Everyone is loving this book, so know that I'm in the minority here. While I did enjoy it, it moved a bit slow for me, and I didn't really like any of the characters. I thought the plot was good, and I was curious to see if the parents were covering up for Rose or if they had anything to do with the nanny's death. I liked the reveal at the end, although it didn't really surprise me.

This book takes place around where I live, so that was fun! The author mentioned so many places I've been to!

I'm a big fan of this author, so I'll be anxiously waiting for the next book! 😃

🎧 The publisher sent me an audiobook code, so I switched between audio and physical for this one. The audiobook narration was well done!

Thank you, @netgalley and St. Martins Press for the #gifted e-arc, physical ARC, and audiobook!

3.5 stars

Great whodunit with an interesting storyline. I liked the angle and unique position the main character, Stella, had. I felt the focus wasn't where it should be at times. Thank you, NetGalley.

Right off the bat I’d like to thank NetGalley for my ARC of this book 😊 always keeping me with cool new things to read, you’re the best.

I liked the beginning of this book, but to be honest the ending kinda was meh for me. I had lightly guessed who killed Tina pretty early on, so none of the twists were super crazy to me.

I will say the character development in this book is top notch. You see all the aspects of Stella’s life and they all kind of twist back together at the end and help piece things together- which was clever. Not a bad read by any means, I love this author. I just wasn’t blown away by the ending.

Thank you to NetGalley for this E-ARC.

I enjoyed this book. I was kind of in a reading slump and this book got me right out of it!

From the beginning I was hooked. Also two separate but kind of the same story lines happening. This book is suspenseful, exciting and twisty.

Stella is a BIA, she gets a case and that case is Rose. Rose is a 9 year old girl, stuck in the middle of her parents divorce. The divorce started after her parents figured out that the dad was cheating, with the nanny, who’s dead. She’s dead now…. After she perhaps was pushed. Who did it? Rose? The dad? The mom? Everyone is a suspect. Everyone could have done it. Is Stella to deeply invested because of her own personal trauma? Absolutely. Are there multiple questions throughout this book? Yes!
Are they ALL answered in the end? Absolutely! And that’s beautiful.

I enjoyed this book. Quick read.

Another fantastic thriller by Sarah Pekkanen. The nuances that she weaves into her characters make them instantly relatable and I was drawn to Stella immediately.

As a young girl, Stella lost her father to a car accident and her mother died while she hid in a closet. The mystery of how she died was never solved and Stella spent a good amount of her childhood not speaking. She grows up and becomes an advocate for young people who can't advocate for themselves.

She's put on the case of Rose whose nanny has just died of mysterious circumstances. When Stella starts trying to put together the pieces, she realizes everyone has a motive. Was it Rose's dad who was having an affair? Rose's mom in a fit of jealousy? Rose herself?

Great book! Many thanks to Netgalley and St Martin's Press!

Psychological thriller that shatters the "who" you believe is the murderer!

House of Glass follows the aftermath of the family nanny falling to her death through a glass window. The onset of the investigation plays the young families nine-year old daughter as a potential killer. Her behavior is suspect, and her fear palpable with her parents and grandma too. She also has a penchant to collect sharp objects. This slow-burn story is engaging from the beginning to the end.

Thank you, St. Martin's Press

I have not been on my thriller game recently so I was excited to get my hands on this one early. While I was captivated by the story initially, I found it to really drag in the middle. The “twist” was not all that twisty, but I thought she did a good job of balancing multiple storylines in a way that was clear & intriguing for both of them. I think I would have enjoyed it more if I read it in a couple sittings, but since it was on my kindle, I tended to read it more sporadically - wanted to note that as I think it would have definitely been a 4 stars if it weren’t for my own reading consumption choices.

I have never read anything by this author before, so this was fun for me! This book follows the murder of a family's nanny and how everything unfolds within the family. I love books with a lot of twists and turns, and this did not disappoint! Really enjoyed it. Thank you NetGalley and the publisher for this opportunity

Sarah Pekkanen writes such captivating and compelling thrillers! I couldn't put this one down. A creepy house, a dead nanny, a suspicious family, a child who can't talk because of unresolved trauma, a main character with her own troubled past and an unsolved murder- I loved it all! It kept me on the edge of my seat.

Stella Hudson is an attorney for children, particularly for those in the middle of a divorce. That’s how she is assigned to represent Rose Barclay. A nine year old girl with traumatic mutism that is stuck between two parents in an ugly divorce over custody.

Characters:

Stella Hudson - MC
Rose Barclay - 9 year old girl
Tina de la Cruz - former nanny (now deceased)
Pete - Tina’s surviving boyfriend
Beth Barclay - Rose’s mom
Ian Barclay - Rose’s dad/Tina’s former lover



Review:

Early on it’s mentioned that Stella sees Rose slip a shard of glass in her pocket. Later Stella realizes there is no glass in the house - and for whatever reason - those two little facts gave me chills.

