A review by shelleys_book_nook
Dear Hanna by Zoje Stage

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I have not read Baby Teeth which is the first book about our main character, Hanna. The first one is about Hanna as a child, but Hanna is all grown up now. This book can be read as a standalone and we do get little snippets of Hanna’s life from when she was young. This one includes Hanna corresponding with her younger brother, Goose via written letters and I really like that, it’s no secret that this reader loves epistolary novels.

Stage writes her sociopath well and her dark, disturbing thoughts will shock you, but don’t worry Ms. Stage does not go into over-the-top territory, she writes her cunning female lead perfectly. This one sucked me in and never let me go.

The ending wasn’t a big surprise but for some reason, I really liked this book. It was easy to read, the writing and story flowed well and I hated every single character. Hannah is a bitch of the highest order but the people who enter into her realm uninvited aren’t so great either. What’s wrong with my brain that I was cheering this psychopathic bitch on? Now I want to read Baby Teeth, the first book, and see where it was that Hanna got her start. Will there be a book three? I certainly hope so and that says a lot.