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A review by lisabreads
Baby Teeth by Zoje Stage
5.0
Thank you St. Martin’s Press for an e-galley in exchange for an honest review. Suzanne is Hanna’s mother but they never really bonded. Hanna is now 7 years old and she can’t or won’t speak. As Hanna’s behaviour towards her mother becomes more manipulative and disturbing but she saves her best behaviour for her father who does not believe his little angel could do wrong. Baby Teeth is told in alternating points of view between Suzette and Hanna and you will not be able to put this one down. So dark, creepy, and makes you think real hard about your child’s motives. Such an amazing psychological suspense that I bailed on life just to keep reading. Really disturbing in only the best ways. As a bonus for me, Suzette has Crohn’s Disease like I do. I thought this addition and the description of her fears and pains and worries were so spot on for me. I have always felt alone and a little crazy freaking out over every stomach pain but you never know when another flare will take hold, and this was described perfectly. I liked how it added to Suzette’s state of mind and some of her insecurities around her relationship but was not the focus of the story. It made me feel like my concerns are normal for someone with a chronic disease and made me feel less alone. Also, my son did not speak a word until he was 3. Luckily, that is where his similarity to Hanna stops, but Suzette’s fears over it being her fault or her parenting was the cause, searching for a diagnosis, all felt very deja vu for me too. Publishing July 17, 2018.