Pekkan deftly weaves together the stories of Stella and Rose, exploring their similarities and why Stella is the best person to help Rose.

Some of the characters made me quite angry and that girl has a shitty family. Rose never says a word but is one of the most hypnotic characters in the book.

Overall this was an enjoyable read. Would recommend 4/5

I'm always a fan of Pekkanen's books. This one was another enjoyable read although it did drag a wee bit for me in spots. I still found it to be a good read.

The storyline revolves around the death of the nanny of a wealthy family. There are a handful of possible suspects but they all seem to have an alibi for the time when the nanny fell through a window making it appear to have possibly been an accident. There are just too many other surrounding coincidences to make the reader think it's not an accident. The author points you in various directions and has you thinking you've guessed the culprit a few times only to have that theory disproven.

When the book finally wraps up, I found myself going "aha, I should have seen that." It was well done and a good creepy read. There was a chilling edge to the read because the home the family lived in just felt like a big and cold home that loomed above everything. The attorney who was advocating for the daughter in the divorce often mentioned that she often felt uncomfortable in the home and that there was a sense of danger there. All of that lent to the feeling of uneasiness.

AUDIOBOOK REVIEW: The audio was really well done. The narrator for this is superb and really pulls you into the story. It helps with the eerie feel of the story as well because the narrator plays it all up. 5 stars

Thank you to NetGalley for early copies of both the ebook and audiobook.

This book is awesome! It centers on a family and the murder of their nanny and this family has some unusual family dynamics. I found this book to be entertaining and engaging. I found the first half to be a page fast paced and hard to put down read. Overall 4 star read for me.

Wow. This book was so good. I loved getting to know Rose and how she became mute. The real kicker for me was Harriet and how overbearing she was. I loved Stella and glad she got answers from her childhood. I can't wait to read another book by this author. Thank you for the ARC.

I'm a big fan of this author, but this book was just ok. It started off strong with Stella trying to determine the best custodial parent for Rose after divorce. Stella had to contend with both parents being suspected of murdering the nanny.

The story started to slow down in the middle. I figured out the twist early on, which took away the surprise element. I did enjoy Rose's character and her interactions with Stella. I did not care for Stella's side plot about her mother's overdose. That should have been a separate story.

The action toward the end was exciting, but it just wasn't my favorite story. 3.5⭐️ rounded up!

lots of twists and turns. a really nice job keeping focus on rose for most of the book. The only suspicion i had about harriett was because of her seeming dislike of her sons cheating ways. it felt weird that she would choose beth over ian

Wow! This book keeps you on the edge of your seat guessing till the very end. Just when things are getting strange, a twist to make you rethink if you read that correct! TBR a fast pace thriller that won’t disappoint.


Thanks Netgalley & Macmillan Audio

This was a pretty good read! The story follows an attorney that’s determining who nine year old Rose should be assigned custody in her parents divorce. The parents seem to be getting a divorce because of the death of the nanny. I like the layers to the story and found it pretty intriguing.

I really enjoyed reading House of Glass by Sarah Pekkanen. I enjoyed the suspense of it. I can’t particularly say I wasn’t kind of aware but the story was so well written it did not even matter. I’d recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a good suspenseful book with a bit of a twist.

Thank you to Netgalley, St Martins Press, and of course Sarah Pekkanen for the arc in exchange for my honest review

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HOUSE OF GLASS

Wow. I am definitely the outlier here… this was not my favorite.

House of Glass follows the Barclay family, specifically the 9 year old daughter, Rose, who witnessed the murder (or was it?) of her Nanny, and no longer speaks, like at all. Lucky for her - she is appointed a counsel for children who went through something similar when she was a child, Stella.

Stella begins to uncover lots of dark family secrets. It is a classic who dun it case, however I felt that there were way too many storylines going on. From Stellas childhood mentor & trauma, to all the different directions the actual investigation goes, it was just too much that I honestly lost interest and didn’t really care about any of them by the end.

There were two main twists in the story, which by the time one is revealed I felt that I was just rolling my eyes. I did like the setting, and felt like the storyline had a lot of potential… but this one was a miss for me.

Thank you Netgalley & St. Martin’s Press for an advanced copy in exchange for my honest review.

This was a quick read mystery that kept my interest, mainly about a 9 year old girl, Rose, and her family and Stella, a best interest attorney as counsel for the child in a custody case. It also dealt with a mystery in Stella’s past too. Thank you St. Martin’s Press for providing this book for review consideration via NetGalley.