“Part thriller, part ghost story and delightfully twisty all the way through.” —People
“Danie’s earnest, spellbinding, and emotionally rich debut breathes new life into the classic ghost story. Alice is haunted not just by the specter of a life she’s trying to leave behind, but by what that trauma means for herself as an expecting mother. The real horror of Glass Girls is not supernatural—it is the fundamental fear all parents have, that we curse our children by passing our worst parts on to them, that we will become the ghosts that haunt our kids.” —Gillian Flynn, Gillian Flynn Books
“This story tugs at the heartstrings. A tautly plotted thriller rife with magic and complicated sister dynamics that will make you want to pick up the phone and call your siblings.” —Ashley Flowers, #1 New York Times bestselling author of All Good People Here
“A visceral, blood-soaked paean to the horrors and limits of love.” —Molly Odintz, CrimeReads
“An incisive, page-turning story of trauma, family, and the ghosts we can’t let go of that held me spellbound to the last page. Glass Girls is as emotionally astute as it is atmospheric and delicious. I loved it.” —Kat Dunn, author of Hungerstone
“[A] subtly creepy Gothic story . . . Glass Girls is an impressive debut that offers a fresh twist on classic paranormal storytelling.” —Grimdark Magazine
“Magic is real and Danie Shokoohi has channeled it in this visceral, atmospheric and deeply redemptive novel. Glass Girls brims with love and bravery even in its most wrenching moments, a primer for all of us as we face our own histories. The best art shakes you awake, and this book absolutely will.” —Julia Fine, author of Maddalena in the Dark and The Upstairs House
“[N]ew talents are rising in the horror world all the time, and Danie Shokoohi’s Glass Girls feels like the perfect summer read to get to know a new voice in the genre.” —Paste
“Riveting and tender, this electrifying debut is a deeply human ghost story about familial trauma, survivorship, and the things that haunt us. Glass Girls will leave readers delightfully shattered.” —Kathryn Harlan, author of Fruiting Bodies, finalist for the 2023 PEN/ Faulkner Award for Fiction
“Glass Girls is a mash-up of magic and witchcraft x ghosts and hauntings x family dynamics. It snagged me immediately and wrenched its way into my center.” —Melissa Urban, Whole30 cofounder
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