A review by thebookpear
House of Glass by Sarah Pekkanen

dark tense fast-paced

4.0

Sarah Pekkanen hit the mark with this psychological/domestic thriller. The House of Glass follows the Barclays, a wealthy family whose nanny tragically died amid a custody battle in their contentious divorce. Their daughter Rose is experiencing traumatized mutism and Stella, a lawyer with her own painful past must observe them to make a custody recommendation. Through Stella’s point of view, I was thoroughly creeped out by the Barclays. Their big historic house and Rose, their young daughter, were vaguely threatening and I was stressed for Stella. My only note is that I don't think we need as much of Stella's background story but overall, I really enjoyed this book! I did not see any of the twists coming!

Laura Benanti did a wonderful job narrating. I felt the tension of each scene in her voice which really upped the anxiety factor.