Sarah Pekkanen has become an autobuy author for me. I really enjoyed House of Glass. Guessing who the bad guy was was very difficult because all the characters seemed guilty to me. The relationships between the characters were interesting to read.

I was invested in this psychological thriller by page 10 and enjoyed every page thereafter. Stella is an attorney assigned to a custody battle, in the interest of nine year old Rose, whoś parents are fighting over custody. When Roseś nanny is murdered, everyone is a suspect, including the little Rose, who witnessed the terrible murder.

The author did well with character development and kept me guessing. I have read a few books by author Sarah Pekkanen and I think this is my favorite thus far! I gave this 4.5 stars, rounded up to 5.

Thank you to Netgalley for the eARC of this wonderful read!

It is taking all of my restraint not to start this review with all caps, but seriously, WOW. This one had me breathless!

House of Glass is told from the viewpoint of Stella Hudson, a Best Interest Attorney assigned to a case to determine the custody arrangements of a 9 year old girl, Rose Barclay. Rose is suffering from traumatic mutism following the death of her nanny Tina. Rose comes from an extremely wealthy family, and her parents are getting divorced. It’s Stella’s job to enter the Barclays lives and determine the best course of action for Rose going forward.

But did someone kill Tina? Or was her death an accident? Were Rose’s parents involved? Or is it possible that Rose herself had something to do with her nanny’s death? Of course the fact that Rose isn’t speaking just adds to the mystery, and Stella has her work cut out for her with the Barclay family and their giant creepy house.

The pacing of this one was so, so good. It kept me completely invested throughout. Some parts were deliciously creepy, so much so that I had to stop reading at night because my husband is out of town and I suddenly became aware of all of the giant windows in my own house looking out to the darkness.

I feel so fortunate to have received an arc for this one, thank you so much @netgalley and @stmartinspress. If you’re a thriller fan, I highly recommend reading this one when it comes out August 6!

House of Glass is a thriller that keeps you guessing in one way or another for almost the entirety of the book. Even when you figure out the "culprit" there's still the questions of "why?" "how?" and.... "yes, but are you sure?" Stella is an attorney making a custody decision in a contentious divorce between a husband and wife. Their only child, a nine-year-old daughter, reportedly witnessed the death of her nanny and has now become mute as a response to the trauma. The death of the nanny was investigated as a murder, but has not been proven and is soon to be ruled accidental. Stella doesn't agree. She feels the evil lurking in the family's home and is determined to not only make the best (and safest) custody decision for the young girl, but to solve the mystery of what happened to the nanny.... or more importantly - which family member killed her.

The only thing(s) I didn't love about this story were the few chapters at the end that dealt with Stella and the detective on the case - the initial chapter where they interacted just felt so out of place with the entire vibe of the book. It left me confused because it just didn't flow with any of the characters' backstory or anything relative to the narrative of the book (in my opinion). This was touched on again, briefly, at the end of the book, but again - it just didn't feel relevant to the story at all and seem superfluous and unnecessary. Other than that, a great read that kept me hooked throughout. Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for the ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review.

I enjoyed this book, but it wasn't my favorite by this author. I think I expected a fast pace and huge twists, but it's definitely a slow burn. The beginning is strong as you meet the dysfunctional family in their creepy house, but it slows down in the middle. I like that everyone's a suspect as you try and figure out what happened to Tina. Rose is a disturbing little kid, but the whole family is suspicious. There were some surprises at the end, but for some reason they didn't feel especially shocking. A couple of emotional scenes in the final chapters had me tearing up though. There's also a romance that comes out of nowhere and felt out of place. House of Glass is a solid thriller that I think a lot of people will love. Unfortunately, the slower pace and a couple of other little things kept it from being a 5-star read for me. I look forward to seeing what Sarah Pekkanen comes up with next!

Thank you NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for the ARC!

