House Of Glass by Sarah Pekkanen | Audiobook Review

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On the outside they were the golden family with the perfect life. On the inside they built the perfect lie.

A young nanny who plunged to her death, or was she pushed? A nine-year-old girl who collects sharp objects and refuses to speak. A lawyer whose job it is to uncover who in the family is a victim and who is a murderer. But how can you find out the truth when everyone here is lying?

Rose Barclay is a nine-year-old girl who witnessed the possible murder of her nanny - in the midst of her parent's bitter divorce - and immediately stopped speaking. Stella Hudson is a best interest attorney, appointed to serve as counsel for children in custody cases. She never accepts clients under thirteen due to her own traumatic childhood, but Stella's mentor, a revered judge, believes Stella is the only one who can help.

From the moment Stella passes through the iron security gate and steps into the gilded, historic DC home of the Barclays, she realizes the case is even more twisted, and the Barclay family far more troubled, than she feared. And there's something eerie about the house itself: It's a plastic house, with not a single bit of glass to be found.

As Stella comes closer to uncovering the secrets the Barclays are desperate to hide, danger wraps around her like a shroud, and her past and present are set on a collision course in ways she never expected. Everyone is a suspect in the nanny's murder. The mother, the father, the grandmother, the nanny's boyfriend. Even Rose. Is the person Stella's supposed to protect the one she may need protection from?

Why Did I Listen To House Of Glass by Sarah Pekkanen?

There’s just something about a thriller-mystery via audiobook. House Of Glass by Sarah Pekkanen was a solid choice to listen to — plus I did not have to wait too long to borrow it from my library. I had wanted an audiobook that had a plot that would draw me in, would be easy to follow, and hold my attention. This book fully delivered.

What’s The Story Here?

House Of Glass follows a law guardian named Stella. She takes on a case in which she must decide and advocate for either the mother or the father to have custody of young Rose. You see, the Barclay family live a life that looks golden – huge house in the DC suburbs, beautiful family. Only, the nanny just died by murder, having fallen out of an upstairs window. Rose and her grandmother were in the garden when it happened. It is unclear if it was the mother or the father. So, that’s where Stella comes in. Complicating matters is that Rose is experiencing selective mutism as an effect of what had happened, so she can’t say what she saw. Oh, and when Stella gets to the house, she’s creeped out. There’s absolutely no glass in the home. Everyone is suspect, including Rose.

How Did I Like House Of Glass?

Sarah Pekkanen’s book had a chokehold on me. Normally I can transition from listening to my audiobook in my car to reading another, different physical book and then resuming the audiobook when it is either time to do a chore, exercise, or go someplace. However, with House Of Glass, I just had to keep listening. I suppose I was so drawn in because I really needed a distraction and this book provided that. It also has quite a few twists and I am slow so I can’t always guess who the guilty party actually is — so I had to keep listening just to know what would happen and who did it. Stella also has a sad backstory that plays a key role in the book too. I liked that this thriller was layered and interesting.

How’s The Narration?

The audiobook is narrated by Laura Benanti who does an excellent job. As I said, it was so hard for me to stop listening to this audiobook, I was captivated. I think if you are an audiobook person and you also enjoy mystery-thrillers, this book is the one to pick up. It is 10 hours 43 minutes long but flies by.

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April is in her 30s and created Good Books And Good Wine. She works for a non-profit. April always has a book on hand. In her free time she can be found binge watching The Office with her husband and toddler, spending way too much time on Pinterest or exploring her neighborhood.

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