend if thrillers and Ms. Pekkanen’s writing is your thing.

I'm a big fan of Sarah Pekkanen and this might be my favorite book of hers yet. It follows my favorite narrative format, where the protagonist slowly unpeels the layers of something suspicious. Packed with twists and red herrings, House of Glass ensures that the reader is constantly questioning their own theories.

I was given this book by NetGalley for an honest review-
Wow! What a book! After the wife discovers her husband had an affair with the nanny they decide to get a divorce. Stella is called in to help with the determination of custody.
When the nanny falls out the window and is thought to have been murdered - the question arises of who would want her dead. Rose the little girl can’t talk or won’t talk, In visiting with the family everyone appears to be a suspect- mom, dad, grandma and even Rose. Who did it. Why? Is Stella in danger? Who will get custody.?

Brilliant!!! Wow I loved everything about this book. What a puzzle, not knowing myself who was responsible kept me guessing throughout the whole book. The characters were written perfectly and the story was intertwined do well made it an unputdownable book

Thanks to the author,the publisher and Netgalley for an early release of this book.

This is my 6th book by Sarah Pekkanen and I do think it’s her best to date! I love how she tells a story and I loved how all the characters came together at the end. Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this widget in exchange for my honest review. I could not put it down!!!

Thank you NetGalley for the advanced reader copy of House of Glass by Sarah Pekkanen!

I LOVED this book! It was a heart thumping page turner. I stayed up until 2:30 am because I could not put it down.

Stella needs to figure out which parent should get custody of Rose who saw her nanny dead from falling out a window. Rose has gone mute from the experience. The family seems to have something to hide and made me fearful just reading it.

At the same time Stella is going through a divorce and trying to deal with her own childhood trauma.

I will recommend this book and hope to find more to read by this author!

It felt so good to have a thriller that I just ate right up! I have read a few books by Sarah Pekkanen, more so the ones she co-authored with Greer Hendricks so I was excited to read this ARC from Netgalley. I'm rarely able to physically read a book due to my eyesight, but with my Kindle set to a large font, I could not put this one down!

House of Glass follows Stella Hudson as a best interest attorney as she determines which parent in an ugly divorce should have custody of their nine-year-old girl, Rose Barclay. However, the young girl had possibly witnessed the death (ahem, possible murder) of her nanny and no longer speaks. Stella has experiences with trauma and traumatic mutism from her own childhood so she agrees to take on this case even though Rose is younger than her regular clients.

This fast-paced whodunit has you constantly guessing as to who possibly murdered the nanny and doubting the mother, the father, the grandmother, and even Rose herself. During this time, you also get to know Stella as she slowly tries to uncover the details of her own trauma. Sarah Pekkanen ramps up the suspense with an atmosphere of danger up to the very end. The ending had me in tears as I truly loved some of these characters.

If I want to guarantee a 5 star read I go directly to Sarah Pekkanen.

My well nurtured obsession began when I discovered The Ever After, many moons ago. I fed this obsession along the way with Gone Tonight.

And then I got my greedy little paws on House of Glass, and my life has never been the same.

Shook..

That was one heck of a twist!!!!

Is that what the kids are saying these days? That’s exactly how I am feeling. How is it even possible that each book blows my mind but the one to follow is even better !

If you haven’t read a Sarah Pekkanen, book I actually envy you, you have 3 incredible books to read that will blow your mind.

Teaser :

On the outside they were the golden family with the perfect life. On the inside they built the perfect lie.

A young nanny who plunged to her death, or was she pushed? A nine-year-old girl who collects sharp objects and refuses to speak. A lawyer whose job it is to uncover who in the family is a victim and who is a murderer. But how can you find out the truth when everyone here is lying?

Rose Barclay is a nine-year-old girl who witnessed the possible murder of her nanny - in the midst of her parent's bitter divorce - and immediately stopped speaking. Stella Hudson is a best interest attorney, appointed to serve as counsel for children in custody cases. She never accepts clients under thirteen due to her own traumatic childhood, but Stella's mentor, a revered judge, believes Stella is the only one who can help.

From the moment Stella passes through the iron security gate and steps into the gilded, historic DC home of the Barclays, she realizes the case is even more twisted, and the Barclay family far more troubled, than she feared. And there's something eerie about the house itself: It's a plastic house, with not a single bit of glass to be found.

As Stella comes closer to uncovering the secrets the Barclays are desperate to hide, danger wraps around her like a shroud, and her past and present are set on a collision course in ways she never expected. Everyone is a suspect in the nanny's murder. The mother, the father, the grandmother, the nanny's boyfriend. Even Rose. Is the person Stella's supposed to protect the one she may need protection from?

Rating 4.5 stars. This psychological thriller by Sarah Pekkanen is gripping from the first page to the last. The story follows Stella, a Best Interest Attorney, who is trying to help a 9 year old girl in a custody battle after witnessing her nanny’s death. Stella needs to figure out if the nanny was murdered and by who, and everyone is a suspect (even the little girl), while battling her own childhood demons.

This is a book that is impossible to put down until you’ve finished and will keep you guessing the whole time. I was impressed with the character development, and enjoyed the growth we saw in Stella throughout the story. While I wasn’t blown away by the ending, I did not know for sure what the ending would be until we got there. This was my first book by the author, and I can’t wait to add a few more of her books to my reading list.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for my very first ARC!

Stella is a best interest attorney, responsible for determining the living/custody situation for children in divorce cases. Rose is Stella’s newest client, a 9-year-old girl who witnessed the death (and possible murder) of her nanny in the middle of her parents’ divorce and is now not speaking. As soon as Stella takes on Rose as her client, she realizes there is much more to this case than she initially thought.

This was a compelling read. The twists caught me off guard, but were believable, which is exactly what I look for in a thriller!