I binged the crap out of this creepy book! Some scenes had my hair raising, and I was holding my breath while trying to yell at our MC, Stella, to get the H-E-double hockey sticks OUT OF THE HOUSE!!

This book is eerie, and one where you don’t know who to trust. Their family drama had them all acting suspiciously, so everyone was a suspect. What are they hiding???? I might have had a lucky guess for part of the twist, but it didn’t take away from the enjoyment at all!

I so enjoyed reading about Stella’s job because quite frankly, I didn’t know something like that existed. She represented children in divorce cases to place them in the most beneficial situation for them…and Rose is her hardest client. Not only is she tasked to figuring out the family dynamics, but she is also trying to figure what really happened to Rose’s nanny 🕵️‍♀️

There was a sub-plot with Stella’s past that gave you some great character depth and helped her to relate to Rose, but I could have easily done without some of it.

Overall, I definitely recommend this page turner!

A decent thriller with a good (but ultimately really kind of sad) twist that is a cross between The Bad Seed and Run in how things are portrayed (rather than what really happens). Stella is a good narrator, but wholly biased and absorbed in her own trauma throughout the story. 3 stars.

I truly enjoyed this book so much - as I have most novels by this author. This would be a great fast paced thriller to take on your next trip. I will be gifting this to friends and family this year.

I enjoyed the House of Glass. It was a good mystery thriller that was an easy read. I had a hunch that Harriett was the “bad guy” in the story before I was a quarter through the book, but the evidence against Rose was strong. When Stella interviews the Chinese tutor, it mentions that there were only stairs available to get to her upstairs apartment. At that point in the book, it had been mentioned that the grandmother took the elevator everywhere because of her bad knee and the grandmother was the one to take her to her lessons. I figured that was either an oversight or a clue. There was some ambiguity in the story relating to Stella’s mother. In one chapter it says she died from an overdose, in another it was murder. It isn’t until later that it is explained that Stella isn’t sure how she died and it becomes part of the plot. I didn’t feel that Stella’s mother’s death story was pivotal to the story overall and could have been left out. Additionally, I didn’t think Stella’s marriage or dating life was necessary. For these reasons I gave the book ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5. I would definitely try another book by this author.

Thank you to NetGalley, the publisher, and the author for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Who killed the nanny??
Our main character, Stella has an important job to do. She has to decide what’s best for a child in the middle of an ugly custody battle. This child, Rose, cannot tell Stella how she feels as she now has traumatic mutism since the death of her nanny. Stella wants what is best for her client and becomes very involved in a murder mystery along the way. This was an eerie read involving a strange house and a child that you may want to watch your back around. I loved the main character and how her personal story was connected throughout. This was such a fantastic read! I would 100% recommend this! 5 STARS!

Thank you to NetGalley, Sarah Pekkanen, & St. Martin's Press for this ARC!

I really enjoyed this book from the very first pages through the end! The author created a well-paced, creepy, original plot set amongst an eerie mansion with an untrustworthy family. I could feel Stella’s uneasiness every time she went into the house. I was on the edge of my seat, especially when the child was involved, who I found a bit evil and unstable. Easy to read and kept my attention. Another winner from Sarah Pekkanen.

This was the first story I have read by Sarah Pekkanen and it will not be my last. House of Glass is a twisty tale following the Barclay family and Stella, a BIA who is to figure out custody arrangement for Rose. But how did Tina the nanny die? All signs seem to point to Rose having a hand in it. But did she? Sarah did a fantastic job of weaving this story together and it had me guessing until the end. I always enjoy a book with short chapters that sometimes leave you hanging so you have to keep reading. Thank you to the publisher and netgalley for this ARC in exchange for a honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

This book was so full of twist and turns and I was there for the ride!
It all starts when the nanny falls out a window and dies, with many shocked to learn she was pregnant at the time with the father's baby. The little girl she was taking care of has since stopped talking and many start to question if she was the one to push the nanny out of the window but her grandmother says the two of them were outside when it happened. As the court appointed liaison for the child starts to get to know the family better and help decide who the child should live with since the parents have decided to get divorced the truth starts to reveal itself but not in the way you would expect.

