House of Glass was my second book from Sarah Pekkanen. I thought it had some nice reveals that kept me reframing the story with the overall perp plot just average. Well written, nice cover, and perfect title!

Thank you to both Netgalley and the publisher for the opportunity in exchange for an honest review.

House of Glass was a really enjoyable read! Sarah Pekkanen did a great job of keeping me guessing until the very end. I really loved the storyline and sometimes things really are not as they seem. Rose, one of the primary characters and a 9 year old only child should have had a dream of a life but when her nanny falls to her death from the third story of their home things begin to unravel and Rose becomes mute. Best interest attorney Stella Hudson must get to the truth of this familie's secrets in order to recommend the best outcome for Rose as her parents proceed with a divorce.

Great thriller! I will be back for more of Sarah Pekkanen's books!

This was my first time reading a (solo) book by this author, and it won't be the last.
HOUSE OF GLASS has most of my favourite tropes in mystery thrillers: a suspicious death; everyone's a suspect; shady characters, a creepy setting and the cherry on top - a child in the middle of it all.
I did find the book dragged on a little. Some overdetailed scenes took a lot of unnecessary time. I'm not gonna say I saw that ending coming, yet I was not impressed by it.
In general, I've had a fun time with this book, but I believe I would benefit from the audio version of this book.
Thank you, NetGalley and the publisher, for providing me with a free eARC of this novel.

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

I have loved every book Sarah Pekkanen has had a hand in writing and I'm happy to report House of Glass is no exception. Something about books with premises that center around creepy kids just works for me.

I really enjoyed that we got several mysteries within the main big mystery and I never figured out any of the twists along the way. This is always a huge plus to me as an avid thriller reader.

I was definitely satisfied with the big reveal and thought it was excellently done. Pekkanen definitely has a lifelong fan in me!

House of Glass pub date is August 6.

House of Glass fit the bill of exactly what I was looking for in a psychological thriller. Some whodunit plus a little creepiness factor plus great twist & turns. When a young nanny falls to her death, there are many questions surrounding her death. Did someone push her or was it an accident. She was pregnant with the husband's baby, so did he push her to solve a problem? Did the wife push her out of jealousy? Why are strange things happening surrounding 9 year old Rose, is she capable of having facilitated her fall? The story is told from the point of view of Stella, who takes the case to help the court decide who should get full custody of rose following her parent's divorce. This case brings up a lot of trauma from Stella's childhood that adds complications to this mystery. As the story unfolds, there are reasons why anyone involved could have been guilty of pushing the nanny. Stella has to get to the bottom of the case to complete her report but what will happen to Stella when she gets to closer to the truth?

This was a fun read and I found myself turning pages very quickly to figure out how the nanny fell to her death.

Thank you to #NetGalley, Sarah Pekkanen, and St. Martin's Press for an eARC of #HouseofGlass in exchange for an honest review.

Best book I have read in a while! I tore through this book. It captured me from the beginning . The plot twists and descriptions that the author used was phenomenal. I will definitely be recommending this to friends who like this genre. I think this is her best book so far. I have loved all her others that she has written as a team!

This was the first book I have read from Sara Pekkanen and I will definitely be picking up her other books to check out. This book was well written and had a good story line. The beginning grabs your interest and it keeps you motivated to keep turning the pages. The custody battle is on as the couple is trying to ensure their daughter gets placed with one parent. But then the nanny dies and it could be anyone in that house that did it; the mother, the father, the grandmother or the child herself. As you read the story your thoughts go back and forth on who could have killed the nanny. There are moments you think each one was the killer.
Then to add to the complexity of the situation, Stella (the attorney working for the child) has a complicated past and has her own long term trauma from that part of her life. You get to dive into her past and what she learns really happened.

Great story and a definite read for those who love a good thriller/mystery. Thank you Net Galley and St.Martin Press for an ARC in return for an honest review.

I read some books Sarah Pekkanen coauthored before and they are some of my favorites. So I just had to read House of Glass -- and she did not disappoint.

House of Glass by Sarah Pekkanen is mystery/thriller about a murder of a nanny. Stella is a best interest attorney to Rose, a seven-year-old girl, who is suddenly mute after witnessing her nanny's death, a fetal fall from a window. Her parents are in the middle of a divorce and Stella is hired to determine which parent Rose should be given custody to. While spending time with Rose and her family, Stella finds herself in danger as she gets closer to the truth.

Sarah Pekkanen did it again -- she delivered the right amount of eerie vibes while bringing you on a psychologically thrilling ride. There are many red herrings until the grand finale when the murderer is revealed. It is suspenseful while giving good character development to the main protagonist, Stella, as she dives into her own past. This was a great book and I recommend.

Thank you to Netgalley, author Sarah Pekkanen, and publisher St. Martin's Press for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest, unbiased review.

Wow! What a rollercoaster of a ride! I was not able to predict that ending, and I’m glad! Thrilling, fast paced, unpredictable, and full of plot twists.

This book is stunning from start to finish. You have a strong main character in Stella who very deftly carries the story in a way that will draw the reader in and leave them questioning along with her what really happened to the poor nanny. This book is fast paced. Has twists, characters whose motives all come into question, it just has everything if your looking for this type of book. I am so excited to recommend this book. I will start doing so as soon as possible hoping to get that hold list going.
Thank you so much to St. Martin’s Press and Netgalley for allowing me to read this superb book.

Thanks to Netgalley for the advanced copy of House of Glass. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and finished it in three days. It was un-put-downable! I enjoy a thriller and trying to guess the bad guy but with this one, I had no idea. Treat yourself to a good book that will keep you guessing until the end.

