An eerie little girl…or is she just terrified? A loving family…or are they? An accident…or a murder? A woman whose own tragic childhood will either distort her present or come to her aid…

Let me start by saying I very much appreciate the general cleanliness of Pekkanen’s books in regard to language and explicit scenes - both lacking. That’s hard to find in this genre it seems. I also just enjoy her storytelling; every book is an easy and enjoyable read.

This story had an eerie quality, from the cast of characters to the foreboding house, that I haven’t felt from other Pekkanen (and Hendricks) books. This quality and the seasonal setting make this the perfect book to usher in fall.

The characters in this book were a mixed bag of all sorts of people! I definitely found that intriguing and a great tool to keep the reader asking, “Who did it?”.

I consider Pekkanen (and Hendricks) to be one of my favorite authors for this genre; but this was my first solo Pekkanen book and it didn’t pack quite the same punch. It was very obvious what story she was spinning: making the reader think the offender was one person but also knowing it couldn’t be because it was too obvious. This made the reveal not all that revealing, certainly not a twist, but the twist(s) is what I enjoy most about her and Hendricks’ books, so this one left me a bit wanting. There was also a strange last quarter relationship blossoming that felt unnecessary.

Though this wasn’t my favorite, I’m happy to have read it and will certainly continue reading more from her!

I would give this a 3.5 stars. I enjoyed the storyline and the writing style, there really wasn't anything that made this book bad. But also there wasn't anything that made it outstanding either. It fit right in the middle for me. Overall happy I picked up the book and read it!

Stella is a best interest attorney assigned to figure out the best living situation for Rose, a young girl who's parents are getting divorced. To complicate the situation, Rose's nanny recently died under mysterious circumstances - by falling through a second story window. The police think the nanny may have been pushed - but by who? Now, all glass has been removed from the entire house, Rose is collecting sharp objects, and Rose has become mute due to the trauma. Stella of course wants to find the best situation for Rose, but she also starts investigating the nanny's death, and all of this leads to her uncovering secrets from her own past.
This book is very creepy and reminded me of the movie The Orphan, although not nearly as scary. It kept me captivated and turning the pages to see if I had correctly guessed who did it (I didn't). Recommend checking this thriller out, it's out now and available everywhere!
Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for the ARC.
ARC was provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

A Nanny falls to her death from a 3rd story bedroom. A little girl Rose witnesses her fall. Her mom & dad want a divorce and her Grandma Harriett lives with their family in a basement apartment. Poor Rose is so traumatized she can not speak. Enter lawyer, Stella, who as a child lost her mother to an overdose when she was seven years also developed traumatic mutism. She is on the custody battle and has to figure out where Rose should live. With the neurotic over protective mom, or the dad who was having an affair with the Nanny. The story goes into both the lives of the Barclay's and back tracks to Stella's early days before and after her mom died. It is a very interesting, creepy thriller that I could not put down. At times I was so anxious. It was like watching a scary movie with one eye open and the other closed shut. It was a great read.
Thanks to #netgalley, #stmartinspress and @sarahpekkanen for an ARC of this thriller.

An absolute page turner. The story has so many twists and tuns, I thought I knew the ending but I was wrong. Loved every minute of this story

After a nanny fell to her death, a lawyer/child advocate interviews the nanny’s employers to decide which parental home would be best for the 9-year old mute Rose. The nanny’s death and preceding affair has lead to DIVORCE. Stella senses danger around her and questions if Rose is as innocent as she seems. You see, Rose is precocious and she can relate to Rose in her muteness. As a child, herself, Stella witnessed her mother’s death and became mute herself.

After spending time with Rose and her family, Stella stars to unveil a some secrets. Will Stella discover the family’s deep, dark and deadly secret before it’s too late?


𝓜𝔂 𝓽𝓱𝓸𝓾𝓰𝓱𝓽𝓼: Spoiler Alert!
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Mysterious and suspenseful, this domestic thriller was full of secrets and had a TWISTY ending! I enjoyed reading this! Fans of Michelle Campbell and Rachel Hawkins will like this one!

House of Glass hooked me from the very start. I really enjoyed the beginning of the book and then it honestly started to stall out. I did enjoy it but was not surprised by the twists at the end. I found it to be pretty obvious as to what was going on. I am still excited about anything Sarah Pekkanen writes. She will always be an autobuy author for me!

