Take a photo of a barcode or cover
april_reads 's review for:
House of Glass
by Sarah Pekkanen
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
House of Glass is an emotional mystery thriller that will keep you guessing.
The Barclays seem like the picture-perfect family, until the family nanny suspiciously falls through an upper-floor window and dies, leading to the discovery of an affair and an imminent divorce.
Stella is hired to be the attorney ad litem for the couple’s young daughter. A family friend, who also mentored Stella, asks her to take the job, believing she’s the only one who can help. The girl has gone mute since the nanny’s death, a condition Stella herself experienced after her own mother’s death years earlier.
While the mystery eventually becomes pretty obvious, it doesn’t detract from the story. I enjoyed this one and would recommend it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Mental illness, Gaslighting