Girls of Glass

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It takesthan a lie to hide the dark secrets of this picture perfect family.When the granddaughter of one of Florida s most powerful judges disappears, it triggers a personal trauma for Detective Alice Garner the kidnapping and murder of her own child As a flood of painful memories comes rushing back, Alice sees herself in the guilt ridden and emotionally fragile mother Charlotte Burke, who has become the target of a rush to judgment.All too familiar with Charlotte s situation, Alice is reluctant to cast any blame Her gut instincts tell her that Charlotte s anguish is rooted in something else somewhere too dark for the truth to be seen And Alice believes that it s hiding behind the facade of the illustrious and guarded Burke mansion.But uncovering Charlotte s past comes with a risk For Alice s own life is becoming entangled in the secrets and lies of the picture perfect family an image that is about to be shattered in so many unexpected ways. New Read Girls of Glass [ By ] Brianna Labuskes [ Kindle ePUB or eBook ] – kino-fada.fr 4.0 Stars I saw a lot of potential with Brianna Labuskes first book, It Ends With Her , so when I saw that Girls of Glass was available, I had to give it a chance Boy, am I glad I did Girls of Glass is written from multiple perspectives covering time periods both before and after the kidnapping and death of 5 year old Ruby The author writes from the perspectives of Alice the investigating detective who suffered a similar tragic loss that makes this case personal Charlotte the mother of 4.0 Stars I saw a lot of potential with Brianna Labuskes first book, It Ends With Her , so when I saw that Girls of Glass was available, I had to give it a chance Boy, am I glad I did Girls of Glass is written from multiple perspectives covering time periods both before and after the kidnapping and death of 5 year old Ruby The author writes from the perspectives of Alice the investigating detective who suffered a similar tragic loss that makes this case personal Charlotte the mother of Ruby and Trudy Ruby s 18 year old aunt The story unfolds with many twists and turns and it was enjoyable seeing both the victims and detective s perspectives both before and after the kidnapping I will say the book doesn t flow as well and is harder to read because of the fact that it jumps all over the place time wise, but Labuskes does a masterful job keeping the plot tight while slowly revealing the villains and backstory that makes this a masterful...Let me introduce you to the players aka The Burke family Sterling Burke The most prominent judge in Florida He s such a charming man that he has everyone from the mayor to the governor in his back pocket Nothing bad ever happens to Sterling and nothing ever will Hollis Burke Sterlings wife and mother to Charlotte and Mellie She rules the house with an iron fist and spews vitriol to anyone that dare disagree with her A loving mother she is not Mellie Burke Oldest daughter, mother of Let me introduce you to the players aka The Burke family Sterling Burke The most prominent judge in Florida He s such a charming man that he has everyone from the mayor to the governor in his back pocket Nothing bad ever happens to Sterling and nothing ever will Hollis Burke Sterlings wife and mother to Charlotte and Mellie She rules the house with an iron fist and spews vitriol to anyone that dare disagree with her A loving mother she is not Mellie Burke Oldest daughter, mother of 18 yr old Trudy, she spends most of her days self medicating with alcohol while laying about her parents house Charlotte Burke Youngest daughte...So flawedIn so many ways I made myself finish it No likable characters, horribly drawn out and ridiculous ending Spare yourselfThanks to NetGalley for providing me a complimentary copy of GIRLS OF GLASS by Brianna Labuskes in exchange for my honest review Alice, a detective, investigates the kidnapping of a five year old girl, five years after her own daughter was kidnapped and murdered.Based on what I enjoy and dislike about thrillers, I shouldn t have been glued to GIRLS OF GLASS, holding my breath in anticipation On the surface most of the characters were truly unlikable and unsympathetic Ruby s mother Charlo Thanks to NetGalley for providing me a complimentary copy of GIRLS OF GLASS by Brianna Labuskes in exchange for my honest review Alice, a detective, investigates the kidnapping of a five year old girl, five years after her own daughter was kidnapped and murdered.Based on what I enjoy and dislike about thrillers, I shouldn t have been glued to GIRLS OF GLASS, holding my breath in anticipation On the surface most of the characters were truly unlikable and unsympathetic Ruby s mother Charlotte and aunt Trudy made me cringe, until I got to know them Then, I could root for them, hope they weren t the perp, while still not actually liking them as individuals Rudy s physically and emotionally abusive grandmother and her grandfather who may have been worse were as one dimensional as vil...Wow What did I just read This is the second book I ve read from Brianna Labuskes and she is quickly becoming one of my favorite authors Her attention to detail and the way she weaves in small clues her writing is the defin...I was totally gripped by this dark and captivating book Filled with secrets