Reading this, it didn’t feel like a debut novel. Loved Elias’ writing style. Loved the multiple POVs, the interview excerpts, and emails.
It gives math or Big Little Lies vibes. I enjoyed that.
When Melody’s husband gets a job in Miami, she and her family move from Kansas hopeful. They enroll their daughter at sunset academy where the drama is constant and the PTA meetings are an upscale event.
This book kept me interested, and I would totally recommend it for a kind of fun-ish satirical kind of read.
Thank you Netgalley for the ARC!

This book was a quick and easy read! Miami provided a fun backdrop, and the author did a commendable job describing the schools, neighborhoods, and more. I was particularly excited to read this one because I am an educator and can relate to much of the school drama :) but it fell a bit short of my expectations. The characters felt quite similar and lacked likability. I would have loved more about the characters lives instead of so much focus on school events, fundraisers, adn drama. Additionally, the twist at the end was predictable, and I wished for more resolution for some of the characters. Nonetheless, it was an enjoyable read and would make a great vacation book! Thanks to NetGalley for this ARC.

If you tend to enjoy books with bitchy moms who take elementary school politics way too seriously, I’ve found your perfect read! I, for one, can’t get enough of this type of fiction, so this was a super fun book for me. While I did have some issues with some of the main characters, I was thoroughly entertained throughout the entire book, and the short chapters made it impossible to put down. Having previously lived in Miami for several years, I loved seeing all the references to local places, and so much of the Miami-centered commentary was perfectly spot on. This won’t be a book for everyone, but if you love rich mommy drama like I do, make sure this is on your TBR!

Sunset Academy in Miami is looked upon as an ideal elementary school for the area. The PTA is extremely hard-working in fund raising. The woman responsible for all of that hard work is Charlotte. She has planned many fund-raising events that have brought in a great deal of money and that has resulted in many huge improvements in the school. Now, she wants to run for PTA President. Don and Patricia are very wealthy philanthropists who have made some significant donations to the school and are well respected by the school and, indeed, the entire area. They have just built a huge home they are calling Villa Rose complete with pink tinted glass walls all around.

Melody and her husband, Greg, along with their young daughter, Lucy, have recently moved to the area and are trying to learn how things are done in Miami. Melody is taken aback by the dress and the extreme requests for money by the PTA for its projects. As she wants to join in, she soon learns that some of these women, especially Charlotte, are very intense. Melody used to work for non-profits in helping them organize fund raisers so she decides she wants to also run for PTA President.

When an investigation into some people turns up what appears to be a Ponzi scheme, the people are shocked and their perception of a couple is blown apart. What will happen now?

What a totally delightful book. It’s full of gossip and insights into the daily lives of some people who have more money than good sense. It gave me lots of laughs but there are also some very serious things addressed with the children of these people. I enjoyed this book so much and highly recommend it to anyone. You won’t be able to put it down!

Copy provided by NetGalley in exchange for a fair and honest review.

Thank you to Netgalley, William Morrow and Libro.fm for the ARC/ALC!

First things first - I rarely judge a book by its cover, but this one is freaking GORGEOUS!!

Now that that’s been said, “Pink Glass Houses” was such a fun read! As a PTA mom myself, some of the situations/dialogue in this book had me howling with laughter!! Charlotte was SO unlikeable that it was comically satisfying to see her unravel as Melody upset her carefully curated life. The drama that these people kept hidden behind their fancy parties and designer clothes was wild. A quick and easy listen, this would make a great beach/poolside read.

”Pink Glass Houses” is out NOW! This review will be shared to my instagram blog (@books_by_the_bottle) shortly :)

I really liked this book, surprising since it was about a bunch of rich moms fighting with each other. It was entertaining in a train wreck kind of way. It probably goes without saying, but don't expect for there to be likeable characters in this book, because there are pretty much none to be found, but that is exactly what made it such an entertaining read. Four stars on this one!

The same drama as Dallas, the night time soap opera with Larry Hagman as JR, with a huge piece of Survivor, Miami style thrown in. All drama, all the time could be the subtitle.

The story revolves around an elementary school, but the characters are all grown up. The school moms as they are ruled with an iron fist by the PTA/PAC. It's entertaining to see how Asha Elias has built the cast of characters into a cast of "love to hate" as they entertain readers with their well funded race for PTA president. This could easily become the next Falcon Crest or Desperate Housewives. All it would take is a few more donations to the school fund!!!!

It is a drama about a gaggle of moms in Miami with Big Little Lies vibes. PTA drama in an elementary school filled with the rich and the ultra rich. It was salacious, scandalous and gossipy and so much fun. Almost like reading a Bravo show. I loved all of the chaos, the backstabbing, the glitz and glamour, the one-upping each other, the tension, the pop culture references. I was fully invested in this one and could not stop reading. So much fun.

This was fun! That sounds odd bc this had some serious undertones but the way in which it was written was fun and highly entertaining! Rich people problems, school issues, bullying, money schemes, opulence, it has it all! Many thanks to the publisher and netgalley for this copy for read and review

The beautiful cover is what drew me in. I normally don't have a problem with unlikeable characters but I guess the ones in this story were the exception because they all kind of blended together for me. it was a fun read but the plot didn't draw me in like I'd hoped. Thanks to NetGalley and William Morrow Books for the advanced copy in exchange for my honest review - pub day is today!

