A review by april_reads
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

4.0

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.
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