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Baby Teeth by Zoje Stage

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ten_telegrams's review against another edition

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dark emotional tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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tbell0211's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I almost took away a star because I don’t think the title fits the book at all Lmfao but the book is great honestly. It set up for a sequel if Stage ever wants to write one but is great stand alone as well. It’s traumatizing in all the warmest of ways. It didn’t give me nightmares, but it made me feel genuine emotions like fear, pity, sympathy, anger, anguish. I think Hannah is one of the most beautifully written complicated antagonists I’ve encountered in years, maybe since Severus Snape. As a psych major, this book leaves a lot to unpack after it’s finished, and I adore books that make me think. “The child you love to hate” isn’t a phrase I thought I’d ever say out loud, lol.

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lilacwhisker's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Very crazy and made me want to vomit. It likes how at the start of the book the main focus is on Hanna’s mental issues/psychotic behaviors, and then near the end we also get to see how Suzette reflects many of these. I thought the comparisons of mothers and their daughters throughout the story (Suzette’s mother, Suzette, and Hanna) was interesting even without the horror bits. Even so, this book could be a little repetitive at some points and I can understand why some people didn’t like it.

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cursivewolf's review against another edition

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challenging dark reflective tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I liked the dual perspectives, seeing both sides of the situations. Seeing how Hanna rationalized her own behavior. Extremely well-written. Reviews compared it to We Need To Talk About Kevin, and I agree. But it’s good in its own way, it takes that concept in its own direction. The ending fell flat to me, and I do wish the last chapter had been cut. I feel like that would have made for a better ending. But overall I enjoyed it.

I wanted to beat Alex Jensen with a mallet. Suzette Jensen I am so sorry you endured the shit you did.

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vivireads99's review against another edition

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I really wanted to like this book but it fell flat. The back and forth POV got boring. It would have been a lot more unnerving without Hanna’s POV.

Also hate how they portrayed mental illness as this evil thing.

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chronicallyplotting's review against another edition

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dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This book had me on the edge with every single chapter. Every character had so many sides to them. I am still left with questions, in a good way. I can't tell you who is the true villain in this story, I question both Suzette and Hanna. When I say I had trouble putting this book down, I truly did not want to. stop reading because I had to know what was going to happen. And of course as all good psych thrillers/ suspense books do, you still will not have it all figured out. Super glad I was able to read this book. And it was cool that the setting wasn't too far from home.

I also want to add that the author has a chronic illness or knows someone close who does because some of the thoughts and feelings Suzette described were spot on for all warriors, not just those with the same condition as Suzette.

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