Thank you NetGalley, St Martin's Press and Sarah Pekkanen for the arc!

Wow, this one will keep those slow burn fires stoked on every page with plenty of suspense, atmospheric chill, tension & twistiness! It’s a thriller full of secrets, lies, deception … all set in a claustrophobic & strange house that gives off the perfect “not quite right” vibes ! The characters are so well written and fluid … I was trying to solve the “whodunnit” all the way through … and probably changed my mind a dozen times! A solid & intense ride that kept me completely gripped right to the very end!

Well written thriller/suspense with plenty of twists and surprises. I spent the whole book not sure what was really going on and who was involved. This was 3.5/4 star read for me and will definitely be recommending it going forward along with all the books by Sarah Pekkanen I have read. I want to thank NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for the arc in exchange for an honest review.

House of Glass by Sarah Pekkanen
Publication Date: August 6, 2024
Publisher: St. Martin’s Press
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Stella’s new client turns out to be much more complicated than she anticipated. Stella must evaluate and decide the best custody arrangement for Rose, a silenced little girl, traumatized by the death of her beloved nanny who was having an affair with Rose’s father and carrying his unborn child when she fell from the third story window. Police were unsure if it was an accidental fall or a deliberate push by someone in the house. Anyone could have done it- but without enough evidence for an arrest, the case grew cold. Now Rose’s parents have filed for divorce and Stella must decide who she should live with- will she unintentionally place Rose with a murderer? Or is Rose less innocent than she seems? This one hooked me from the beginning and I had to find out what really happened. Everyone is hiding something. I thank you Sarah Pekkanen, St. Martin’s Press, and NetGalley for the advanced reader copy.

I would like to thank NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for allowing me to read an ARC of this book.

I am a HUGE Sarah Pekkanen fan, and I was excited when I heard about Sarah her new book House of Glass. I have read all of her collaborative novels with Greer Hendricks and found them to be excellent thrillers. House of Glass got off to a slow start, and it took me a few chapters to really get into it. But once I got going, I was hooked and couldn't put it down! I binged it in a single day (guilty).

House of Glass was very tense and thrilling. I love the little clues left along the way to help you figure out the mystery. The main character is Stella Hudson, who has been appointed attorney for a girl whose parents are going through a divorce. Additionally, the poor girl (Rose) also witnessed her nanny fall out of a 3rd story window a month earlier. Traumatizing. So Rose is living with her Grandma while her parents sort their divorce out. Stella is working on Rose's behalf, trying to figure out what would be best for her. Soon Stella begins to find weird things in the Barclay house -- missing glass, Rose's collection of sharp objects -- and starts to wonder if something more sinister is afoot with Rose.

This book kept me guessing until the very end, and I lost a lot of sleep staying up to finish this book to find out. I'm glad I did because the ending climax was very exciting and satisfying!

If you are a thriller fan and/or enjoyed any of the author's other books (The Golden Couple, The Wife between Us, Gone Tonight) you will love this one! Read it! You won't regret it!

House of Glass was FANTASTIC! This book kept me on the edge of my seat with anxiety. There was no way to tell who was lying and who was telling the truth. I kept guessing throughout the whole book but the truth only hit me as Pekkanen was laying it out for us.

This is a dramatic and gripping story. Readers will be glued to the pages as they try to figure out who the killer is. The author creates such a magnificent and tense atmosphere throughout the entire story as readers hold their breaths waiting to see what is going to happen next. The characters are exceptionally well done and play their roles to perfection. It is a great story that I would read again.

I absolutely devoured this book. I loved Rose as a character and on the other hand I wanted to kick this child across a room. This book had me guessing who did it the entire time, like good for you Sarah. But i did not see the twist with Charles coming at all and I mean any of them. I love when a book keeps me guessing and this one certainly did that. Read it in one day and i loved it. Thank you netgalley for this arc i totally appreciate it, because this was a good one. I would give it a solid 4.5. I am not going to put a bunch of spoilers on here just read the stinking book because you will love it.

Little ties everywhere and well paced. Read in two sittings. This one was stressful and I mean that in a complimentary way LOL. Super quick read. I enjoy Pekkanen's solo novels a lot.

Thanks to Netgalley for the free copy in exchange for an honest review

This book kept me wanting to read! About half way through, I guessed "whodunit". The story was a well put together plot and the characters had good character development.

Thank you to the publisher and to NetGalley for this beach read thriller. This was a very quick read and I'd recommend!

I was very much enjoying this story up to the 90 percent mark, then it felt like everything kind of fell apart at the end. The grandmother's reason for masterminding all these problems seemed flimsy and unrealistic. Too much was revealed about Charles in the final few pages. Finally, the same sex attraction she has with Detective Garcia despite "being straight" just seemed out of place in the story. If the ending had been a homerun, this would have been a four star read for me.

Stella is an attorney who helps children in custody cases. Her newest client is Rose, a 9 year old who witnessed her nanny fall to her death and hasn’t spoken since. As Stella gets to know Rose and her family, she can tell things aren’t right in the house. For example, all the glass has been replaced with plastic, including the window panes. Something is off about the nanny’s death, and it’s up to Stella to figure out what happened and determine where will be safest for Rose to live after her parents’ divorce.

I intended to read the first 20 pages of this just to see what it was about, and I ended up reading half the book! This one went quickly, with twists and turns throughout the story that kept me guessing. I really enjoyed Stella as a character and wish this could be a series. And Detective Garcia?! Hot.

