Specters in the Glass House

Reviewed by:

Debbie Dehart, Church Librarian
Berean Baptist Church, Portage MI

Title:

Specters in the Glass House

Author:

Jaime Jo Wright

Publisher:

Bethany House

Format:

print book

Date:

2024

Length:

343 pages

Overview:

This is a dual-time story, taking place during Prohibition days in 1921, and in the present. In 1921, Marian Arnold struggles to understand visions which somehow connect to the murders that have been happening at her family’s estate. They are made particularly terrifying by the dead butterflies left on or near the victims, as the estate features Marian’s mother’s beloved butterfly house. As Marian tries to understand what is going on and what the butterflies have to do with it all, she gets help from a childhood friend, a wounded WW1 veteran.

In the present day, Remy Shaw becomes wrapped up Marian’s story and the mysteries surrounding it as she is hired to
research and write Marian’s family’s story. Marian’s great-great-grandson joins in, but is he helping, or hindering the process, and why?

Jaime Jo’s books are often unsettling and this one is no different; but they are also gripping and the kind that make the
reader stay up late to find out what happened….in that respect, Specters in the Glass House does not disappoint.

Rating:

4 out of 5

Suggested audience:

Adult

Christian Impact:

One of the things I love about Jaime Jo’s writing is that generally, the immediate perception of what is happening
in her stories involves something other-worldly which doesn’t fit with a Biblical worldview….but eventually it becomes clear that there is actually something completely different going on which explains everything. The author’s Christian foundation is solidly in place, providing context for the stories and the mysteries.

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