I loved Sarah Pekkanen's books with Greer, so I was excited to read House of Glass! The characters were dynamic and interesting, and their development was extensive throughout the book. I was hooked by the beginning and easily flew right through!

As I started reading this book, the story was leaning towards creepy horror movie child (which I’m much too creeped out by that angle), so I was slow to get through the first half but as the story progressed I couldn’t put it down. It is the very definition of a page-turner!

The Barclays appear to be the perfect well-off family from the outside, until the family’s nanny falls out of a window and dies. Was she pushed, or did she trip and fall? The case goes cold but the parents are in the middle of a bitter divorce, so it’s up to Stella Hudson, a best interest attorney, to determine the custody arrangement for the family’s nine-year-old daughter, Rose.

As soon as Stella enters the Barclay’s home, something doesn’t seem right. Rose isn’t speaking and is collecting sharp objects, nothing in the house is made of glass, and everyone in the family is lying.

House of Glass was such a great domestic thriller read. 👏🏼 The book was so eerie and creepy, I was on the edge of my seat every time Stella entered the Barclay’s home. And the chapters are shorter and often end with cliffhangers so I breezed through this book.

I also loved the flashbacks to Stella’s childhood, experiencing similar trauma as a young girl, and how that impacted her treatment of Rose. This book was an intertwined web of multiple storylines and possibilities that kept me guessing until the end.

This book started off strong for me but then fell flat. I felt like I didn't want to keep reading. I did but wasn't my favorite. I see where the story was going but it just fell flat

After witnessing her nanny’s fatal fall, young Rose has withdrawn from the world, refusing to speak. Did the nanny jump, or was she pushed? If it was foul play, who is responsible? Her parents, each in their separate home offices, insist Rose was with her grandmother in the garden at the time—yet doubts swirl around everyone’s story. With a messy divorce underway, a lawyer is brought in to determine what's best for Rose, but as the police classify the case as cold, uncovering the truth becomes crucial for her future. In this gripping thriller, you'll suspect everyone, only to discover you’ve been misled at every turn.

The story was well written, fast paced and slightly creepy. It was a perfect read for October. I liked the flashbacks to Stella's traumatic childhood. I was glued to the book and fully invested in the story from the beginning. Pekkanen does a great job casting suspicion on multiple characters. I couldn't stop listening. The narrator was very good.

Real Rating: 3.25* of five
<I>What Maisie Knew</i>, with added (and unnecessary) murder, from a lawyer's PoV. It's not much of an improvement TBH. A lot easier to read than James's prose; less intensely compelling, too.

Tendentiously moralizing tale of a child's nightmarish loss of innocence. Judge less, understand mor

I read this book while simultaneously listening to it. Which is an amazing way to experience this book BTW.

The story is amazing as always with this author. Nothing is as it seems but all gets tied together at the end.

I will definitely be referring this book to everyone!

I was looking forward to this book but unfortunately the writing style just wasn't my type. There was a lot of telling and hinting at things in a way that felt a little more juvenile. The plot was decent but the pacing/writing made it hard for me to keep reading.

This was a gripping and unexpected thriller! I love Sarah Pekkanen's work, both with her co-writer Greer and alone. This book lived up to my expectations. This is perfect for fans of twisty thrillers that involve nannies and children.

I love Sarah Pekkanen’s previous books and this one was another home run!

I thought the plot of a best interest lawyer was new-to-me and I loved it! It was a thrilling to have Stella, the lawyer, meet her new client, Rose who stops talking after seeing her nanny die before her eyes. Ahhhh! As a speech-language pathologist who has not had much experience with mutism, this was so interesting to me! It gets even better when we start to learn more about the parents and grandparent that are close to Rose. And the weird quirks of having no glass in the house. This story was very bingeable and the short chapters helped me to keep working towards who killed the nanny. Honestly, Pekkanen did a great job at casting doubt on Rose, her parents and grandma. The ending was really good! 4.5 stars!

Thank you NetGalley, St. Martin’s Press and Sarah Pekkanen for my advanced copy!

Stella Hudson is a best interest attorney. She has been assigned to work as counsel for Rose Barclay in a custody case. Rose is only nine years old. She usually avoids working with children this young due to her traumatic childhood. She has agreed to work this case because Rose is suffering from traumatic mutism something that Stella understands as she too had it as a child. Stella needs to work closely with the family and determine which parent should have custody of little Rose.

