Sharp Glass is the latest book by one of my favourite authors,Sarah Hilary.
It starts with a woman waking up in the dark,damp cellar of a house with a sore head. She remembers arriving at the house ready to begin the job the owners have booked her for, packing the contents ready for removal. A job she loves as it gives her an insight into people's lives, and occasionally the opportunity of a "souvenir". Her captor is a man who is convinced that she holds the key to the murder of a young girl...........whose shrine-like bedroom she packed the previous year.
That's the beginning of a tense psychological thriller where the 2 main characters know as little about each other as the reader with their secrets and memories slowly revealed as not one but 2 unreliable narrators circle warily around each other.
This is a quality piece of writing,like the 2 protagonists the reader doesn't know who is telling the truth or their motives until very late in the book. There are plenty of twists but they're believable and credible, as well as the evolving plotline reader's perceptions of the 2 main characters will change as well.
This is a hard book to review in detail as even the slightest hint of what happens after the initial scene in the cellar would be a massive spoiler but it's gripping,well-written and exciting with excellent characterisation.
Highly recommended.

I struggled from page one on starting this book. It was difficult to understand what was happening due to the chapter styles, which were in the format of past and present and confusing. The style of writing and dialogue was not for me. I considered discontinuing the book but curiosity got the better of me and continued to the end, with a struggle. It was a sad and brutal read.

Grace/Gwen, is a professional packer, for people moving homes.
Clare Miranda employed Grace/Gwen to pack her unoccupied seven room house for removal. But things are not what they seems to be.

Grace Maddox/Gwen Leonard, one of the two protagonists, a strange, unhappy, haunting, unpredictable character. Damaged childhood? Dan Roake, second protagonist, an eye surgeon, intellegent. Did he make wrong choices in his life? Their lives suddenly become one and things are not what they seem. I do not want to include spoilers.

Other characters were not believable and had no development in the plot. I found them insignificant and uninteresting but other readers may find them relevant and interesting. The joy of reading is that everyone has a different opinion of a novel. Unfortunately, this book was not for me but I would recommend to other readers.

I give a 2 star rating.

I WANT TO THANK NETGALLEY FOR THE OPPORTUNITY OF READING AN ARC OF THIS BOOK IN RETURN FOR AN HONEST REVIEW

Many thanks to netgalley, the author and pan macmillan for approving my request to read this book.

Sharp Glass is a taut, brooding psychological thriller which builds the pace of the plot steadily throughout until you get the end. It's very well written and I found myself fascinated by the main character Grace, she really intrigued me! The story starts with her being held captive in a cellar and we learn about her obsession with a young girl Elise who has been murdered after Grace has packed up her family home and her room.

The plot then follows her obsession throughout, let's just say she's very determined!

Overall I enjoyed this book, looking forward to more from the author!

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Wow!!! 5 ⭐
The last thing she remembers is standing outside the empty house. One she was employed to pack, ready for removal. Her job is her life. It is her compulsion to take care of an owner’s precious possessions, to do whatever it takes to help them move on. Now she is cold, dirty, damp, trapped in its cellar with no chance of escape, miles from anywhere. His prisoner. And then he returns. Her captor believes she holds the answers to why a young girl was murdered a year ago. He refuses to let her go until she reveals her secrets. But he doesn’t know she has hidden depths, and an anger she works hard to control. The battle lines are drawn. They are the only two people who can solve the mystery of the dead girl, but when the truth is revealed whose life will shatter…?
Read this one.
Thanks to NetGalley and Pan Macmillan for giving me an advance copy.