women's fiction, mystery
I won an Advanced Reader Copy of The Sound of Glass from Goodreads. I have met Karen White twice --when she was present at other author signings I attended. But, I had not read any of her books until now. I must say that I really enjoyed this novel!
This was a fun story with fun characters in a fun setting. It's a story about a woman whose abusive husband dies and then she inherits her husband's historic SC estate when the husband's grandmother dies. She decides to move down there and start her life over. There, she meets a cast of interesting characters who end up warming her cold, frightened heart. It all fits together a little too perfectly but I didn’t mind that because I let myself go with it and I liked how things turned out. The storyline kept me interested and the changing points of view were effective. The setting in historic SC was wonderful. And, of course, the old house with its mysteries added some magic. The characters were lovable, even though they were extreme—Merritt was too troubled and closed off; Loralee was too good at interpreting people and situations and overall too perky, full of too many quotes, and too confident; Gibbes was too perfect overall, too convenient, and unbelievably single. But, it all worked for me. This book would be a great beach read. I would be interested in reading another book by Karen White.
I would also like to mention that I've read several ARCs and this one had the fewest editing errors by far. Bravo to Karen White and her editors!!!
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