Rose witnessed the death of her nanny. It may or may not have been an accident. Upon entering the home Stella feels uneasy and the more time she spends with the Barclay's the more twisted everything and everyone becomes. The Barclay's have secrets and everyone is a suspect. Things intensify when Stella starts to experience some of the same episodes that Tina (the nanny) did. Stella needs to find out just exactly what's going on in order to ensure which parent is best one to get full custody of Rose but will she lose her own life in the process?

House of Glass if a FAST paced read. It had my full attention. The read is intense and kept me guessing. My ONLY issue with the book was that I simply could not figure out the imagery of the window and the house.

House of Glass is a solid thriller, with unexpected twists. I questioned every character at some point. I enjoyed several of the characters: the ominous child who doesn't speak, and potentially unreliable narrator with a traumatic personal background. This was well done without re-using the tiresome tropes we often see in this genre. The ending was really satisfying.

I have read several of the author's co-written books, and thoroughly enjoyed them. This is the second book I have read by this author written independently, and it was my favorite of the two. I am looking forward to future reads from this author!

(I apologize in advance, as I thought I hit submit on this review, and it appears it did not go through.)

Rating: 3.5/5

This author never fails to deliver and this one was no exception. Look forward to more from. her. Thank you to NetGalley and publisher.

Sadly I think I've come to the conclusion that I prefer this author's work when it's co-authored with Greer. Or maybe I just prefer Greer's writing, who knows. Anyways, this book was not it for me. While I could appreciate the short chapters this book felt entirely too long and dragged out. After all the hype I've been seeing and everyone saying they were freaked out and even couldn't sleep, I'm questioning whether we read the same book. Nothing was creepy or thrilling to me, the two "huge" plot twists at the end didn't shock me and honestly I skim read the last 50 or so pages and didn't feel like I missed out on anything. I didn't care for Stella or really any of the characters so there wasn't much I did enjoy about this book. I'm only giving it 3 stars because I did think parts of the plot were creative but I do feel like I wasted my time reading this.

Many thanks to St. Martins Press for the gifted copy for my honest review!

When a nanny dies after falling from of a third story window at the house where she worked, the "perfect" family she worked for comes under suspicion and they bevy unraveling.
Stella, a child advocate lawyer, is appointed to determine the best living situation for the family's 9-year old, who's been mute and acting strange since the death of her nanny, when her parents decide to divorce. Everyone seems to be covering up something and Stella finds herself tangled up in their webs of deceit.
I was excited to read this, as I've enjoyed previous books coauthored by this writer, but I found this one uninspired and pretty predictable. Bummer.
Thanks to #netgalley and #stmartinspress for this #arc of #houseofglass in exchange for an honest review.

Wow, this was hands down one of my absolute favorite reads of this year! This is what every thriller fan needs to read.

You never know what goes on behind closed doors. Or even glass houses that is. Stella is a best interest lawyer and is set to help a couple find the best interest for their young daughter. In the midst of their divorce. The young daughter, Rose, who witnessed the brutal death or possible murder of her nanny. She is beyond traumatized and hasn't spoken since the incident happened. Now Stella needs to figure out the truth of what happend in this family full of lid and secrets. Nothing is as it appears. Will Stella be able to uncover the truth in time?


What I loved:
- this was holy heck of a ride. You will instantly be sucked into this book from chapter one. The pacing is excellent and you will probably stay up all night reading this too.
- I loved Stella! I thought she was a great MC. She really was there to help Rose and figure out what the heck was going down.
- the twists! I did not see any of the plot coming.


5 stars out of 5! This book helped me get out of my reading slump. Thank you Netgalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review!

Stella Hudson an attorney has been assigned to determine who Rose should live with after her parents' divorce. Unfortunately, a murder has occurred at their fancy home and Rose could have done it. There are lots of twists and turns in this book and it seems both parents are hiding something. Stella also has an interesting back story with the loss of a parent. This was a great quick read.

I was pulled in immediately to this story. Was the little girl behind everything that happened or was there something more sinister? I had an idea but was not completely prepared for the truth.

An affair with the nanny, and now she's dead. The child now has a traumatic mutism. What did she do or see? The parents are getting a divorce, and both want full custody of the child. But, how did the nanny die? And who should the child live with?

These were some of the questions I kept asking myself as I was reading this book. I loved the short chapters and how I literally had no idea what really happened throughout the book. A really well done whodunnit.

Thank you to Netgalley, Sarah Pekkanen, and the publishers for this free ebook. This review is 100% my own and honest opinion.