House of Glass by Sarah Pekkanen more than kept my attention. I started this book less than 24 hours ago, and I barely put it down.

Rose is a young girl that has faced a major trauma and now has traumatic mutism. Rose’s parents, Beth and Ian, are divorcing and fighting for custody of their only child. Because of the trauma, Rose has been removed from school and is being homeschooled by her paternal grandmother, Harriett, who lives with the family.

Stella is an attorney, who determines the best placement for children whose parents are fighting for their child’s custody.

Stella must delve into the lives of Rose, Beth, Ian and Harriett to decide which custody arrangement is in the best interest of Rose.

This task is difficult with Rose’s mutism, as well as parents and a grandma who appear to have an agenda.

Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for the advanced copy of House of Glass in exchange for my honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Compelling page-turner! Lots of little twists and just enough suspects to have me changing my mind up until the end. I had previously only read Sarah Pekkanen’s books co-authored with Greer Hendricks so this was fun to read one of her solo thrillers. It had a similar vibe and was just as enjoyable. Thank you to St Martins and NetGalley for the advanced copy in exchange for my honest review.

I have read all the books Sarah Pekkanen wrote with Greer Hendricks (so far) and enjoyed them so I was interested in reading one of her solo books. It did not disappoint! Truly a great psychological thriller but not just another "possibly sociopath child" story. It truly kept me guessing. Every time I thought I had something figured out, it would just be another layer of intrigue. I had to keep reading!

@sarahpekkanen has quickly become an auto-buy author for me, so I was very excited to receive an early copy of HOUSE OF GLASS to read. It did not disappoint!

The storytelling was exceptional and kept me flying through the pages. I also oved the multi-layered characters and their development throughout the book. The pacing was so well done – a slow burn but with so much suspense at every turn.

So much to love about this book. You won’t want to miss it.

My thanks to @stmartinspress and @netgalley for the opportunity to read and review this book before its publication date.

Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with this ARC to review.

Stella Hudson, a best interest attorney, has been given her most intriguing case yet. Rose, a young girl, witnessed the murder of her nanny who was also sleeping with her father. As a result, she is no longer speaking. Stella knows what that is like; she briefly stopped talking after the traumatic death of her mother when she was a child. However, as Stella begins to work with Rose, she realizes there is something more sinister at play. Soon she finds herself questioning whether Rose is the one who needs protecting or the actual villain.

This book has a slow start, but it adds to the tension throughout. Rose reads as an unsettling character from the beginning, giving off Damien vibes. Is she as terrifying as she seems, or is she misunderstood?

The well-intentioned Stella is smart and likable, but her traumatic past starts to bubble to the surface, distracting her at times. As a result, this subplot takes away from the main part of the story. There is so much going on with Rose’s family that adding a traumatic past for Stella is a little bit of overkill.

Overall, this book is hard to put down and the mystery aspect is solid. The author does a great job of building both suspense and an overall creepy feeling. The last section of the book gets a little bogged down with subplots, but fans of thrillers will enjoy this book.

4 solid stars!

I'm on the edge of my seat asking myself whoduneit? And as per usual, I did not guess right and there were some twists and turns I did not see coming. Long time fan of this author, and this one does not disappoint. I guarantee this is better as an audiobook and would add to the enjoyment of the book. At the end, you ask yourself, did I read that right? Did that really just happen? The pacing is just right to keep you hooked and saying, just one more chapter and you'll go to bed.

Thank you to Netgalley and St. Martin’s Press for the advanced reader’s copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

House of Glass is a tense thriller following our main character Stella who has been called on the case to help a 9 year old girl Rose through a difficult situation.

Rose’s parents are both fighting for full custody in the midst of a messy divorce, the judge has reached an Impasse due to recent events involving the suspicious death of Roses nanny, a case that has since gone cold due to lack of evidence.

The problem is either parent could be a killer, and Stella is facing the impossible task of finding the safest home for Rose to live in, something even the police couldn’t figure out.

It is clear from the first time Stella steps foot into Roses home that something isn’t right. She senses a dark presence within the home, an unnerving feeling she can’t seem to shake. The more time she spends on the case the more she realizes there’s more than two suspects, anybody could be the killer and she has to race to figure it out whilst also battling demons from her own past that have begun to resurface.

This is a bit of a slow burn but the tension is palpable from the very beginning, throughout. Rose gave me the creeps from the getgo, a traumatized mute young girl who has a habit of collecting sharp objects.

The setting is very ominous, a large estate void of any glass which seems to be harbouring an evil presence. A dysfunctional family keeping secrets and telling lies. Dark clouds overhead that seem to get closer and closer the more Stella is triggered by her own past traumas.

This is definitely a bingeable read and I enjoyed the sinister tones throughout. The author did a great job of making the writing contrast between menacing yet poetic.

Thank you to NetGalley and saint Martin’s press for an advanced copy!

Thank you so much to NetGalley for allowing me to read this ARC. I LOVED this book! I was on edge the whole time trying to figure out who the killer was. When I thought I figured it out, it took a whole turn and I didn’t see it coming!! I love a creepy/angry kid story and this was it!! Highly recommend!!

I received an ebook copy from NetGalley and the publisher.

I had read an earlier book by this author and remember that it packed quite a wallop, with a mid-book twist to end all twists that I did not see coming. I was interested to see what else this author had written.

