An eery gothic experience, Szabo weaves an unsettling story of generational evils, grotesque people and actions, and the ones we let in our lives. It's horror, but Lite. There are many reasons to read this, but the atmosphere and setting was the icing on the cake - the Zarrin's secluded house, the surrounding woods, and the family who sent her away. What Big Teeth follows Eleanor returning to her estranged family after a mysterious incident forces her to leave her fancy boarding school. When one of her family members dies, she calls on her mysterious Grandmère to get the family in line. Except, Grandmère may have plans of her own, sinister plans...

I really enjoyed this, even when I was more than a little creeped out. This book felt the good kind of creepy bingeable. Though it is quite slow paced, it makes you want to stay up all night, lights off, with nothing but a flash light illuminating the pages. Szabo’s masterfully creates an atmosphere and town wreaked with the consequences and legacies of the past - those choices follow the Zarrin family until they must reckon with who they are, and what they’ve let into their house. I loved getting to know Eleanor and the Zarrin family.

I think, my only criticism is that I felt that as a reader we were left in the dark a little too long. I think we could have benefited knowing some of the reveals a little earlier.

To recap: Reasons to Read

-a fan of YA gothic literature
-a fun, atmospheric and unsettling, creepy read
-LGBT+ representation
-Slow but steady pacing with great rewards

3.5/5 Stars

Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for giving me an e-ARC in exchange for my honest review.
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