This was my first book by Sarah Pekkanen and it was such a good read. Stella is a lawyer with a traumatic past representing Rose in her parent’s divorce. Rose is a traumatized child who has become mute after witnessing the death of her nanny. I was immediately interested!! There’s a death in the past & the present being investigated with bizarre circumstances surrounding both. Everyone in this book was suspicious. I couldn’t decide who I was rooting for or who I even thought was behind everything. The Barclay estate was very creepy & unsettling adding to the suspense. This book had my heart pounding. The author did a great job of wrapping the story up. I can’t wait to read more by her!

This was one of the better thrillers I’ve read this year. I like when it takes a minute to figure it out, because I personally don’t want to read something that I can figure out in a few chapters. Here we meet the Barclay family and their seemingly troubled little girl. Is she really, or is there something more sinister going on behind the scenes?

Stella is a Best Interest Attorney, which I did not know what a thing until this book. She finds out the best possible solution in living arrangements for children whose parents are divorcing...with malice. Stella cares a lot about her job and the children she helps. One day, her friend (father figure) recommends that she takes a case on concerning a child with trauma induced mutism.

Cue Rose. Rose is a smart child who gives off some "Bad Seed" vibes whose nanny, Tina, fell to her death from a 3rd story window. Thus the trauma that made Rose go mute.

We find out fairly early on that Stella also had trauma induced mutism when she was a child and the story is about her struggle with her own history while simultaneously attempting to help Rose...and find out if she is evil.

A fast-paced thriller until the ending, which felt a bit rushed to tie everything up in a neat bow for the reader. I devoured it in two nights.

I just finished reading "House Of Glass" by Sarah Pekkanen, and it totally blew me away. This twisted thriller is packed with family secrets, lies, betrayal, and deception. The wealthy family at the center of the story seems perfect, until their nanny falls to her death. Attorney Stella is on the case, representing the daughter who hasn't spoken since the accident. But as Stella delves deeper, she uncovers a web of lies and deception that will keep you on the edge of your seat. The plot twist totally took me by surprise, and I can't wait to read more from this author!

I could not put this book down! I'm a huge fan of the Sarah Pekkanen as the author of Gone Tonight and co-author of The Wife Between Us, You Are Not Alone and the Golden Couple, all of which I loved. The characters were well-developed and each chapter ending in suspense had me questioning everyone until the very end! great read! Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin's Press for the ARC!

Thank you to Netgalley, Sarah Pekkanen, and Macmillan Audip for an advance listening copy of House of Glass in exchange for an honest review. Well ladies and gents, Pekkanen DOES IT AGAIN! We start off our story meeting Stella who is in charge of deciding whether or not Rose should be kept with her mother or her father after their divorce. During this process, we find out her previous nanny had been pushed to her death from a high window. Throughout the story, we are taken on a ride that left me second guessing everyone until the end. Our narrator did a flawless job drawing me into the story and didnt let me go until the final page. The narration had me feeling like I was in the story with the characters. I would recommend picking this up for your summer reading as soon as it comes out on August 6th!

4.5 stars, rounded up to 5 stars for GR.

First Sarah Pekkanen won't be my last..
I love a good story with a creepy kid and this one did not disappoint.
Stella is a great character with an unfortunate past and i loved diving into her background as well as Rose's.
There are so many characters you love to hate and two mysteries to solve which flowed so nicely. I typically enjoy multi POV but the side stories kept me thoroughly intrigued and kept me up way too late, rushing to the end.
Overall, I would say 4.5/5 as there was nothing overall jaw dropping, but I definitely loved the entire book.
Thank you for the opportunity to check this out!

Solid 4 stars, nothing sucks me in more than a creepy kid book!
Quick chapters and amazing story line made this a super quick read for me

Rose is a 9 year old who witnessed the death of her nanny. She develops traumatic mutism & is struggling. Her parents are also going through a nasty divorce and Rose gets appointed Stella, a guardian ad litem to help figure out which parent should receive custody.

Stella’s childhood becomes a subplot to the story, and some of her and Rose’s experiences are similar.

Is it possible that Rose is responsible for her nanny’s death? Was it an accident? There’s a whodunit feeling throughout the story. This is a bit of slow burn but it is suspenseful & at times eerie. The ending wasn’t super surprising but overall it was an enjoyable read!


**Many thanks to NetGalley for the advanced reader’s copy in exchange for an honest review! **

Thank you, NetGalley, for an advanced copy of “House of Glass” in exchange for a review.

I had a hard time putting this thriller down. It had an excellent plot and well thought out characters, and I couldn’t figure out whodunnit. I think this is my favorite standalone Sarah Pekkanen novel to date!

I also scooped up the early release Book of the Month physical copy and am so glad to have it on my shelf. Watch for this title in August if you’re a fan of a good, twisty, psychological thriller!

Stella is a best interest attorney who is appointed to decide the fate of 9-year old Rose after her nanny fell [was pushed?] from the top story window of her house. Rose's parents are getting divorced, so Stella must do her best to get to the bottom of what has been going on in their household and who would be safest for Rose to live with. The only problem is that Stella doesn't know if others are safe from Rose.

