Glass Houses

Texting while driving, Tori Williams becomes involved in a car crash that kills three people. The story becomes a media sensation, with the public crying out for revenge – they want Tori’s blood. Meanwhile, Etta, another driver in the crash who pulled Tori to safety is hailed as a hero. So why doesn’t she feel like it? Tori is looking for redemption and thinks she can find it be mending Etta’s broken life, but then Tori may not know everything about Etta. A twisted story where nothing is as it seems About these ads

I'm in a bit of a quandary about this book. I really liked the story and I thought it gave me a lot to think about. About what is the right punishment for someone who has killed another person in a manner such as this. I do have to say that I did find it a bit woolly on the whole though, for me it could have just been a bit tighter on the narration. I felt like I was a bit lost at times which then distracted me from the story.

Tori was just an ordinary woman who made a mistake that many others have made- she was texting & driving. Unfortunately her mistake led to loss of life and to Tori becoming a hate figure, hounded by the paparazzi.

Her accident and her struggle with horrific injuries changed Tori. Whilst fully accepting her culpability she began a movement to try to get people to apologise for past mistakes. To get away from the damage caused by a society where there is no such thing as an accident.

At times the narrative was somewhat confused but overall I found this a very thought provoking book. I really didn't see the ending coming.

Thanks to Netgalley for the chance to read and review this book

While reading this book I keep thinking every teenager needs to read this! It brings many questions to light and most of all the fear of what would I do if this happened to me. In the end you are lead on a story of bumps and bruises that leave with a new understanding of why life is so important.

I engaged with the characters and story very quickly. The premise of the book is slightly uncomfortable for anyone that has even glanced at their phone while driving , let alone texted. However I found about three quarters of the way through that the story shifted and although I wanted to know what happened I didn't find the story as riveting as it had been .
For me most of the book was a good 4/5 but dipped towards a 3 in the last few chapters.
Still a good read and a solid 3.5 out of 5 - makes an excellent cautionary tale.

I was given an ARC of this book from Netgalley in return for an honest review.