Received this ARC and couldn’t wait to get into it. This book hooks you from the beginning sentences, and continues to pull your curiosity through the entire story.
Stella comes from a traumatic past. Now she’s a lawyer trying to help a family,broken by infidelity and a murder, figure out where their daughter belongs and who should be her caretaker.
The twists are wild and the story compelling. I loved every second and truly raced through to see what on earth was happening. Read it! So good!
Thank you netgalley for the ARC!

I received an ARC of this book from St. Martin's Press via NetGalley in exchange for my honest feedback. I have previously read and enjoyed books of which Ms. Pekkanen was the co-author, but this was my first book with her as sole author.

I enjoyed this book. However, I do think it became a little long with a lot of extraneous details (all of Rose's classes, specifics about what Stella is eating). I found myself checking my Kindle for where I was in the book and then surprised that I was not further along. The portions of the book that actually focused on the mystery at hand were the best and the most fast paced. I did not predict the villain which is always a plus for me.

I think the end wrapped up a little too quickly after taking so long to get there. Also, in my opinion, Stella's backstory (and current story - love interests) were not really necessary to the book.

Despite my complaints, I do enjoy Ms. Pekkanen's writing and her skill at creating a thriller that is not predictable.

Sarah Pekkanen's latest thriller kept me guessing all the way to the end. The plot is twisty, but not contrived. Everyone is suspect. Definitely read this page turner.

Thank you, St. Martin's Press and Net Galley for an early copy of this book to read and review.

This book gave me all The Turn of the Key by Ruth Ware vibes and I absolutely loved it! It was a complete guessing game all the way up to the reveal. I was hooked from start to finish, and I had to figure out what was going on with Rose. This was so well done, and if you love creepy whodunnits and creepy kids this book needs to be added to your tbr immediately!

This is the first Sarah Pekkanen book I've read that wasn't a collaborative effort with Greer Hendricks and I was not disappointed in the plot twist and turns.

Having read so many mystery thrillers over the years, I pride myself on being able to decipher who the villain of the story is along with a rough plot of the motive within the first 150 pages -- this book managed to surprise me.

The story was entertaining and the little girl complexly written to where I would constantly vacillate on her role in the death of the nanny.

Thank you Netgalley and St. Martin's Press for an early copy in exchange for an honest review.

A child who is suspected of murder? Who doesn’t want to read a book about a creepy child? To be honest, these aren’t the kind of books that I gravitate towards because they tend to freak me out, but I really enjoyed this one!

Stella is known as the best attorney to determine the custody of children whose parents are in the middle of a divorce. The only problem? Rose has completely stopped talking after the murder of her nanny, making it impossible for Stella to determine the best placement for Rose. What’s worse? All signs point to Rose being the one who murdered the nanny.

I loved Sarah’s previous book, Gone Tonight, so when I was approved to read House of Glass, I was over the moon! Just as with Gone Tonight, I was completely captivated with House of Glass from the start. I was unable to put this book down and needed to know how it would end. There were so many twists and turns, some that I saw coming and some that I didn’t, especially the twists about Charlie, Stella’s mentor and father figure. I loved the fact that this book had two stories in one, the situation with Rose but also the childhood trauma Stella is still learning to cope with. If you’re looking for a fast paced thriller that will keep you at the edge of your seat, this one is for you! I will definitely be recommending this one!

Sarah Pekkanen’s new book, House of Glass, is a great read! When young Rose stops speaking after her Nanny falls through a window the courts appoint an attorney to spend time with the family and advocate for the child. As Stella enters the Barclay home she finds herself drawn to young Rose and her own traumatic childhood, Are the Barclays hiding something sinister in their home? Stella can’t stop considering them as suspects, even Rose. I found the characters well- developed and the storyline pacing kept me interested. I received an ARC of this book, all opinions are my own. I would recommend this as a must read for the summer!

LOVED THIS BOOK! I love all of this author’s books and this one was no different. I was hooked in right away and I could stop reading. This was a “read between tasks, stay up late to finish” kind of book. There are several good twists and reveals. I had guessed one (that Charles knew Stella’s mom), but I didn’t see the ending coming. This book poses interesting questions about good and evil and makes you think about if children can be evil. I wish the aspect of Rose collecting sharp objects was explored a little more and not so easily explained away, but overall this was a great read. I would read anything this author writes.

Sarah Pekkanen is becoming one of my favorite psychological thriller authors, and House of Glass might be her best one yet. Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for offering me an advance reader copy.
The protagonist, first-person narrator Stella Hudson, is an attorney assigned to determine the best custody arrangements for nine-year-old Rose Barclay, the troubled daughter of a wealthy, divorcing couple. Stella's friend and mentor, Judge Charles Huxley, recommended her for the job because Stella and Rose share a similar trauma: When Stella was seven, her mother died of an overdose—or was it murder?—and Stella's response to the event was traumatic mutism. Recently, Rose's nanny, Tina De La Cruz, fell or was pushed from her third-story bedroom window, and apparently, Rose witnessed the death. Now, she, too, suffers from traumatic mutism.
The more time Stella spends in the Barclays' historic home, getting to know the family, the creepier the house seems. After her first visit, she notices that all the glass (windows, mirrors, drinking vessels, etc.) has been replaced with plastic. Someone has been going through her things; Rose is collecting sharp objects and reading books about serial killers. Just when Stella thinks she's making progress with Rose, the child clams up and violently signals for her to go away. Everyone in the household, including Rose, becomes a suspect in Tina's death.
Every chapter ends with a new twist that keeps the reader turning pages. The author did an excellent job weaving in Stella's backstory in a way that was relevant to the main storyline. Even events and relationships that at first seemed superfluous had significance.
Highly recommended.