4.5 stars

I really enjoyed this new mystery and found myself needing to keep reading to find out the truth at the end. I liked that Stella, the lawyer, and Rose, the young girl, have a connection of both experiencing traumatic mutism. Rose after witnessing the murder of her Nanny and Stella, as a child, after finding her mother dead. I liked wondering if Rose was somehow involved or if somebody else in the family was the culprit. There were certainly reasons for any of them to do it and I liked all of the twists and turns along the way that had me questioning who was responsible. What dropped it down to 4 stars for me was the ending. We found out the conclusion, but then there were a few more chapters that almost seemed unnecessary or like it could have been shortened. The love story didn't really need to be added or could have been handled a little differently as there just wasn't enough depth to it, almost glossed over. It also felt like Stella was stepping far too much outside of her role as just the guardian ad litem, deciding custody in a divorce case. I understand the curiosity, but in reality, she would not have been allowed to investigate so much in the way she did. I definitely recommend adding this to your summer TBR though and I'll be looking for more by this author!

Thank you to Netgalley, St. Martin's Press and Sarah Pekkanen for this ARC in exchange for my honest review.

This was such a good book. I loved Stella she was a powerhouse. The mystery of what was going on kept me turning the pages way past my bedtime. I gave this one four stars and will gladly recommend.

House of Glass, a new thriller by Sarah Pekkanen, comes out August 6, 2024!

House of Glass is about the murder of a little girl, Rose’s, nanny and the investigation into what happened. Rose is just a child but suspected of the murder but since the incident occurred she has been mute. Stella, a lawyer, is tasked with discovering what happened and helping Rose if she can. Stella and rose have experience with muteness in common since Stella has her own traumatic past. Throughout the story Stella will discover things about herself and past along with whatever secrets are hiding in Rose’s family.

This story captured me from the beginning and seemed to move quickly. )It took me a bit to get through but that’s my personal life right now not the book) it kept me guessing and overall enjoyed it. I thought the ending seemed a little long? Like the crime was solved but there were still a few chapters yet and it struck me as a little odd, maybe could have ended more concisely but also it fleshed out Stella’s story more so I get it from that respect.

What a fun ride this was! It's a solid thriller, with twists and turns. This is the story of Stella, a young attorney who works with kids involved in custody battles in DC. Her newest "client" is a young girl who is now mute after seeing her nanny fall from the third floor to her death. Turns out the father was involved with the nanny, and she was pregnant with his baby. So what really happened to the nanny? Who should this young girl end up with? Stella finds herself getting more and more involved with this family, with creeps twists around every corner...including the mute young girl. Is she really an innocent witness...or did she have something to do with the nanny's death?

House of Glass is ironically about a house that has no glass in it. Beth claims she has a phobia of glass, but we come to find out this is not the case. Nine-year-old Rose is the reason for the lack of glass in the house but also the possible culprit behind her nanny Tina’s suspicious death? Rose’s parents, Ian and Beth Barclay, are divorcing and our main character Stella is brought in to determine what custody arrangement is best for Rose. But then she starts to suspect that maybe Rose needs more help than she thought. Could Rose have been upset over Tina’s affair with Ian and killed her? Why is she hiding knives and sharp pieces of glass? Why is she reading a story about Ted Bundy?

There are also a few subplots involving Stella’s childhood and the death of her parents. There are definitely parallels drawn between Stella and Rose. Stella’s past informs her motivations and is the only reason she agreed to take Stella’s case.

There are many twists in this book that I did not find to be predictable. Many heavy issues are touched upon, including death of a parent, drug and alcohol abuse, and children witnessing traumatic events. While these topics may be triggering to some, I found they added depth and layers to the story. There’s a little love interest thrown in at the end that I thought was unnecessary and didn’t add to the story. Overall, an exciting and fast paced read that I would recommend.

House Of Glass by Sara Peckanen,, this book is about a child advocate lawyer name Stella Hutson who is asked to do a favor by her father figure in Judge Charles a nine year old girl is not only going through her parents divorce but recently lost her nanny Tina when she fell out her third story bedroom end it looks like the little girl Rose Barkley may have done it. She is now mute and doesn’t speak something that also happened to Stella as a young girl when she found her mom deceased. There’s lots more to this book but everyone in the grandma has given a summary let me give you my opinion. OK I’ve wasted enough time on this book so let me get to my opinion first off the fact that the author kept wanting to explain to me things that in my opinion were common sense really started to grade on my nerves. It usually takes me a day to read a book maybe a day and a half… I started reading this book at least five days ago I would read it put it down and then force myself to pick it up again. Not only that throughout the book Stella acted is if she was an empath and had these feelings about certain situations and would come to conclusions over minimal evidence. Such as in one scene someone says you know when your husband is cheating because he becomes possessive over his cell phone and just that statement alone leads her to very serious implications. Not only that throughout the book it seem like more than just her job like she had a heroes complex and through this review it may seem as if I didn’t like Stella but I really did it was just some things that irked me about her. I have never read a Book by this author before but heard so much about her and wanted to give one of her books a chance… Well now I have. A lot of people like this book so do read it you may like it as well, I did not.#NetGalley, #SaintMartinsPress, #HouseOfGlass, #SarahPeckanen,

Sarah Pekkanen's books have usually been successful for me. When I saw she wrote a book involving a nanny death with suspicious circumstances, I knew I needed to pick it up immediately. Overall, I liked the propulsive plot, although some parts became a bit cumbersome near the end. I found myself very interested in Stella and her story, so much so that I'd love to see future books with her as a main character. If you are looking for a fast paced, twisty psychological thriller for your beach bag, this is definitely one to pick up!

I could not put this book down! I read in 24 hours. I would think I had it figured out and then, no! I was completely wrong. I did this the entire book. So many twists and turns... So many suspects... I loved it!

I also loved the storyline of the FMC's life and what was going on with her personally and professionally!

This was a fantastic read and I highly recommend!

Thank you St. Martin's Press and NetGalley for providing me a copy for my honest review!

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