Baby Teeth: A Novel

Unable to give .5 of a star, but if able, I’d rate 3.5 stars. While I enjoyed reading the story, there were just some things that caused me to “come up out of the book” to contemplate v. staying lost in the characters/story. Example: in some ways Hanna represented as a very sophisticated older-than-7 child, yet in others either more age-likely, or possibly younger. I just spent too much time noticing things like that. In addition, I’m not sure I do well with super-natural-ish concepts in books. Again with the loss of focus for the story and distraction with “wait, what...?”

The first book that got me out of a reading slump. Loved it so much and devoured all of Zoje Stage's books.

Stunning writing. Fantastic character development. I am particularly struck by the way Stage shows us the intricacies of living with a stigmatized disease (Crohns, severe mental illness) and the pain this inflicts on loved ones.

I was provided an advance copy of this novel from the publisher, St. Martin's Press, through Netgalley.

3.75 stars. Hanna doesn't like her mommy, but she loves her daddy. Too much. Baby Teeth is creepy and entertaining and memorable. I'm not sure if I would label it a thriller, but it did keep me reading. I loved that it wasn't simply a story about a bad child. The parents have their own issues, as well. It is well-written, very cinematic, as well. I'm not sure the ending completely satisfied me, but overall, a great debut!

Chilling AF