If you like Big Little Lies, Real Housewives, or badly behaved women, then Pink Glass Houses is for you! When midwesterner, Melody Howard, and her family move to Miami, they are thrust into the world of glitz, glam, rose, parties and the elite elementary school their daughter is enrolled in. As Melody finds her way in the new Miami scene, she begins to morphe into someone her husband doesn't recognize, and as she rises through the ranks of the other PTA moms, tensions arise and come to a breaking point.

First of all, can we take a moment for this beautiful cover!
Similar to the the main characters in the book, though, the interior is much messier than the exterior.

Sunset Academy is the most prestigious elementary school in Miami Beach, and Charlotte Giordani is the alpha PTA mom. She's running for PTA president, and feeling confident about it when she gets a massive donation from billionaire Don Walker and his wife Patricia.

Melody Howard is new to the world of Sunset Academy, a transplant from Kansas. But she quickly finds herself pulled into the glitzy world of her peers. When she decides to run for PTA president too, which she's qualified for with her background in nonprofit management, Charlotte slowly begins to unrabel. And when a white-collar-crime investigation begins, the tensions build toward a wild climax.

If you are a fan of salacious, uber-wealthy thrillers, or even The Real Housewives franchise, you will devour up this insanely fun summer read!

Thank you Netgalley, the publisher and the author for the advanced reader's copy of this publication.

This is perfect back to school novel. A combo of Mean Girls meets PTA moms is a fine read. But I did not come away feeling over the top. Must read on my list. Its a fun novel for a great weekend adventure.

I had so much fun reading this! Rich people behaving badly is always a blast and guilty pleasure of mine. This felt like watching Desperate Housewives with a big glass of rose!

I LOVE a PTA/Mama Drama/Wealthy-Rich People Behaving badly trope and this hit all of those and more.

I could not put this down - it was addicting, compulsive and so well executed. I ready this as a part of my book club and the consensus was the same for all of us: epic!

A stunning setting, terrible people, school drama, mama drama, and so much more - this one had it all for me!

I'm a sucker for a good ol' mama drama and Pink Glass Houses absolutely delivered. Set in Miami, this book takes place at the most prestigious public school in the state. I loved the school elements with the PTA drama, fundraisers, and helicopter moms. The fact that it took place at a public school rather than private made this all the more juicy because of how righteous all the privileged families felt sending their offspring to a public school with the masses.

I listened to this novel on audio and it was fantastic. It's told from the viewpoint of many characters and each one had their own narrator which is something I always love. I thought every narrator was well chosen and added a great level of theater and drama to the story.

This was a super quick read that I couldn't put down. I wanted to devour it in one sitting and probably could have!! It was wildly entertaining and was one of those books where even the good guys were pretty terrible and I loved to hate the whole cast!

Thank you to William Morrow, Libro.fm, and NetGalley for the copy. HIGHLY recommend!!

The timing of this release is perfect with back to school. As a former teacher, I love the school/PTA dramas. This one kept me interested throughout but didn't have anything in it that sucked me in or wowed me.

Think Mean Girls, but PTA moms. Entertaining until the end.

"Pink Glass Houses" by Asha Elias is a seductive social satire centered around the wealthy PTA moms at Sunset Academy, an elite elementary school in Miami Beach. The story follows Charlotte Giordani, the school's dominant PTA mom, and her rivalry with newcomer Melody Howard, all set against a backdrop of opulence, scandal, and a high-stakes investigation into white-collar crime. Told through rotating first-person perspectives, the novel offers a voyeuristic glimpse into the decadent lives of the rich and infamous, where extravagant parties and relentless social climbing are the norm.

Thank you Asha Elias, William Morrow, and Netgalley for the advanced copy!

Lots of drama, this debut is perfect for fans of books like Big little lies but I found it a bit over the top and overly dramatic for my tastes. Just okay on audio and not one I would go out of my way to recommend.

That said, it was still a fun rich people problems, Miami PTA mom scene soap opera style book for those who enjoy that sort of read! Many thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for an early digital copy in exchange for my honest review!

Rich people behaving badly? PTA drama? Backstabbing moms? PINK GLASS HOUSES by Asha Elias is dripping with social satire and I couldn’t be more entertained.

The story is told through multiple points of view and moves quickly. Set in the wealthy enclave of Miami Beach, we meet moms who are far too invested in the happenings at their children’s elementary school. Recent midwestern transplant, Melody, finds herself iced out of the school social circle by fundraiser extraordinaire, Charlotte. Lines are drawn when they oppose each other in the upcoming election for the next PTA president. Proving that there’s no age limit on being a mean girl, their face off has dire consequences for the entire school community.

This is a deliciously wicked and highly entertaining debut novel full of morally corrupt characters. The snark is on full display and I enjoyed watching it play out.

Thank you to NetGalley and William Morrow Books for the opportunity to read an advance copy in exchange for my unbiased review.