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A review by haleylip
Baby Teeth by Zoje Stage
4.0
I really liked this book! The characters were fairly believable, and since I have experience working with children on the behavioral disorders spectrum I thought the portrayal was accurate. I really enjoyed the both perspective aspect of this story, hearing from both Hannah and Suzette, it brought the characters to life. I felt for the mom and loved how the portrayal of her longing to be a good mother but also being /human/ was strong in this story.
While I enjoyed this book, I did have a few issues.
The things I didn’t like;
1. There are so many schools and therapists for children with behavior issues, the doctors would have known around age 4 what was going on, and it made me irritated that they hadn’t recommended a school until she was already causing harm to her family.
2. The dad simply was agitating, he didn’t believe his wife even though SEVERAL other people said they saw the same issues as her, he was in denial and that’s dangerous within a family such as theirs.
3. The end was very meh, I felt as though more could have wrapped up.
All in all, a super strong story and I immensely enjoyed it. I would recommend to people who like delving into people’s thoughts and the psychology of behavioral issues but I would not recommend to someone looking for a thriller or mystery.
While I enjoyed this book, I did have a few issues.
The things I didn’t like;
1. There are so many schools and therapists for children with behavior issues, the doctors would have known around age 4 what was going on, and it made me irritated that they hadn’t recommended a school until she was already causing harm to her family.
2. The dad simply was agitating, he didn’t believe his wife even though SEVERAL other people said they saw the same issues as her, he was in denial and that’s dangerous within a family such as theirs.
3. The end was very meh, I felt as though more could have wrapped up.
All in all, a super strong story and I immensely enjoyed it. I would recommend to people who like delving into people’s thoughts and the psychology of behavioral issues but I would not recommend to someone looking for a thriller or mystery.