eBook, 314 pages
English language
Published Dec. 26, 2018
Afflicted with a chronic debilitating condition, Suzette Jensen knew having children would wreak havoc on her already fragile body.
Nevertheless, she brought Hanna into the world, pleased and proud to start a family with her husband Alex. Estranged from her own mother, Suzette is determined to raise her beautiful daughter with the love, care, and support she was denied.
But Hanna proves to be a difficult child. Now seven-years-old, she has yet to utter a word, despite being able to read and write. Defiant and anti-social, she refuses to behave in kindergarten classes, forcing Suzette to homeschool her. Resentful of her mother's rules and attentions, Hanna lashes out in anger, becoming more aggressive every day. The only time Hanna is truly happy is when she's with her father. To Alex, she's willful and precocious but otherwise the perfect little girl, doing what she's told.
Suzette knows her clever and manipulative …
Afflicted with a chronic debilitating condition, Suzette Jensen knew having children would wreak havoc on her already fragile body.
Nevertheless, she brought Hanna into the world, pleased and proud to start a family with her husband Alex. Estranged from her own mother, Suzette is determined to raise her beautiful daughter with the love, care, and support she was denied.
But Hanna proves to be a difficult child. Now seven-years-old, she has yet to utter a word, despite being able to read and write. Defiant and anti-social, she refuses to behave in kindergarten classes, forcing Suzette to homeschool her. Resentful of her mother's rules and attentions, Hanna lashes out in anger, becoming more aggressive every day. The only time Hanna is truly happy is when she's with her father. To Alex, she's willful and precocious but otherwise the perfect little girl, doing what she's told.
Suzette knows her clever and manipulative daughter doesn't love her. She can see the hatred and jealousy in her eyes. And as Hanna's subtle acts of cruelty threaten to tear her and Alex apart, Suzette fears her very life may be in grave danger.
Challenging notions of parenthood, unconditional love, innocence, and perhaps sanity itself, Baby Teeth will have your sympathies shifting and your mind boggling until its bitter end.
DNF. The writing is boring and, which I'll explain in my notes and highlights. A few examples of writing were Freudian and ableist. One passage suggested Hannah may have "caught a case" of Autism or something? And yet she knew to call the other kids abled? I don't know, dude. I was getting close to the 100 page mark and another book I wanted to read became available. So, bye!
I'd forgotten I read this book until I read the latest version of this bad seed (or is it the terrible mother?) story - The Push. It's always difficult for me to finish reading a story without a single character that I find likeable, interesting, wise, witty, funny, knowledgable, or appealing; the story or the writing better be very good. I didn't find those things here.
This book is about two parents who shouldn't have had a child of in the first place. Hannah is a psychopath who does nothing gut manipulate her parents. Suzette is a self centered mother who obviously hates her child, because all she really cares about is how pretty she looks for her husband. She doesn't ever want him to know what their daughter Hannah does because he won't believe a bit of any of it. Hannah also manipulates him by being the perfect child in front of him. Suzette never really takes a picture of anything Hannah does almost like she wants to keep everything from her husband.
The author made it seem a whole lot like Hannah was smarter than her parents. The book doesn't even get into why Hannah is the way she is. I thought there was going to be this startlx revelation as to why Hannah …
This book is about two parents who shouldn't have had a child of in the first place. Hannah is a psychopath who does nothing gut manipulate her parents. Suzette is a self centered mother who obviously hates her child, because all she really cares about is how pretty she looks for her husband. She doesn't ever want him to know what their daughter Hannah does because he won't believe a bit of any of it. Hannah also manipulates him by being the perfect child in front of him. Suzette never really takes a picture of anything Hannah does almost like she wants to keep everything from her husband.
The author made it seem a whole lot like Hannah was smarter than her parents. The book doesn't even get into why Hannah is the way she is. I thought there was going to be this startlx revelation as to why Hannah is the way she is, but it didn't happen. Oh, and the big not twisty thing? She could talk the whole time.
Alex and Suzette are madly in love, the perfect couple, a match made in heaven. What a blessing a baby could be to this union. How lucky a child would be to have such loving and devoted parents. Suzette is especially determined to be a better parent than she had, to be the mother she wished she had instead of the neglectful and uncaring mother who was too wrapped up in herself to even notice that Suzette needed medical care. Sadly, no amount of love and attention seems to please Hanna unless it comes from her father. Suzette's days are spent taking Hanna to appointment after appointment in search of a reason for her lack of speech. Home schooling Hanna as best she can since she can't fit in at school, and being the object of Hanna's hatred. When Alex is home Hanna is all smiles. the perfect little silent …
Alex and Suzette are madly in love, the perfect couple, a match made in heaven. What a blessing a baby could be to this union. How lucky a child would be to have such loving and devoted parents. Suzette is especially determined to be a better parent than she had, to be the mother she wished she had instead of the neglectful and uncaring mother who was too wrapped up in herself to even notice that Suzette needed medical care. Sadly, no amount of love and attention seems to please Hanna unless it comes from her father. Suzette's days are spent taking Hanna to appointment after appointment in search of a reason for her lack of speech. Home schooling Hanna as best she can since she can't fit in at school, and being the object of Hanna's hatred. When Alex is home Hanna is all smiles. the perfect little silent angel. But Alex can't always be there, and when he is he prefers to bury his head in the sand. Meanwhile Hanna's hatred for her mother is escalating into something dangerous. Does Hanna have reason to hate her mother or is she just a born psycho? You be the judge.
I received an advance copy for review
