Glass Houses by Sinister Styx – Review by Helen Dawkins

Glass Houses by Sinister Styx
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

This is the first book that I have read by the author Sinister Styx, and my thoughts are in the middle, not necessarily “bad” but also not great. This book is EXTREMELY fast-paced and short, it only took me about 10-15 minutes to read the entire novella. The length and speed did not bother me too much, except that I just wish there was ‘more’ as I felt like there was just something missing throughout the entire book, but, I can’t place exactly what it is. The book was very concise and jumped right into the plot, but I felt there just was not enough description to fully grasp and hold my attention. There are a bunch of twists and turns and I was pleasantly surprised by the ending.

Falcon and Ivy’s relationship is cursed/doomed from the start, even though they do truly love each other. Ivy just wants everything to go back to normal, to go back to the time before she began to question her husband’s fidelity, but is that even possible? The book felt very similar to Romeo & Juliet, featuring jealous lovers, betrayal, love and revenge. Falcon does not take Ivy’s accusations lightly and things go up into flames and spiral out of control very quickly. Will Ivy and Flacon receive the blessed happily ever after that they both want or will their marriage be destroyed beyond repair?

Considering this is a dark romance and very graphic, please make sure to read the trigger warnings beforehand. I would recommend this book to anyone who loves dark romance and may want a pallet/mind cleanser between other books. Also, because it is such a fast-paced book it would be perfect read if it is one of those weeks where you want to read, but you are struggling to actually maintain focus.

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