A review by ajnel
The Vacancy in Room 10 by Seraphina Nova Glass

emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

While seeking answers why her artist husband committed suicide, Anna moves into his studio, which turns out to be a room in a run down apartment complex.  Cass, the handy"mam" of the complex, recently lost everything when her dodgy hubby left her for a cocktail waitress and kicked her out of their mansion.  Rosa's husband is both extremely abusive and potentially high up in the Mexican cartels.  Things however go terribly wrong when a good deed is met with an unforeseen consequence.  As such the various individual stories play out against these "consequences" , whilst building up to a pretty nailbiting climax. Glass is known for creating interesting and well developed characters and then placing them in very interesting dilemmas, and again she does not disappoint. The various individual stories all fit perfectly into the main psychological thriller and the whodunnit has a decent twist or two.