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kristengilmore84's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood
Moderate: Death
spep98's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I loved how this author explored the difficulties of motherhood and being a woman in general through a sci fi lens. The pace was slow at times, but I feel like it was intentional so we could get to know each character well and understand the unique struggles each faced. I'm hoping my mom will read it and give me her opinions on motherhood and how she may or may not have related to the feelings in this book.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Blood and Murder
tabitha_thorns's review against another edition
dark
funny
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
The author set up a lot of cool concepts but didn't really know how to finish them. The whole vampire kids thing was kind of underutilized and basically disappeared in the last third of the book. I liked the reflections on motherhood but the book waffles between those & whodunnit thriller moments so the whole thing just feels disjointed. Had things I liked, but didn't execute them well enough for a higher rating.
Also the audiobook narrator's "child voice" is so grating and annoying that it genuinely made me consider DNFing. I may have liked this more if I'd read it instead of listening to the audiobook
Also the audiobook narrator's "child voice" is so grating and annoying that it genuinely made me consider DNFing. I may have liked this more if I'd read it instead of listening to the audiobook
Content Warnings
Graphic: Self harm, Blood, and Murder
puckeverlasting's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
What the fuck.
Concept is fun, writing is engaging, different perspectives and characters are interesting. Metaphors are a bit heavy handed but the messages are memorable if nothing else. Overall enjoyable quick read, would recommend, but as I said before:
What the fuck
Concept is fun, writing is engaging, different perspectives and characters are interesting. Metaphors are a bit heavy handed but the messages are memorable if nothing else. Overall enjoyable quick read, would recommend, but as I said before:
What the fuck
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Medical content and Medical trauma
daisha101's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
I have never felt more tempted to dnf a book. I kept waiting for this to pick up, but it never did for me. The plot was written a bit clumsily. There were a lot of characters in this story with the perspective changing each chapter which contributed to my inability to get into the story. In general, I don't like more than 2 perspectives in a story especially when its not clearly labelled and I have to figure out what's going on. With this book in particular, when I would get into one character's story the perspective immediately jumped to something else I didn't care about and the resolution for whatever was usually not worth the wait.
This story attempted a lot and had a really interesting summary, but ultimately fell flat.
This story attempted a lot and had a really interesting summary, but ultimately fell flat.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood
anova's review against another edition
dark
funny
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence and Blood
Moderate: Murder
theinkwyrm's review against another edition
challenging
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
For a book that has children with vampiric tendencies, this was pretty boring. It definitely focuses more on the family drama and interpersonal relationships of the kids' moms than it does on the actual vampire kids, so if you went into this expecting a thriller with a supernatural twist like I did, you'll be disappointed. The kids' vampirism definitely serves as more of a metaphor about the all-encompassing mother-child relationship than it does as a kind of thrilling element. That aside, the ending was bland and unsatisfying and I feel like the interviews with the children could have been cut out completely without the overall story suffering. I think this author just may not be for me.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood
erinreading's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Lots of fluff, plot lines don’t always seem to add up. Couple twists I wasn’t expecting. Decent book overall.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Mental illness, Excrement, and Medical content
hrhprincessjasmine's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
Ok I was absolutely loving this book.... But....I don't know how I feel about the ending....
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood and Murder
brandilovesbooks's review
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
<strong>So much more than a book about blood sucking children</strong>
I couldn't pass this book up. The idea of a classroom of preschoolers suddenly thirsting for blood drew in this actual preschool teacher.
This story has many pieces.
1- a class of 4-year-old students who are suddenly biting, at school and at home. The children begin demonstrating a thirst for blood.
2- A murder mystery where the culprit might actually be one of the children.
3- A tight-knit group of Mom friends
4- Three very different mothers, their approach to motherhood, and the inadequacies they feel they must cover up.
Cutting Teeth is a book about motherhood and the sacrifices that a mother makes.
I enjoyed the book and would recommend it. I did find the three mothers to be stereotypical- the overachieving room-mom, the granola mom who is also a single-mom running a business out of her home, and the mom who is barely holding onto her remote job as she navigates parenthood. The dad's were also stereotypical, working long hours or sitting on the couch watching TV. I think the stereotypes were a means of giving each mother-reader someone to identify with even if the reader is an amalgam of all three and more.
I couldn't pass this book up. The idea of a classroom of preschoolers suddenly thirsting for blood drew in this actual preschool teacher.
This story has many pieces.
1- a class of 4-year-old students who are suddenly biting, at school and at home. The children begin demonstrating a thirst for blood.
2- A murder mystery where the culprit might actually be one of the children.
3- A tight-knit group of Mom friends
4- Three very different mothers, their approach to motherhood, and the inadequacies they feel they must cover up.
Cutting Teeth is a book about motherhood and the sacrifices that a mother makes.
I enjoyed the book and would recommend it. I did find the three mothers to be stereotypical- the overachieving room-mom, the granola mom who is also a single-mom running a business out of her home, and the mom who is barely holding onto her remote job as she navigates parenthood. The dad's were also stereotypical, working long hours or sitting on the couch watching TV. I think the stereotypes were a means of giving each mother-reader someone to identify with even if the reader is an amalgam of all three and more.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood