“Unnerving and unputdownable, BABY TEETH will get under your skin and keep you trapped in its chilling grip until the shocking conclusion.” –New York Times bestselling author Lisa Scottoline Meet Hanna. She’s the sweet-but-silent angel in the adoring eyes of her Daddy. He’s the only person who understands her, and all Hanna wants is to live happily ever after with him. But Mommy stands in her … with him. But Mommy stands in her way, and she’ll try any trick she can think of to get rid of her. Ideally for good.
Meet Suzette.
She loves her daughter, really, but after years of expulsions and strained home schooling, her precarious health and sanity are weakening day by day. As Hanna’s tricks become increasingly sophisticated, and Suzette’s husband remains blind to the failing family dynamics, Suzette starts to fear that there’s something seriously wrong, and that maybe home isn’t the best place for their baby girl after all.
Read the first ten chapters of BABY TEETH, a story about a perfect-looking family, and a mute little girl who wants nothing more than to kill her mother.
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This book will make you really mad but you won’t be able to stop reading.
Loved it! Scary that this situation does occur!
Disturbing. Child’s behavior too sadistic for my taste. However, premise/storyline was very gripping.
It’s very difficult to talk about Baby Teeth without giving away too much information. I will say that this book will be the catalyst for many discussions about nature versus nurture in the world of child-rearing. It’s one of those page-turners that will keep the reader up late into the night In order to find out what’s going to happen on the next page. This story will hang in the back of your mind forever as you ask the question, “Could this be based on a true story?”
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!
Creepy, well-crafted and a real page turner.
Baby Teeth left me guessing until the very end. Which one, mother or daughter, could you believe? The valiant effort of the mother is something all mothers can relate to. I can’t wait to see what this author does next.
OMG! I can’t believe I spent the day reading this book. I must admit that I honestly didn’t think I’d get through this read because at first I was a bit bored. However, it didn’t take long before I realized that I was eagerly turning the pages.
Hanna is super creepy, truly disturbed and knows just how manipulative she can be. Witnessing the dynamics of this young family through the author’s writing style was truly a pleasant surprise and I recommend you give this book a try.
I so loved this book! It was very different as were the characters. One of those books I could not stop reading until it was finished at 3:00AM! Not too many books give me the creeps anymore as it seems I have read or heard it all but this one just took me and wouldn’t let me go until the very end. It is a psyhcological story about a family with a very odd dynamic. Read it you will love it!
You’re in for a wild ride! The gist of this story is extraordinary, and the underlying ideas could have made for a really powerful story … however, the writing style left a bad taste in my mouth. I’m all for writing an illness into a story to get awareness or to make it feel more real and to give it something you can sink your teeth into as you read, but I really did not need the candid details over and over of what bodily functions occurred. The story has a bite to it and is filled with torment, but be prepared to be grossed out a bit as well.
Suzette Jensen has suffered through illness the majority of her life, but she’s trudged along taking joy when she can and settling into life. She’s married to the man of her dreams, loved her work, and when she became pregnant was a bit hesitant of how her body might react to it, but was thrilled to see the joy this baby brought to her husband’s face. Now, seven years later, she’s having second thoughts. Her daughter Hanna has never spoken even though she’s brilliant and can read and write without a problem. She misbehaves when it suits her, making it impossible to find a school that will keep her enrolled. All that Suzette wants is for a semblance of life to go back to what it was before when she enjoyed getting out of the house and working … but Hanna has other ideas, and as she progressively gets worse and the hatred in her eyes increases, she starts to fear for her life!
Alex Jensen adores his daughter. She’s the ray of sunshine in his life before he leaves for work and a delight to tuck into bed when he gets home. Reading together is one of their favorite past times. He knows she has a mind of her own and gives his wife a bit of a hard time, but he never in a million years believes she does the things that Suzette says she does. She’s his little angel. His wife is just tired and exaggerating everything … isn’t she?
Well don’t read this if you are a new mother or a mother of a young daughter. Let’s just say this book is creepier than the original Bad Seed movie. Suzette and Alex are devoted parents, with Suzette staying at home with their daughter Hanna. As Hanna ages, the spookier her actions become. Suzette tries to tell Alex about Hanna’s behavior and of course he does not believe her. Hanna also does not speak, or does she? Yet, each day when Alex goes to work the real Hanna appears and boy is she a whopper! Every day as you live the nightmare life of Suzette, you start thinking is Suzette the cause of Hanna’s behavior because of her own unhappy childhood or is Hanna really the demon child her mother claims she is all day until the door opens and Alex is home.
It was twisted, but predictable and very unbelievable.
Decent story idea- I liked the premise. Found the chapters written from child’s perspective a bit repetitive – overall somewhat anti-climactic
Baby Teeth is a book written from the viewpoint of a small child named Hanna who is quite disturbed. She sets about to terrorize her mother, thinking that her mother is evil and should not be allowed to be in charge of her. She fools her parents into thinking that she cannot understand words or speak, when in actuality she understands very well what they are saying and she uses their words against them. She is put into a preschool program in the hopes that she will begin to speak and make progress at home. Instead, she terrorizes the other children and becomes a danger to others. The author was able to take me into the scary mind of a child that had serious psychological issues that had not been addressed for a long time and had been left untended until they caused serious issues in the lives of those the child came in contact with. This was a well written story that made my skin crawl at times with horror at the idea of how a child could come up with some of the ideas this child came up with. It was very thought provoking.
Love a good novel about crazy people. I finished it in a weekend…kind of repetitive plot. Ending was frustrating.
Not worth the money I paid for it. Rarely do I pay more than a couple dollars for a book but this looked so interesting that I splurged. Not scary or really mysterious at all. Was just strange and the ending was stupid. Wish I could get a refund! Some may like it but I wouldn’t advise spending more than 1.99.
Amazing debut thriller! I thought it very realistic and compulsively readable!
I didn’t like this book from the first few pages.
Baby Teeth completely creeped me out (in a good way!). Author, Zoje Stage, knows how to weave sadistic and psychopathic characters that stick in the reader’s mind. This was a fast and great ride!
Baby Teeth is a fantastic debut book by Zoje Stage. A psychological thriller that is a real page turner. I am glad I had my kids before I read this book. I do not know who was creepier, the daughter or the mother. I thought only Stephen King could write a book this creepy. The ending leaves it as there is a possible sequel. Thank you to the publisher for a copy of this book and this is my honest review.