avidreaderandgeekgirl 's review for:

House of Glass by Sarah Pekkanen

3.25

dark emotional tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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    I found this book fairly predictable. I guessed both of the big "twists" fairly early on. I didn't see the romance coming. I was glad to see at least some LGBTQI+ rep in the book, which is rare in adult thrillers unless they are marketed as "queer". So that was nice.

   Overall, the book was okay but also interesting, dark, and sad. But I just wish it hadn't been so predictable. 

Narrator Rating: 4.5 stars

   The narrator did an excellent job. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Alcohol

Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Car accident, Murder

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Drug use, Gun violence, Self harm, Sexual content, Stalking, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail

The child abuse in this book is

psychological, as well as one incident of drugging her to make her sleep.

As well as incidents in the past of

leaving a child alone for long periods/neglecting her.