*~Book Review: Watching Glass Shatter by James J. Cudney~*

Posted on February 16, 2018 by

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I would like to thank the author for providing me with an eARC in exchange for an honest review. I appreciate this opportunity and all views and opinions expressed are my own.

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The wealthy Glass family lost its patriarch, Benjamin Glass, sooner than expected. Benjamin’s widow, Olivia, and her 5 sons each react to his death in their own way while preparing for the reading of his will. Olivia receives a very unexpected confession from her late husband about one of their sons that could shatter the whole family.

Prior to revealing the secret to her children, Olivia must figure out which boy Ben refers to in the confession he left her in his will. While the family attorney searches for the mysterious Rowena Hector whom Ben says holds the answers, Olivia asks her sons to each spend a week with her as she isn’t ready to let go of the past. When Olivia visits her sons, she quickly learns that each one has been keeping his own secret from her. Olivia never expected her remaining years would be so complex and life-altering, but she will not rest until her family is reunited after Ben’s untimely death.

We all need family. We all want to fit in. We’re all a mix of quirky personalities. Will Olivia be able to fix them or will the whole family implode? What will she do when she discovers the son behind Ben’s secret? Check out this ensemble cast where each family member’s perspective is center stage, discovering along the way who might feel the biggest impact from all the secrets. Through various scenes and memories across a six-month period, you’ll get to know everyone, learning how and why they made certain decisions. Welcome to being an honorary member of the Glass family where the flair for over-the-top drama pushes everyone to their limits.

You can see sample chapters and descriptions at: https://jamesjcudney.com/

Wow, what an extravagant book! I was initially drawn to this novel because I loved reading Jay’s reviews and other writings on his blog. His blog was one of the very first that I had followed and I highly enjoyed his his daily updates. Now, that has no bearings on my review if I don’t enjoy a book from a fellow blogger, I simply let them know and don’t waste either of our time posting. What sealed the deal for reading this story was the incredible cover, synopsis, and many other glowing recommendations. Starting this book I had no idea how invested I would become in the characters and how incredible and well written this story would be.

Watching Glass Shatter was everything I was craving in a story plus more, all wrapped up in one book! The plot flowed smoothly. It was complex and brilliant. Mr. Cudney created unique characters that I fell in love with and orchestrated a perfect blend of humor, tragedy and realistic features.

Now when I say I cried, I don’t mean a little teary eyed. I mean the ugly cry, that I went through a whole box of tissues kind of cry.😭 Was it worth the ugly cry? Heck yes it was! Will I be reading this novel again and recommend it to everyone I can? Hell to the yeah! Thank you Jay for quite the experience and for creating such a remarkable family drama! Congrats on your book and this will surely be a story that I won’t soon forget!

Author
Writing has been a part of my life as much as my heart, my mind and my body. At some points, it was just a few poems or short stories; at others, it was full length novels and stories. My current focus is family drama fiction, cozy mystery novels and suspense thrillers. I think of characters and plots that I feel must be unwound. I think of situations people find themselves in and feel compelled to tell the story. It’s usually a convoluted plot with many surprise twists and turns. I feel it necessary to take that ride all over the course. My character is easily pictured in my head. I know what he is going to encounter or what she will feel. But I need to use the right words to make it clear.

You can learn more about the author @ https://jamesjcudney.com/about-the-author/

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28 Comments on “*~Book Review: Watching Glass Shatter by James J. Cudney~*”

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  4. This book is inching its way up my TBR list (ALMOST ST THE TOP!) Lol! And every time I read a review it makes me want to kick it up a little higher! (although, this one almost made me push it down a little because I’m a big crier.. I swear it’s an eye-leaking disease that my mother passed on to me..) but your review was so heartfelt, how could I NOT want to read it!!

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  9. I love the title for this book, it draws me right into wanting to know more!
    Awesome, review, Dani. I’m definitely adding this to my reading list.
    By the way, your blog looks Aaaamazing!

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  11. WOW Dani!!! I really need to read Jay’s book now. It’s been on my kindle for far too long yet
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  12. As always a terrific review! I already have this one on my to read list. Think it might even have been one of the first ones that I added to my to read list after first getting to know Kim. As usual I haven’t read it yet (so sorry 🙈🙈🙈) But I hope to do so at some point this year. Glad you enjoyed it so much…and I’m glad now that I know I need to keep a box of tissues near at hand 😂😂😘

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