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3.59 AVERAGE
3.59 AVERAGE
artsykelli's review against another edition
5.0
I really liked this book. It took a long time to get to the real drama of the story but I wasn't bored reading until I got there. Also I like a strong female protagonist story and this definitely checked that box. It was worth the read!
libraryladykati's review against another edition
3.0
A bit of a slow burn read. Different than her debut novel (which I loved). It was a bit hard to get into but I'm also impressed how Swanson handled three narrators, each with distinct voices and personalities. Not one of my favorite reads but now I can cross it off my list.
saralowww's review against another edition
3.0
Predictable, but pleasant. Slow to start, but ends in a neatly wrapped package.
magup's review against another edition
3.0
Suspenseful, atmospheric, enjoyable. I liked The Bookseller so much I had high hopes this one and was not disappointed. Perfect for a rainy weekend. Fans of Erin Kelly and Ruth Ware will enjoy The Glass Forest.
beth7891's review against another edition
1.0
A good mystery is difficult to write. The genre is saturated in this day and age, understandably so. We all have our own preferences in how the story unfolds. How the clues are given to us. The nature of the crime. The motive, if any. Is it a cold case? Or a race against time before the criminal strikes again? All are respectable, but what a story must have above all else in any genre are engaging and relatable characters, which this book did not have.
The story spans about two decades and includes the perspective of three women: Sylva, the independent daughter of an immigrant mother and missing throughout most of this novel, Ruby, her daughter, and Angie, a young mother whose entire identity is being a good wife and mother and wishes only to please her husband.
Ruby and Sylja were fine, but Angie only existed to be the character everyone dumped information into so that we eventually learned what happened. No real mystery. No character growth. No solution, because no one sees any real justice. We had the victim of the crime. One of the criminals, and Angie. We were literally told everything that happened which could have made this novel suspenseful.
Nothing about this book was interesting. I read it only to get it off of my shelf, and persevered only because I didn't want another DNF to throw off my reading goal. So basically I finished this out of spite. I'm glad to be done with it.
I'm also irritated because I mixed up this title with the book I had actually wanted to read, which was The Glass Hotel. My fault.
The story spans about two decades and includes the perspective of three women: Sylva, the independent daughter of an immigrant mother and missing throughout most of this novel, Ruby, her daughter, and Angie, a young mother whose entire identity is being a good wife and mother and wishes only to please her husband.
Ruby and Sylja were fine, but Angie only existed to be the character everyone dumped information into so that we eventually learned what happened. No real mystery. No character growth. No solution, because no one sees any real justice. We had the victim of the crime. One of the criminals, and Angie. We were literally told everything that happened which could have made this novel suspenseful.
Nothing about this book was interesting. I read it only to get it off of my shelf, and persevered only because I didn't want another DNF to throw off my reading goal. So basically I finished this out of spite. I'm glad to be done with it.
I'm also irritated because I mixed up this title with the book I had actually wanted to read, which was The Glass Hotel. My fault.
sandra_goodson's review against another edition
2.0
Eh, not that good.
The book started okay and it was interesting enough and kept you reading until about 3/4 of the way through. Then it made a detour through crazytown and became preposterous. Skimmed the last 60 or so pages.
The book started okay and it was interesting enough and kept you reading until about 3/4 of the way through. Then it made a detour through crazytown and became preposterous. Skimmed the last 60 or so pages.
brandnewkindof's review against another edition
4.0
This was way fucked up. Good, beautiful writing, but fuuuuuucked up.
marciamarciamarcia's review against another edition
3.0
I wanted to love this book. It was one book that was coming out in 2018 that I couldn't wait to own. I am a little disappointed in it. There are many flaws that I have trouble getting past, but the biggest flaw is the abilities that were given to a 17 year old girl in the 1960's with no internet access. I did like the suspense and the not knowing what was to come but I can't get past what Ruby was willing to do.