A review by emilyturnsthepage
Baby Teeth by Zoje Stage

2.0

Hanna is a mute seven-year-old who has a deep affection for her dad, Alex. Hanna is quite the “daddy’s girl” and wants all of his attention all the time. There’s just one problem: her mom Suzette. Suzette suffers fro Chron’s disease and has a hard time dealing with her disease and an even harder time bonding with her daughter. Suzette wants to do everything she can to form a bond with her daughter and help figure out what’s wrong with her. I mean, what seven-year-old is mute and has never spoken? Hanna has other plans. She wants to get rid of her mother and she will stop at nothing until she’s gone. This book was every bit creepy as you think it might be. This book also comes with a MAJOR trigger warning if you have small kids. I don’t have kids and this book was still creepy and hard to read. Hanna is malicious and conniving. Some of the stunts she pulled were absolutely appalling. When I wasn’t reading this book, I was thinking about it. It’s that mind-blowingly creepy. With that said, I didn’t really enjoy it. I didn’t connect with any of the characters and Hanna had a way of freaking me out. It wasn’t an easy read to get through and it certainly wasn’t a feel good book. I wish that there had been a twist or a big OMG factor, but it was definitely an interesting read.