“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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I was really excited for this book. Like REALLY excited. I expected it to be a twisty creepy thriller, and it is a creepy thriller, but it didn’t live up to my expectations. The cover drew my attention first with its simplicity and the blurb made me put this one on my must read ASAP list. I know I am definitely in the minority of readers with my opinions of this book. I’ve seen the MANY 4 and 5 star reviews out there raving about how amazing Baby Teeth is, but sadly this book and I did not connect.
I felt like the story would have been more believable if Hanna were a little older. A lot of her thought processes did seem genuine to the maturity of a seven year old, but a lot of them did not. I also felt like there was something missing to make the actions and feelings of the characters genuine. To me it felt more like the characters were going through the motions of their lives, but without the true emotions to back up their actions.
I voluntarily received an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.