Thank you to NetGalley for the free advance reader’s copy. I leave this review voluntarily. Stella is a child advocate attorney who has been asked to determine which parent should get custody of nine year old Rose who stopped talking after a trauma. The death of her nanny. At some points, the story reads as a horror with a creepy house, creepy Rose and bewildering erratically behaved parents and grandmother. Stella has also decided she wants to learn more about her mother’s death. It is well written and does keep the reader guessing. Even if you suspect you know, you may not have all the details that come out in the end. It did bother me that Beth stepped on glass following the incident but Stella notes how she’s always wearing shoes. In my mind, I justify the shoe wearing was a result of cutting her foot. It was an odd detail I thought. I would highly recommend this one. I read it very quickly.

I could not put this book down. It’s about a lawyer, Stella, who has to decide on the custody agreement for her young client whose parents are going through a divorce. Her young client is one of her youngest cases, as she currently has reactive mutism after witnessing her nanny suffer a horrible accident/potential murder.

I feel like this was a unique concept for a book plot! Everytime I thought I had it all figured out, I quickly learned that I in fact did not. I’ll definitely be reading more by this author!

Stella is a court appointed attorney working to deem what is in a child’s best interest for parental custody. Stella is working for Rose, a nine year old girl who is exhibiting symptoms of mutism after witnessing the death of her nanny. Stella fears she can’t trust anyone: the parents, Beth and Ian, the grandmother, Harriet, and the child, Rose.

I was either holding my breath or panicking the entirety of this book. It was such a fast paced and wild ride! Childhood trauma is very difficult to read about, so check TWs, but I felt the author handled these topics very well and explained situations in detail when necessary. I loved the family drama with the addition of the outsider.

The audio narration was fantastic. I couldn’t put it down and wanted to listen as fast as my ears would allow to figure out the mystery.

Sarah Pekkanen’s latest novel, House of Glass, is a bingeable, twisty domestic thriller. Full of family secrets, this one will keep you guessing and looking over your shoulder until the end.

Stella Hudson is a best interest attorney who assists in determining where children are placed during custody battles. She always handles cases for older children, until her mentor Charles asks that she take on Rose Barclay as a client. Rose is a nine-year-old who witnessed the tragic death of her nanny and is now experiencing traumatic mutism. Charles knows that Stella has personal experience with traumatic mutism, as it happened to her as a child, and feels that she is the best person for the case. Rose’s wealthy parents, Beth and Ian, are in the midst of a divorce following the tragedy and both want sole custody of Rose. As Stella tries to bond with Rose to figure out who should receive sole custody, she knows that the nanny’s mysterious death plays a huge role in the process. When Beth and Ian’s actions spark doubt in Stella, coupled with the grandmother Harriet’s behavior…Stella begins to dig deeper into the nanny’s death. As she uncovers more details, strange events that threaten her safety begin to occur, and she realizes that everyone is hiding secrets, including Rose. No one is safe in the Barclay estate, especially Stella.

This was a quick and enjoyable thriller to read. I was confident that I knew who was responsible for the nanny’s death, but I was wrong. That twist surprised me, and I love when a thriller does that. Everyone had a secret and I liked how the plot came together at the end. I also liked how Stella had a personal connection to Rose’s situation, and how handling her case forced her to confront her own past. Overall, it’s a solid choice to pick up and binge one weekend!

Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for this eARC, in exchange for my honest review.

