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Reviewed by: Heather Maneiro, High School Librarian Title: House of Glass Author: Sarah Pekkanen Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Year: 2024 Good for Grades: 11-Adult Genre/Type of Book: Suspense
Content Warnings, or things that other School Librarians should be aware of: infidelity, lgbtq+ relationship Recommended for a school library: Yes Reason(s) for choosing the book: Book of the Month Selection If you were tasked by the publisher with writing a short quote for the back cover of this book, what would it be: Can a child be evil?
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Review:
Stella is one of the lucky ones. Thanks to a chance encounter with Charles, a then judge now lawyer, Stella was able to escape her abusive childhood and poverty and find her way out. Stella is now a successful lawyer/Best-Interest-Attorney for teens involved in court cases. Stella has always taken a hard line avoiding children's cases, knowing that the pain of her own childhood would surface. Now Charles is asking a favor. Charles is asking Stella to break her own rules to take on a child he insists only she can help.
Rose is the child in need. Rose's nanny, Tina, recently fell to her death from the third floor apartment she inhabited. Tina's death reveals a terrible secret in the household. Tina was pregnant with Ian's (Rose's father) child. Beth (Rose's mother), immediately filed for a divorce requesting full custody and is fully supported by Ian's own mother, Harriet. Stella's heart breaks for little Rose who as a result of the trauma can no longer speak. Stella truly understands as Stella herself became mute for a time after her own mother's death. But then strange things start happening. Stella sees Rose collecting sharp objects. Stella thinks she hears Rose's voice. Stella realizes she must find out what really happened to Tina and if perhaps little Rose may have been involved before she can decide what is truly best for Rose going forward.
For fans of Mary Higgins Clark and Riley Sager, readers will be questioning every twist and turn until the very end.
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