![]() ![]() But good writing doesn’t necessarily lead to a great book, and I can’t in good conscience recommend Baby Teeth. Her prose is lush without being overly descriptive and she brings her characters to life in a way that is almost startling, and I was able to identify with the difficulties they faced with no problem. There was something about a child plotting to kill her own mother that set my teeth on edge, and I was quite relieved when I turned the final page. ![]() Instead, it was Hannah’s manipulative nature that made me the most uncomfortable. However, the violence wasn’t the biggest problem. I read a ton of thrillers, so violence isn’t normally a problem for me, but Baby Teeth takes things to the extreme. In fact, I had the take several breaks from the book, something I rarely have to do. ![]() ![]() This novel was incredibly hard for me to get through, and I found the subject matter quite disturbing. Unfortunately, the story leaned a bit too heavily toward the horror side of things, and I found myself pretty dissatisfied. Unnerving and unputdownable, Baby Teeth will get under your skin and keep you trapped in its chilling grip until the shocking conclusion. I’m not normally a horror fan, but the synopsis for this caught my eye, and I decided to take a chance on the book. A battle of wills between mother and daughter reveals the frailty and falsehood of familial bonds in award-winning playwright and filmmaker Zoje Stage’s tense novel of psychological suspense, Baby Teeth. Baby Teeth is a cross between a thriller and a horror novel. ![]()
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