Of course, I have to mention Grehan's writing - the choice of verse in telling this story was absolutely perfect and the rhythm and cadence of it worked so well with Immy's inner monologue. I also adored the side characters who form Immy's queer vampire found family (and I am very hopeful that the story mentioned in the interview at the end of the book is released at some point, because I'd love to read more about them!). Claudia was such a sweet and kind soul and I dare you not to fall at least a little bit in love with her while you read this, too. Immy as a main character was so wonderful to read about as she is struggling with her identity as a vampire as well as her moral compass, and I saw so much of myself in her story. I was, in fact, right about being gay - it's a gorgeous sapphic story with, what I read as, genderfluid main characters - but I was not expecting it to be about vampires and I was so pleasantly surprised! Additionally, this book features a super interesting and unique take on vampires - instead of them living one long, immortal life, a vampire lives many different lives as different people and keeps their past voices and feelings deep inside them. it's a novel written in verse which is one of my favourite things to read - but I was completely blown away by this book. I picked this book up on a whim at my local Waterstones because 1. Quote is from the ARC and is subject to change upon publication. Thank you to NetGalley and Little Island Books for providing me with a copy of this book in return for an honest review. i'd recommend reading this for the vibes and for the gay emotions. i could appreciate this because i think it matches the narrator's emotionally-loaded state of mind, but the repetition might bother some people.Īnyway. some phrases are sometimes repeated like a chant, like a prayer. I will say that the poetic style is quite repetitious. it's about the rainy walk to the flower shop, the warm mug of blood, the ribbon holding the braid together, the long gray afternoon in the woods, the bite-bruised neck, the warmth of the cabin fireplace, the yellow rose in bloom.
baby teeth isn't so much about the vaguely-drawn characters or the barely-there plot. for some stories it can be hard to see why author chose the format over prose. Often novels-in-verse are puzzling to me. the desire-filled romance evokes a specific type of fresh, earthy, heartfelt sapphic wonder which i absolutely adore.
This sapphic vampire novel-in-verse is soft and sweet, tender and dark, and helplessly sad. I did not realize this was going to be a heartbreak story 🥺
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