I have really had a hard time focusing on books lately but this one really got me invested, so that in itself won my 5 stars. This book had me suspecting literally everyone and doubting my own beliefs - I love a book that can do that! I seriously didn't know what to think or who to believe. The ending was honestly awesome, I was not expecting it. I did think it all wrapped up a little too easily in the end but hey, the book held my attention so that was enough for me. I also really loved the relationship between Stella and Charlie and liked that we got to explore that further.

Sarah Pekkanen's writing is so easy to follow and lose yourself in. I love that the characters were well developed while the story never stalled or slowed - it held a quick pace throughout which I always appreciate. Stella's childhood and relationships were nicely woven into the story and although they didn't have much to do with Rose's case, I appreciated the extra depth and found it all to be very interesting. I definitely recommend this one!

A wealthy wife/mother, a cheating husband/father, a doting grandmother, a traumatized child, and a dead nanny – all ingredients of a suspense-filled mystery.

After nine-year-old Rose witnesses the death of her nanny, she stops speaking. This tragedy occurs in the midst of her parents’ messy divorce, and best interest attorney Stella Hudson is called in to investigate and determine Rose’s custody arrangement. Rose’s family is overly protective of her and begrudgingly allow Stella to see her because of the court order. As Stella delves into the circumstances surrounding the nanny’s death and learns more about the family, she uncovers some disturbing and unsettling facts. Just a couple – Rose is stashing weapons without her family’s knowledge, and there are no windows or anything else made of glass in the house. Before long Stella questions if a child can be born bad.

As with most mysteries, nothing is exactly what it seems from the initial chapters, and the author tosses in plenty of red herrings to throw the reader off track. Several people had motives to murder the nanny, and I suspected nearly all of them.

After experiencing a tragedy of her own as a child and being nonverbal for a time as a result, Stella understands what Rose is going through and attempts to bond with the child and gain her trust. While her backstory is interesting, I felt like it slowed the pacing and distracted me from the mystery. It could really have been a separate book.

Recommended for readers who enjoy psychological thrillers, messy family dynamics, and plenty of red herrings.

I received a complimentary copy of this book from the publisher through NetGalley. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

I had high hopes for this one but…I ended up figuring out the culprit quite early on, which made the whole thing very predictable and quite boring.

The second storyline was kind of unnecessary and the story could’ve done without.

Not my favourite book by this author!

I really enjoyed this. I love a creepy kid story and this gave me all the creeps. Being around my grands, I just can't imagine being around a kid that doesn't talk. Throw in a creepy house that has zero glass and I'm in. This book came through with the surprises until the end..

Thank you to Netgalley and St. Martin's Press for the advanced readers copy of House of Glass by Sarah Pekkanen.

I am of a big fan of Sarah Pekkanen and her writing. This book was a 5 star read for me. She kept the story twists coming. She's really becoming quite the thriller author. The family dynamics in this one are chilling and creepy. You can't quite figure out who to trust.

I live in the DC/Maryland/Virginia area and it's pretty fun to be able to really envision the locations described in the novel since that's where it takes place.

If you enjoy suspenseful novels with complex family dynamics and unexpected twists, this book is definitely worth a read.

This one was quite the page turner for me, I was immediately sucked into the world the author created and was especially intrigued by Rose, who saw her nanny fall to her death. This had so many creepy and unsettling vibes, there was something off about the Barclays house and I was desperate to know what exactly was wrong. ​Stella was the kind of heroine I could root for in a thriller, she was actually pretty sensible and didn’t make too many crazy decisions that had me shaking my head. This was a very straightforward thriller that didn’t rely on a series of wild twists, I didn’t mind that though because the story was engaging enough on its own and it still kept me on my toes without a bunch of major reveals. Overall another solid read from the author for me.

A bitter divorce, a nanny who died under mysterious circumstances and a child rendered mute by the stress of it all. This is the case Stella Hudson, a best interest attorney, takes on, committed to being the voice for a child the way no one was her voice when traumatic childhood events left her temporarily mute.

This is a very standard, middle-of-the-road mystery/thriller. Most chapters felt like they were crafted from a mad lib-like template; insert creepy action there, end on sinister cliffhanger sentence here. The main mystery was interesting enough, but the subplot about Stella’s childhood left me cold.

It was fine, perfect for half-paying attention to on an airplane or at the pool. I’m sure in a week I’ll remember nothing about it.

Solid thriller! This was fast paced and a quick read. Creepy kids for the win! The twist at the end wasn’t jaw dropping but it all came together nicely. This is a Book Of The Month pick for July so you might be seeing it on booksta but it doesn’t officially come outs until August. If you’re a fan of female driven thrillers are dysfunctional families, pre-order or put on hold asap!

Psychological thriller with lots of twists, suspense in a creepy, dark house. Stella Hudson is an attorney assigned the responsibility of determining the best custodial arrangements for children in divorces. Normally she focuses on teenagers, but as a favor to her mentor, she takes the case of a 9 year old girl, Rose Barclay. Trauma caused Rose to stop talking when she witnessed the death of her nanny. The nanny’s death is an unsolved case as everyone in the household seems to have an alibi. As her investigation continues, it seems everyone is hiding something. Was it a murder or an accident? Why are there so many secrets and what actually happened? Who should Stella trust, if anyone? The tone of the book is very dark and chilling.

Wow wow wow. This was crazy good. I have loved a lot of her books but this is now my favorite. It was unputdownable! I read it so fast. So many twists and turns and just wow. I can’t say enough good things about this book!!!