OMG! That is what I have to say about this BOOK! Stella, a court-appointed case worker who decides custody awards in divorce cases, is assigned to one of the wealthiest families in her hometown. Thinking this would be a standard case and the "go ahead" from her confidant, Stella dives right in to help the little girl named Rose find her forever home. From what Stella has witnessed, she begins to relate to Rose which takes a huge turn later in the book. Stella is a survivor too. All the while, creepy incidents keep happening. Scary incidents, paranormal incidents. Is it a haunted house that keeps calling Stella's name when she visits her client Rose? Rose is 6 years old and suffers from muteinism due to witnessing a tragic event. Rose's mutism is causing Stella doubt about who is safe in the household. Is Rose causing the violent events that keep happening or is it the rich and powerful mom Beth or the handsome construction-working dad who came from an underprivileged household?
Not once did I think to myself, "Let me put this book down and come back to it later. It was intense the entire way through!
The character descriptions and the relationships that are built have been written with such finesse. I felt for Rose, and didn't understand who could be the culprit of the scary incidents! I love Thriller books! They are my favorite. I am lucky I was able to get a chance to read and review this before its release. I am spreading the word that this is a 5-star book!

I knew I would love this book since I read many from the author, but wow it was just so good, I finished it in a couple of days

House of Glass by Sarah Pekkanen
A good premise that gets bogged down by back stories and confusing development of characters. I don’t want to create spoilers so suffice it to say that the novel has a strong beginning but landed flat for this reader. Believability is a problem (I know it’s a novel, but a lot of license is taken) as is the confusion in the wrap up. Not that the novel didn’t have a beginning, middle and end, there were too many loose ends once the final page was turned.

This was definitely a page turner! It was a fast paced thriller and kept me guessing until the very end. There was one story line that I am not sure was completely necessary and didn't really add to the story but I enjoyed the main plot line.

Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for the e-ARC!

This was a fun read although I did manage to guess the identity of the baddie fairly early - probably more because I read a lot of thrillers than because it was obvious. Good backstory on the protagonist, and it was nice that her personal mystery was a sideline in the story. I look forward to reading this author’s next book.

Thanks to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for an advanced copy of this novel.

I've been reading Sarah Pekkanen's novels for a while now, and they truly are never a disappointment. This book was another wild ride with a fully engaging story.

The main character, Stella, is a lawyer who takes on a child custody case. The parents are getting divorced following the suspicious death of their nanny, Tina (which was ruled a suicide) and are fighting for custody of their daughter, Rose, who suffers from traumatic mutism after seeing Tina die. Stella wants to be sure to get Rose the best living situation, which means trying to figure out what really happened to Tina. Along the way, Stella has to confront her past, which in many ways was similar to that of Rose's.

I loved the dual storyline - Rose's story, and Stella's story; Stella's decision to look into her own traumatic childhood to get the closure she never had, along with her need to help Rose from suffering the same hardships that she had dealt with as a result from her childhood trauma. Sometimes, the two separate stories might be too confusing to follow, but Sarah handled it beautifully and the way she brought everything full circle was perfection. I loved the mystery/whodunit aspect, and the twists throughout (particularly with the ending). I was never sure who actually killed Tina, or what Stella was going to find out about her mother. This book was hard for me to put down! Highly recommended.

I have been a fan of Sarah Pekkanens for years - but this may be her best book yet! Dualing plots make everyone a suspect in this who-done-it. Pekkanen does a great job of making every character a suspect, while giving the main character a back story that is almost a second plot, but central to the main story! This is the perfect book to curl up by the fire with! Thank you so much for the advanced copy! 5 stars to Sarah Pekkanen who has done it again!

Eerie, suspenseful, and unsettling; captivating plot; amazing writing; a lot of tension and build-up; was constantly on the edge of my seat wondering what was going to happen; kept me guessing non-stop, suspicious of everyone; the ending was emotional because of how attached to the characters I was; an amazing, bingeable thriller.

Special thank you to St. Martin’s Press and NetGalley for a DRC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

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This is a book I could easily tell my friends to buy without sampling, and if they didn't like it, I'd buy their next meal. And the drinks, far exceeding the cost of the novel. It's that solid and entertaining. It subverts expectations without doing so as a deus ex machina--it makes absolute sense once you careen towards the wonderful ending.

