The moment I finished reading this book, my first thought was: There’s a bit of everything here – Mystery, romance and jealousy, betrayal and outrage, heartache and witty dialogue. It made for a complex, intriguing read.
The author shows us that ugly skeletons also live inside the closets of wealthy people, creating a drama with an intricate, though realistic twist that kept me thinking about it at odd hours of the day.
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I didn’t like Olivia’s character. She was proud, bossy and controlling and rigid, and I disliked her from the first few pages. In fact, I liked Diane, the aunt, the most.
But as the story progressed, I understood the plot would have taken a different twist if the author had created Olivia any other way.
Olivia was a recent widow who wanted desperately to keep her family from falling apart after her husband’s unexpected death.
A woman with a brilliant life, a loving husband, and five intelligent sons, Olivia Glass was helpless to do anything as she watched her family break apart.
Her husband had lied to her for years, and her sons each hid a shocking secret, their lives far from what she had expected it to be.
“I know they love me. But will they remember me as a kind, generous, caring mother who nursed their wounds, blanketed them with kisses and offered them the keys to the world. Or will they remember me as the tough, controlling and impractical woman who simply gave birth to them?” – Olivia Glass
As Olivia tried to get closer to her sons, she stumbles upon the truths each had been guarding; secrets that lead her to question her ability as a mother.
As a mother myself, I inadvertently found myself wondering had I been in her place, what would I have done?
And it was this question that made me realize that Olivia was perfect for this story, her actions in perfect synch with the plot development.
As for the overview of the book, the language was easy, the characters understood, the plot and dialogue realistic. The title, ‘Watching Glass Shatter’ was a phrase that kept playing in my head every time a new twist was revealed.
I give kudos to James Cudney for creating this brilliant, character driven story.