Other reviewers have offered brief synopses of the plot and characters, and I will not repeat those here. I agree with those readers who could not put the book down, although I did actually manage to put it down when it was way past my bedtime. As is a usual thing with me, I did not guess whodunit until all was revealed at the end. The author tied up the loose ends quite nicely, not leaving the reader with unanswered questions. The protagonist had a personal twist at the very end which I found unnecessary to the overall story, and I gave the book 4 stars instead of 5 because of this.

Read through two sittings. It's a good page-turner. The twists keep readers on edge throughout the book and are original. The pacing is at the right speed, fast/slow enough for the reader to follow and understand, and still feel the tension. I like how the more the book advanced, the less Stella could trust the people around her, and it could be felt with the writing. I also liked how there were two intrigues, one with the own personal life of Stella and one with the Barclays at the same time. Nice, deep character development. I would recommend it to readers in general, not only mystery and thriller readers. It's a strong four stars.

What a creepy book! So atmospheric and twisty…I’d recommend this well paced psych thriller that kept me guessing until the end!

Thank you very much to Netgalley and St. Martin’s Press for the advanced reader’s copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

Best Interest Attorney Stella has quite a job ahead of her trying to determine which parent Rose should live with following her parent’s divorce. The more time she spends with each family member the more difficult the decision seems, especially with Rose’s trauma induced mutism that reminds Stella of her own traumatic childhood and makes her even more determined to help Rose. It seems like everyone, including Rose, has a hidden agenda and there are twists around every corner that will keep you guessing until the very end.

I had to go to work with 100 pages left in this book and I couldn’t get home fast enough to finish it!

I’ve truly loved every book of Sarah Pekkanens that I’ve read so far! She’s become an auto read author for me. With that being said, this wasn’t my favorite of hers but I still really enjoyed it.

Admittedly, the “evil child” trope is my least favorite trope so the fact that I still enjoyed this book, says a lot.

House of Glass follows Stella, a best interest attorney, as she tries to unravel what happened at the Barclay mansion when the nanny fell through a glass window. Between the unsettling house and the shadiness of all of the family members, including their daughter Rose, Stella has to uncover all of the twisted secrets.

This book sucked me in and didn’t let me go until I finished. I didn’t love the twist or the way some things were way too conveniently explained and wrapped up. I feel like a journal type POV from the nanny would’ve sent this book to another level.

3.5 ✨

Thank you to NetGalley for my ARC in exchange for my honest review.

Thank you NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for the copy of House Of Glass by Sarah Pekkanen. I chose this book because I knew it would be well-written and I would be immersed in the story. I was so immersed that I went to bed really early to read and stayed awake late to finish it. Both of the stories, one about Stella’s job determining which parent Rose should live with and the other drawing parallels to Stella’s past, were spellbinding and the writing was well-paced and didn’t let me stop reading. If you love a book with characters you will care about long after you finish it and will give you hours of reading enjoyment, this is the book for you!

4.75 stars out of 5

Wow, this book is full of twists and turns that I was not expecting. It was a real page turner that I could not put down. The characters were so well written and I felt myself getting invested. I loved Stella and I was so happy how everything in the end was all tied up. Overall, this was an excellent psychological thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat. A must add to your reading list when it is published!

In House of Glass, the Barclay's nanny, Tina, had died after falling from a third story window. The police didn't know who did it. Turns out, Ian Barclay was having affair with Tina and she was pregnant with his baby. Beth Barclay and Ian Barclay are going to get divorced but are having issues with custody for their daughter Rose. Unfortunately, Rose has become a mute after Tina's death. Stella takes on Rose's case to try and help find the best solution for her and her family. She must get close to the family in order to make the best recommendation but as time goes on its clear something is wrong with this family.

Thank yo Netgalley and St. Martin's Press for this ARC in exchange for my honest review.

House of Glass by Sarah Pekkanan is one of the best thrillers I’ve read recently. It captivated me from the very beginning to the end. The author weaves a tense, edge of your seat story, that is the perfect thriller for readers looking for an engrossing read. Thank you to NetGalley for my copy.

What a wonderfully devious book!

The author played me like a freaking fiddle. Early on, I was so proud that I’d figured everything out. I was, shamefully, wrong.

I loved our characters – even our very wrong ones – and needed to find out the truth of everything.

Also, people are warped.

The book is eminently readable and definitely compulsive. And though I hate this word that publishers love – unputdownable.

Five stars.

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I have no words! This book was utterly brilliant and twisted. Rose is a troubled little girl with traumatic mutism and Stella is the BIA assigned to her. Stella is to decide which parent gets custody of Rose after their divorce. Strange things start happening the more involved Stella gets into this case. I don’t want to spoil anything so I’ll just simply say…. READ THIS BOOK

HOUSE OF GLASS ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫/5. What a page turner! Stella on the brink of a divorce, with her own personal trauma is assigned a new child custody case. Her job is to be an advocate for kids during custody battles to give her opinion of the court on the best living situation for the child. Her newest client Rose is a 9 year old girl, who recently witnessed the death of her nanny, and now is torn between her 2 parents vying for her full time. At 68 short page turning chapters, this book will keep you guessing til the end. A really good psychological thriller!

So lately I have been struggling to get a few pages in before nodding off to sleep at night. Not with this book! I don’t know what kind of crazy magic was used here but this book kept me up! I couldn’t put it down!

I thought the characters were believable and the book had me guessing who done it until the end! This was a great read and a great book to get lost in!

Thank you to Net Galley for an advance copy of this book!