Nine year old Rose has been witness to something that no one ever wants to see; Rose witnessed what appears to be the murder of her nanny. Ever since that horrible event Rose won’t speak, not one word. To make matters worse, her parents are going through a divorce and a custody dispute. Enter Stella, a lawyer who fights for the children that she represents, vowing to place them in the safest and healthiest environments. Stella has her own trauma to deal with, which is why she never accepts clients so young, but when she is asked by her mentor, who is also a judge, to take Rose as a client, Stella reluctantly says yes. Now she finds herself immersed in the drama of the Barclay’s, drama that includes not only the suspicious murder, but an overbearing grandmother, a house that is void of any and all glass, and a young girl who has so much to say but can’t. Oh, and Rose likes to collect and hide sharp things, but why?

House of Glass is a novel full of twists and turns that I rather enjoyed. There are a lot of chapters that make up this novel, and I do mean a lot, creating a fast-paced, edge-of-your-seat novel; the chapters were like potato chips, I couldn’t read just one. I was also pleasantly surprised by the twists and turns throughout the story, not seeing many of them coming until they were there. The ending was a little odd though, and didn’t quite fit with the story and the characters in my opinion.

I went back and forth with the audiobook. My biggest issue was the pace of the narration. For a novel that is supposed to be a thriller the narration was way too slow; it was almost like Stella, who is the narrator within the novel, was sleepwalking through the story, even with the inflection used by Benanti. Once I sped it up quite a lot I was better able to enjoy the audiobook, and it did add to my enjoyment of the narrative. I also liked that Benanti didn’t use what I think of as ridiculous voices for the male characters.

House of Glass is a thriller that will keep you guessing; go check it out. Thank you to NetGalley, Macmillan Audio, and St. Martin’s Press for gifting to me early audio and electronic copies of House of Glass, given in exchange for an honest review; all opinions are my own. House of Glass is out now.

"A young nanny who plunged to her death, or was she pushed? A nine-year-old girl who collects sharp objects and refuses to speak. A lawyer whose job it is to uncover who in the family is a victim and who is a murderer. But how can you find out the truth when everyone here is lying?"

Let me start by saying that I LOOOOOOOVE Sarah Pekkanen. I auto-request everything of hers, from the early "chick lit" to the more recent thrillers with Greer Hendricks, and pretty much everything rates 5 stars. So when I say what I'm going to say next, it comes from a huge fan and a place of love. This one just...didn't work for me.

I'm going to be honest. I COULD NOT STAND STELLA. I thought her character was weak and nervous and overall made me cringe. The story was not as captivating as Sarah Pekkanen's usually are and it took forever to get hooked in. If I did not swear loyalty to this author, it likely would have been a DNF. But...I kept on. In the end, it paid off and I'm glad I kept going. But this is definitely one of Sarah's weaker efforts.

I received an ARC from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.

This was a really quick read and I was interested to see what would happen. But as the story progressed, I felt like nothing really exciting every happened. I wanted a big twist or some crazy moment but I never got it. I also think there were some really unrealistic parts that I didn't like. I also didn't care for the main character that much. I appreciated that it did suck me in and I was really curious to know how it was going to end but it just fell flat unfortunately.

Sarah Pekkanen’s House of Glass is a suspenseful and atmospheric thriller that keeps readers guessing until the very end. House of Glass is a well-crafted thriller that offers plenty of suspense and psychological intrigue. Pekkanen’s writing is vivid and immersive, and she successfully creates an unsettling atmosphere that lingers long after the final page is turned. The novel’s exploration of themes like truth, deception, and the impact of trauma adds depth to the narrative. Pekkanen's novel is a compelling read that delivers enough twists and turns to keep fans of psychological thrillers hooked. It offers a satisfying blend of mystery, tension, and dark family drama that makes it worth picking up.

I love Sarah Pekkanen’s style of writing, and House of Glass is just another great read to add to the list. It tells the story of an attorney trying to get to the bottom of a case and the secrets that lay underneath it all. I especially loved how three dimensional each of the characters were and the fact that the chapters were so short and easy to fly through. If you love a psychological thriller that keeps you on your toes until the very last second, this one is for you.

This was a fantastic book by Sarah. Such a thrilling read, I couldn't stop reading it. Even when i had to put the book down from time to time all i could think about was wanting to return to this book just to find out what happens next. This was such a nail biting thriller, reading it is a whole experience.