This may be verging on spoiler territory, but I'd like to thank the author as a childfree by choice woman for not making the obvious sentimental choice with the conclusion. Thank you for seeing us.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing access to this ARC in exchange for an unbiased review.

Propulsive! Definitely the author's best yet.
Excellent narrative voice. Lots of effective red herrings. Terrific pacing--could not put down!
Enjoyed the present day storyline more than the past but that did set the foundation & related context.
Also liked the lead character's emerging romantic relationship.

With great thanks to NetGalley & St. Martin's Press for this e-ARC!

I went into this book blind, the cover was beautiful and I knew I loved the authors other books. I loved this book! Gave off some creepy vibes, and kept me guessing until the very end. The book follows a case worker assigned to a 9 year old girl amid her parents divorce and the suspicious death of her nanny. Definitely would recommend this!

Glass House is a thrilling ride with twists and turns throughout! Stella is a court appointed advocate for children caught in the middle of adult’s legal dramas. A profession she chose because of her own childhood trauma. Yet this case is different, it involves a younger child named Rose (similar in age to Stella when something terrible happened to her) in the middle of a bitter divorce that was initiated after the murder of Rose’s nanny that exposed the affair she was having with Ian, Stella’s dad. The murder was never solved, and anyone could have done it including the mother, Beth, grandmother Harriet, the piano teacher, and even Rose. While navigating her own divorce, truths about her family, and her personal romantic feelings, Stella must figure out how to keep from falling prey to a murderer who may or may not be the same client she is trying to serve. This book is well worth your time if you enjoy suspense, family drama, thrillers, and mysteries. Thanks to #NetGalley, #StMartinsPress, and #SarahPekkanen for this enthralling story!

Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for the ARC! Wow, wow, wow - what a ride this novel was! I really had a blast reading it. Sarah Pekkanen may be one of my new favorite authors.

This book was such a thrill ride from beginning to end.

We follow Stella, who was strongly urged to take this case on due to her past - as she's been assigned as the Best Interest Attorney for 9 year old Rose.. Ever since the nanny, who was pregnant by Rose's father, fell from an upstairs window at the Barclay home, Rose has been silent - shocked - completely mute. Stella can relate, as she also suffered from traumatic mutism as a child when her mother tragically died.

The Barclay's (Beth & Ian) are divorcing, and Stella has to decided who should get custody of Rose, but how can you decide who gets custody when you don't know who killed the nanny?

This book was definitely a page turner, and one that will keep you guessing and changing your predictions all the way through. I was really impressed with the writing and the character development within this story - everything tied together really well, and the ending was not one that I expected. Truly a great thriller to add to your TBR.

I would like to thank St. Martin’s Press, NetGalley, and Sarah Pekkanen for allowing me to read and review this E ARC in exchange for my honest review.

How do you decide which parent should have custody if you don't know who killed the nanny? Stella Hudson is acting as Best Interest Attorney for a nine-year-old girl named Rose.
Ever since her beloved--and pregnant by Rose's father-- nanny tragically exited the family home through an upstairs window, Rose Barclay has been mute. This leaves Stella with the formidable task of deciding what's best for Rose.

Early on in "House of Glass" Stella starts getting the feeling that she's being watched. She senses that she is in danger somehow. She has those awful dreams where you try to scream but you can't. The Barclay home has a heavy, ominous vibe.

Still, Stella believes she must continue. Her mentor, an attorney named Charles, believes Stella is uniquely qualified to help Rose. After Stella's own mother died when Stella was small, she developed traumatic mutism. Since her father was also deceased, Stella was sent to live with an unsympathetic aunt. Little help was given her.

"House of Glass" moves quickly and suspicion moves from character to character. I had requested "House of Glass" from NetGalley because I had read Sarah Pekkanen's writing before. "House of Glass" did not disappoint. I'm looking forward to Pekkanen's next book.