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- A Strand February 2021 Book of the Month"With a layered mystery, a haunting setting, and thrilling tension, What Big Teeth has an otherness to it that pulls you in and forces you to keep reading.
- 432 Pages
- Young Adult Fiction, Fantasy
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About the Book
Eleanor Zarrin has been estranged from her wild family for years. When she flees boarding school after a horrifying incident, she goes to the only place she thinks is safe: the home she left behind. But when she gets there, she struggles to fit in with her monstrous relatives, who prowl the woods around the family estate and read fortunes in the guts of birds. Eleanor finds herself desperately trying to hold the family together?in order to save them all, Eleanor must learn to embrace her family of monsters and tame the darkness inside her.Book Synopsis
A Strand February 2021 Book of the Month
"With a layered mystery, a haunting setting, and thrilling tension, What Big Teeth has an otherness to it that pulls you in and forces you to keep reading." --Tricia Levenseller, Publisher's Weekly-bestselling author of The Shadows Between Us
Eleanor Zarrin has been estranged from her wild family for years. When she flees boarding school after a horrifying incident, she goes to the only place she thinks is safe: the home she left behind. But when she gets there, she struggles to fit in with her monstrous relatives, who prowl the woods around the family estate and read fortunes in the guts of birds.
Review Quotes
*A Strand February YA Book of the Month
"With a layered mystery, a haunting setting, and thrilling tension, What Big Teeth has an otherness to it that pulls you in and forces you to keep reading." -- Tricia Levenseller, Publisher's Weekly-bestselling author of The Shadows Between Us"Deliciously gothic and wonderfully creepy." -- The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, STARRED REVIEW
"Shadowy, gothic, labyrinthine." -- Kirkus
"... one part haunting mystery, one part dark fantasy ... This darkly thrilling gothic fantasy will appeal to fans of Karen McManus and Maggie Stiefvater alike." -- School Library Journal "A tale so gorgeously twisty, it'll turn you inside out." -- Tor.com "Gazes into [the] darkness to face the monster that dwells within." -- NPR Books
"A complete ghostly chill that deserves ten stars." -- The Nerd Daily
"Has bite--and will leave you feeling dazed." -- Forever YA "A hauntingly thrilling read." -- The Lineup "A fascinating debut." -- PopSugar "[An] inventive concept -- Den of Geek "Not your typical YA fantasy." -- Culturess
About the Author
Rose Szabo is a nonbinary writer from Richmond, VA, where they live with an assortment of people and animals. They have an MA in English from the University of Maine and an MFA in creative writing from VCU. Their work has been published in See the Elephant and Quaint magazines. What Big Teeth is their first novel.Dimensions (Overall): 8.23 Inches (H) x 5.42 Inches (W) x 1.14 Inches (D)
Weight: .82 Pounds
Suggested Age: 14-18 Years
Sub-Genre: Fantasy
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
Number of Pages: 432
Publisher: Square Fish
Theme: Dark Fantasy
Format: Paperback
Author: Rose Szabo
Language: English
Street Date: June 7, 2022
TCIN: 83986386
UPC: 9781250821195
Item Number (DPCI): 247-07-8906
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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Strange, atmospheric and compelling YA horror
5 out of 5 stars
lurkykitty - 4 years ago
Eleanor is sent away to boarding school at a young age by her grandmother. What Big Teeth starts when teenage Eleanor flees home to her strange family after an incident at school. Eleanor is mystified and frightened by her creepy, savage family members and their weird dynamic. The reader shares her fear and confusion. When her paternal grandmother dies Eleanor is entrusted by her to protect the family. The story follows Eleanor as she discovers more about her family history and the odd man called Arthur who does their bidding. Eleanor, feeling lonely and excluded, invites her maternal grandmother to visit from France. Her Grandmere initially seems warm and supportive, but Eleanor comes to realize she is not all she appears to be. Eleanor must stand up to unite and protect her family and follow her own moral compass. The haunting, isolated setting of a huge gothic mansion on the outskirts of a small village in Maine creates an ominous foreboding atmosphere. The author skillfully builds tension, fear and a pervasive unsettling feeling of constant threat. There are deeper themes of family, identity and controlling the monster in others and within. I could not put this creepy yet triumphant book down and flew through the pages. An astonishing and highly recommended debut.
This book was wild
3 out of 5 stars
Breywar - 4 years ago
I finished What Big Teeth, and I’ve gone back and forth in my head several times trying to decide how I felt about it. 3-5 stars This book isn’t necessarily a bad book, but there is very little explaining and you’re just thrown into the story. This was one of the most wild and twisted books I have ever read, and my stomach is still in knots because I don’t know that i liked it, but I couldn’t stop reading. Our main character Eleanor is different from the rest of her family of werewolves. I still don’t understand what’s going on with her mother. I still don’t understand why she’s mad at everything and constantly being scolded for being “rude” in the beginning even though she wasn’t. And the side plot with the plants that never comes to anything. I’m still so confused by so much of this book. The reveals at the end were completely obvious by the time we got there, and I wasn’t shocked. I wouldn’t call this a horror novel, but I do read a lot of horror and this was maybe like a goosebumps type horror, it would’ve been scarier when I was younger. It’s very rare that I have a hard time putting into words my opinion on a book. This wasn’t good, but I couldn’t put it down, and I don’t know what I feel about it.