House of Glass had me hooked from the very first pages. In this story, we meet Stella, a lawyer who is trying to decide which parent 9-year old Rose Barclay should live with after her parents' divorce. I did not know who to trust in this story. Pekkanen creates an atmosphere of distrust around the Barclay family -- especially Rose. Is she a child who is traumatized, or is something more sinister going on with her? I really enjoyed that this did not seem far-fetched or over the top, but slowly unraveled itself throughout the novel. I wanted to know what was really going on in the Barclay house and what really happened when their nanny, Tina, died. Pekkanen did a wonderful job tying everything together and left me wondering how I didn't see what a few of the characters were hiding. This was also a quick read, with short chapters, that made the story fast-paced.

Thank you to NetGalley, St. Martin's Press, and the author for the e-ARC to review. This book releases on August 6th!

4stars!
First, special thank you to St. Martin’sPress and MacMillan Audio for the complimentary files for review.
Stella Hudson is a recently divorced lawyer appointed to be the counsel for nine-year old Rose whose custody is caught between a nasty divorce of her parents- the Barclays. The mother Beth-a billionaire heiress, married a blue-collar self rise to money, landscaping worker husband Ian who happened to have an affair with Rose’ nanny, Tina, who was found dead at their property following a tragic fall from one of the giant glass windows of the upper floor of this majestic million dollar Barclay house.
Stella’s goal is to investigate and come up with a recommendation with the best interest for Rose for the court to base of who gets the custody. By doing this, Stella was spending time with everybody close to Rose. However, everybody seem to be hiding a lot of things from her and everyone have obvious motives to get rid of the dead nanny.
I had high expectations when I started reading this book. I can’t say I did not like it because that is untrue. I may have not hit the mark to satisfy my expectation but I like the book enough. The classic whodunit plot, eerie home scenarios and highly intriguing characters just simply makes a thriller story well packaged. Our main character has baggage to unpack on her own and that also tends to distract her from getting the best possible outcome on Barclay’s case. I love however, that it has a good ending!
The audio was narrated by Laura Bennati. The delivery was spectacular! I recommend this book, it is a fast read, good thriller vibes and you can’t get wrong with either reading or listening!

“Evil isn't merely a word. It's a tangible, dimensional thing. Once it homes in on a target its malevolent arc of electricity affixes to its prey.” Was evil behind the death of the nanny, or was it an unfortunate tragic accident? If evil was the force behind the horrific event, who was the catalyst? All is not as it appears in the Barclay household, Divorcing parents, a feeble grandmother, and a traumatized mute child live in a world of secrets and deception. I enjoyed the protagonist, Stella as she navigated this mysterious family. This character-driven story kept me intrigued throughout. Thank you NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for my copy.

This book starts out really strong. It does, however, lose momentum in the middle and end. The premise is a good one, I just lost interest. This isn't a horrible story, it just missed the mark for me. It does keep you guessing on who did it.

Thank you to NetGalley, Sarah Pekkanen and St Martin's Press for the opportunity to read to this book.

I enjoyed this one! Creepy kids get me every time especially when they’re in an equally creepy house. I will say the middle drug just a little for me but not enough for me to not enjoy the book. Thanks for the chance to read early!

I would honestly give this one 4.5 stars if I could. I really enjoyed the plot and thought the twist was so good. I definitely didn’t see the ending coming. I loved Stella and thought the parallel between her childhood and what Rose is going through now was so well developed. The audio was really well done and the short chapters made for a decently quick read. It was pretty fast paced as well which I love in a thriller.

This book was a bit much for me. So many red herrings, twists and side plots that just seemed sort of unecessary. Some of what the main character does as a professional just seem so far off what is allowable I didn’t buy it. If this was a bit more literary and really only focused on the young girl Rose and was quite as breathlessly “shocking” I think it would have worked more for me.

I love kids! And so the idea of a kid being conniving and criminal really weirds me out. This book plays on that creepy idea. Is Rose Barclay a deeply disturbed and dangerous nine year old? Or is something more complicated and sinister at play here? And will MC attorney Stella find closure with her own personal trauma?

This was a great thriller full of red herrings, suspense, twists and tender moments too. You'll whip through the last few chapters!

Thank you to StMartinsPress and NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.