and lies, it held my interest from the very first page A highly recommended read.My first DNF of 2019 The writing is just too overwrought, and the flashbacks felt unnecessary I liked Alice needed less Charlotte and Trudy.Twisty plot with slightly overdramatic writing But that s just one opinion.Thank you Netgalley for the arc in exchange for my honest review.I thought the constant time jumps made this difficult to read I was also taken aback by the reveal of the killer It felt rushed and out of left field It also felt like lots of the set ups weren t resolved.They were snapshots, those momentsUgh Just ugh I mean it wasn t even that terrible, but it was so unsatisfying I ll admit that I expected something filled with suspense, mystery and awe when I first saw the title, because it this aesthetic feel, but turns out it was just. BoringThis was what it was like to be a mother who had just lost her childSo Alice Garner is a detective whose daughter was once kidnapped and murdered Free years later, the whole trauma she underwent seemedThey were snapshots, those momentsUgh Just ugh I mean it wasn t even that terrible, but it was so unsatisfying I ll admit that I expected something filled with suspense, mystery and awe when I first saw the title, because it this aesthetic feel, but turns out it was just. BoringThis was what it was like to be a mother who had just lost her childSo Alice Garner is a detective whose daughter was once kidnapped and murdered Free years later, the whole trauma she underwent seemed to reface when a judge s granddaughter, Ruby, is kidnapped To garnish, Ruby s mother, Charlotte, is taken is held responsible, and Alice, having gone through this before, staunchly believes that Charlotte was not responsible While the premise it laid out, the making or breaking of the story depends on how well the author deals with it And in t...Girls Of Glass is a suspenseful psychological thriller I liked some things, such as, the suspense, the pace, so many twists and turns and a shocking end I disliked the timeline jumping all over the place because that s just confusing The c...4.5 suspenseful stars for this taut thriller centered around the kidnapping of a five year old girl a girl who is also the granddaughter of a prominent judge When Det Alice Garner catches the case, the similarities to the kidnapping and murder of her own daughter a few years prior start to bring up old emotions in both Alice and me as the reader I thought Labuskes hit it out of the park with this one and I was eager to find out who was to blame here Thank you to Thomas Mercer for a 4.5 suspenseful stars for this taut thriller centered around the kidnapping of a five year old girl a girl who is also the granddaughter of a prominent judge When Det Alice Garner catches the case, the similarities to the kidnapping and murder of her own daughter a few years prior start to bring up old emotions in both Alice and me as the reader I thought Labuskes hit it out of the park with this one and I was eager to find ...I just didn t find this compelling or page turning I didn t see the twist coming but I also didn t feel emotionally tugged by the protagonist who spent a lot of time explaining that she was broken, damaged, and irredeemable I never doubted her So the twist, which should have been a surprise was not and, in fact, I found the motivation and connection so artificially constructed that it just didn t work for me John Grisham could have pulled this off, perhaps You need carefully constructed cha I just didn t find this compelling or page turning I didn t see the twist coming but I also didn t feel emotionally tugged by the protagonist who spent a lot of time explaining that she was broken, damaged, and irredeemable I never doubted her So the twist, which should have been a surprise was not and, in fact, I found the motivation and conne...There was a human need to be known by others It drove criminals to confession it withered the souls of those who had no one to be known by A very dark drama that simmers with hints of the revelations to come Secrets and pain that overwhelm and result in the kind of tragedy that should never happen What a story Although this is, on one level, a detective novel, it s so muchpsychological and domestic noir It starts out with a kidnapping and ends with a shocker NO SPOILERS.The Burkes There was a human need to be known by others It drove criminals to confession it withered the souls of those who had no one to be known by A very dark drama that simmers with hints of the revelations to come Secrets and pain that overwhelm and result in the kind of tragedy that should never happen What a story Although this is, on one level, a detective novel, it s so muchpsychological and domestic noir It starts out with a kidnapping and ends with a shocker NO SPOILERS.The Burkes are St Petersburg, Florida, royalty The patriarch is Judge Sterling Burke who has complete control over his 2 daughters, Charlotte and Mellie, and his granddaughters, Trudy and Ruby His wife, Hollis, is a cold and calculating jailer, and nothing escapes her notice and scathing punishments When Ruby is kidnapped and the police are called, it s detectives Alice Garner and her partner, Joe Nakamura, who ...

Girls of Glass
  • English
  • 23 November 2018
  • Kindle Edition
  • 352 pages
  • Brianna Labuskes
  • Girls of Glass