REVIEW: Glasshouse by Morwenna Blackwood

Glasshouse by Morwenna Blackwood

Genre: Psychological thriller

Read: 29th April 2021

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Published: 26th March 2021

★ 1 star

DESCRIPTION:

They’re doctors. But can you trust them?

‘Now if I carry out this oath, and break it not, may I gain for ever reputation among all men for my life and for my art; but if I break it and forswear myself, may the opposite befall me.’

~ from the Hippocratic Oath (translated by WHS Jones)

Psychiatrists, Drs Whittle and Grosvenor, have dedicated their lives to helping their patients, but their approach, and the complications it reveals, lead them into relationships that harm not only themselves.

As their lives entangle, both men find that doing no harm is not as cut-and-dried as they perceived.

Can the patients in their care really trust them? Or are more sinister motives at work?

Delve into the dark world of psychiatric institutions where doctors and residents play a dangerous game where no one is infallible!

MY REVIEW:

I must be in the minority because as much as I wanted to like this book, I couldn't. The premise sounded really interesting but the book itself just didn't live up to its promise. I couldn't connect to any of the characters who appeared to contribute endless monologues that I found myself losing any interest I may have had because it was honestly as boring as batshit.

I have no problem with reading books dealing with mental health issues but I simply couldn't connect to anyone. Everything appeared to be complicated and convoluted...and not to mention, boring.

I really wanted to like GLASSHOUSE...but the fact is, I didn't.

I would like to thank #MorwennaBlackwood and #Darkstroke for an ARC of #Glasshouse in exchange for an honest review.

MEET THE AUTHOR:

When Morwenna Blackwood was six years old, she got told off for filling a school exercise book with an endless story when she should have been listening to the teacher/eating her tea/colouring with her friends. The story was about a frog. It never did end; and Morwenna never looked back.

Born and raised in Devon, Morwenna suffered from severe OCD and depression, and spent her childhood and teens in libraries. She travelled about for a decade before returning to Devon. She now has an MA in Creative Writing from the University of Exeter, and lives with her husband, son and three cats in a cottage that Bilbo Baggins would be proud of. When she is not writing, she works for an animal rescue charity, or can be found down by the sea.

She often thinks about that frog.

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