I loved this latest novel by Sarah Pekkanen. First of all, the main character Stella was as interesting as the mystery. A deep dive into her past and what makes her tick threaded seamlessly into the narrative.

Stella is an attorney with an interest in child advocacy. As a favor to a friend she agrees to look into a case where a child, Rose, has witnessed her nanny's death as she fell or was pushed out of a window. Her first task is to talk with Rose at her home. The house is beautiful with a noticeably cold aura. The father had an affair with the nanny which resulted in a pregnancy. Motive to kill? The mother is overly protective and holding back. Jealousy is a motive to kill. The nanny's boyfriend happened to stop by and knew about the affair. Jealousy is a motive. More people enter the nanny's circle of acquaintances. And they all have potential motives to kill! It was a fun journey sorting through all the suspects.

I recommend this book for mystery readers and suspense seekers. Thank you NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for an early copy.

"On the outside they were the golden family with the perfect life. On the inside they built the perfect lie."

A rich Washington DC family - the husband and wife in the midst of a messy divorce and custody battle, a dead nanny, and their 9 year old child who doesn't speak. What's going on in this house? Enter Stella Hudson, a Best Interest Attorney appointed to serve as council for children in custody cases. Stella's only concern in this matter is the child. From the moment she enters into this case, she realizes this story is more twisted than she feared.

This is my first read by Sarah Pekkanen and I was hooked from the beginning. I thought I had it all figured out right off the bat. But no - it's a twisted tale with turns you don't expect. I enjoyed this book and would recommend.

These are only my opinions. Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for a digital ARC of this book.

4 stars!

Dark, twisty, & creepy.

This book gives #babyteeth vibes. There were times I was really creeped out by the house & Rose! Most of this kept me on the edge of my seat, while some things I saw coming from a mile away. I did think some random tidbits about Stella could've been omitted and just didn't really follow the plot (towards the end - Garcia?!?)

Overall, I was thoroughly entertained & enjoyed this!
Always an autoread author!!

This is the type of thriller that keeps you guessing page after page, and I thoroughly enjoyed it.

Stella is a lawyer who advocates for kids whose parents are going through custody proceedings. When she is asked to make recommendations regarding the custody of Rose Barclay, a young girl, she finds herself involved in something much more complicated. Rose's nanny, Tina, has fallen through a window to her death. Someone in the Barclay home is a killer, or was it a terrible accident?

I found myself drawn in trying to decide whether Tina's death was a murder or not. I was suspicious of everyone and kept changing my mind as to what actually happened. And I will say, I did not guess the ending! I love it when I am taken by surprise! There is so much more to the story involving Stella's past, but I don't want to give anything away.

I highly recommend this book if you love thrillers with characters who you don't know whether to love or hate or even if they are telling the truth.

4.5 stars.

I actually haven't read any of Sarah's solo work but I definitely will be now. I haven't been this invested in a story in a long time. I was hooked from the very beginning. Her writing style is exactly what I look for in thrillers, so easy to get into & the chapters really make you want to keep reading. Some parts were predictable but that didn't take away from the story at all. Loved Stella's connection with Rose, added emotional depth which a lot of thriller's don't have. The ending felt perfectly wrapped up & everything was addressed which I always appreciate. Such a good read, I highly recommend this book

Thank you to Netgalley & St. Martin's Press for an arc of this book in exchange for an honest review!

This sucked me in right from the first page. An affiar, divorce, possible murder and possibly a killer child make for a fantastic, fast paced story.

Rose Barclay seems to be the only one who has witnessed what happened to her nanny and Stella Hudson, the lawyer has to figure out.
Did the nanny trip and fall or was she murdered? Rose suffers from traumatic mutism, the same condition Stella has suffered from when she witnessed her own mother's death!

Was the father Ian having an affair with the nanny, and that seems to have caused a riff between all the family members leading to divorce between Rose's parents. Stella soon realizes that she really cannot believe any of them, as each seems to have their own agenda - Stella is acting as the intermediary who can figure out which of the parent should get custody of Rose!

This was a quick read, as the chapters were small and equally gripping - this was on read now when it was released on netgalley and I was super quick to grab this and I am so glad I did it!
Thanks to St. Martin's Press and Netgalley!