A review by kaceyjaceyxd
Baby Teeth by Zoje Stage

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Suzette is a stay-at-home mom with as much disdain for her child as love, but for good reason: Hanna (who has been mute her entire 7 years of life) has started talking only to Suzette, and she has some very unsettling things to say. As Suzette pushes though despite lack of true support from her husband, her troubles with Hanna escalate until undeniable evidence forces Hanna’s father to come to terms with the fact that his perfect little princess may not be the girl he thinks she is. This novel is an alternating POV, switching between being told from Suzette’s and Hanna’s minds. We get a deep dive view into the trenches of young Hanna and her prevailing mental illnesses as well as Suzette and her faltering sense of reality.  The ending is not entirely satisfying, as it doesn’t give full closure to Hanna’s future, but it does close up other aspects of Suzette’s trials. 
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