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Readers say *Baby Teeth* offers a creepy, psychological thriller premise with a disturbingly compelling young antagonist and multi-perspective storyte...
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...?”
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!
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!
This is the first book that I received from Netgalley for an advanced reader's copy. I thought the premise sounded interesting. I love thrillers and psychological books. I had a hard time getting into the book. Once the author talked about the devil possibly being inside the child and having her speak as the devil I almost gave up. I'm like really? But I kept with it because I was given this book to review. I did like the different perspectives in the book. I almost would like a perspective from the father but I think the author did well placing that in the other stories. It was a quick read and I am glad I finished it. I reminded me of a horror movie that I've watched.
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