House of Glass

by Sarah Pekkanen

 I just finished reading “House of Glass” by Sarah Pekkanen. Many thanks to Net Galley and St. Martins’ Press for the Advanced Copy in return for an honest review.

This story is all about lies and deception and how far people go to keep secrets, no matter what the cost. It revolves around a seemingly perfect family so are torn apart when the Nanny is murdered in their homw. She had an affair with the husband and now there is a fight for custody, but thet all life under the same home. Enter Stella, whose job it is to find out which parent will be better for for the child, Rose to stay with. The thing is that Rose is a trauma iduced mute who refuses to speak. Being a victim of trauma herself, Stella really wants to make sure she makes the right choice and decides what is best for Rose. But who killed the Nanny? it seems everyone is a suspect included Rose herself. As it turns out…someone killed tha Nanny, and all the lies and secrets are exposed when the truth explosively reveals itself.

I did like this book. I read it quickly. The characters were likeable and the author did an excellent job of freating mysery and suspence with every chapter. It truly was hard to figure out who the bad guy was. Rose was the most ineresting character because she was a small child caught in the middle of a custody battle and not able to speak because of the trauma surrounding her Nanny’s death.

It is called House of Glass for a reason. There is both a literal and figurative House of Glass which evokes the idea of a fragile house that could shatter under pressure of lies and deception.

There were some parts that I felt were unecessary, but I did like the background story of the main character, Stella. She too had secrets of her own that shaped her actions and responses.

I would recommend this book for those who enjoy a good family or psychological thrller. Not my favourite but definately worth the read.

Happy Reading.

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