Dear Hanna follows adult, Hanna, whom we first met in Baby Teeth. This time, we get the POV straight from the unwell mind of Hanna. I wasn’t a huge fan of Baby Teeth but wanted to see what Hanna was like as an adult. It was lackluster and I was mostly bored.

It took me half the book to realize this was a standalone sequel to baby teeth. The story was okay, the ending just fell flat to me.

I was so excited to get my (digital) hands on an early copy of this new book by @zoje.stage_author. The sequel to “Baby Teeth,” this picked up the story of Hanna, a now 24 year old with lingering psychopathic tendencies. Jumping from 7 to 24 is a tough move, but her voice rang true and I think the story was fresh and well told. There were some ✨truly unsettling✨ moments and the twist at the end slapped me in the face, in a way that never happens for me. It maybe isn’t quiet as scary as its predecessor, but still an absolute must read.

This was not what I was expecting as a sequel to Baby Teeth, but I still loved it! This direction that Hanna took and explored stayed true to who she was, though it was slightly unexpected. I really liked this novel, and I raced through it. I would be happy to read about any more of Hanna’s adventures if they’re published!

Wow! I had no idea a sequel to Baby Teeth was coming and I was blown away!

We are back in Hanna's world. You remember the young sociopath who tried to kill her mother. Hanna is all grownup working as a phlebotomist, the perfect job when you need to inflict a bit of pain now and then. She meets and marries Jacob, a widower with a young teenage daughter named Joelle. Hanna is doing her best to be good and keeping her urges under control until unexpected circumstances arise with Joelle. As Hanna tries to figure out what is best for her new family, she starts to revert back to her old ways and the horrors begin.

I didn't realize this was a sequel to Baby Teeth until I started reading. I can honestly say this is one of the best sequels I have read. My only wish is that Baby Teeth was a bit fresher in my mind. The author's writing is addictive and I could feel Hanna's struggles as she tried to determine right from wrong. I actually found myself rooting for Hanna several times. The letters between Hanna and Goose brought a little humor into such dark subjects. I feel this book is a great stand alone novel as well and Baby Teeth doesn't have to be read first but I highly recommend it. I loved the ending as I think I see a possible third Hanna book!?!

What happens when a child sociopath becomes an adult? Zoje Stage's latest novel, Dear Hanna, answers that question and more as she revisits Hanna from her breakout debut Babyteeth. Hanna, now a 24-year old married woman, has created a life for her that works aka that mostly keeps her demons away. A phlebotomist in Pittsburgh, she loves her job (blood is beautiful after all according to Hanna) and it lets her work out her frustrations in what she feels is a more healthy alternative than, say, trying to set her mother on fire. When her carefully orchestrated family life starts to crumble, thanks to her once nearly perfect stepdaughter's challenging teenage years, Hanna's past starts to collide. She will do anything to keep what she has built intact, even if it means someone has to be sacrificed. The novel's tension builds until a startling collision with the past faces Hanna and her husband to face some very disturbing realities. Stage dives into Hanna's psyche and the reader is taking along for the wild ride. This could be read as a standalone or sequel but as an early lover of Babyteeth this is a satisfying return to Hanna's world.

Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for my honest feedback.

Wow. This is the rare instance where I liked the sequel way better than the book. I actually felt sorry for Hanna in a way I never felt with "Baby Teeth". I found the ending unexpected which never happens with me. I would love a third book to see what else happens to Hanna.

Thanks to Netgalley and Zone Stage for this copy!

Thank you to the publisher and net galley for providing me an ARC of this sequel to 'Baby Teeth' by Zoje Stage. To be completely honest, I have not yet read Baby Teeth. I wanted to go into this novel totally blind, which actually turned out to be a great surprise. In her acknowledgments, Stage wrote that she hoped both novels could be read in either order or Each as a stand alone. I think she did a great job. I didn't feel as if I had needed to read Baby Teeth first, but now I will definitely be going back to read it. I was totally engrossed with the story. I could not put this book down. The only reason it isn't five stars is because the ending seemed.a little abrupt. I also love a good twist but I wasn't entirely surprised by it. I also gave to say I really appreciated the use of true crime. The true crime stories mentioned throughout this book are actual true crime.stories that I am familiar with. I love how that added to the realness of the story. Would recommend with or without reading Baby Teeth first .

4.5 stars

Zoje Stage's mind is a terrifying place to explore, and I really can't get enough of it. This time, readers get a real treat: a glimpse into our little ol' pal Hanna Jensen's life as an adult. Readers who loved _Baby Teeth_ and those who've had it queued forever need to crack this newest update into that riveting (and creepy) kid turned grown-up's existence.

Stage includes a great author's note at the end of the piece in which there's a clear articulation about the relationship between both books. These can be read separately and in any order. I will say that having read _Baby Teeth_ right after it came out made a tremendous impact on my consumption of this one. It's so rare that readers get a fully fleshed out character arc for an extremely troubled child in their adult lives. Typically, the focus is on the survival of whomever can escape their antics, and the text closes with a chilling mystery about what can possibly become of this small monster when they, inevitably, grow into a big monster with more resources.

When readers reconnect with Hanna at the start of this novel, she's 24. She's a phlebotomist, and if you are like me and your body WILL turn grey, sweaty, and ultimately land you unconscious in the middle of the great convo you and your phlebotomist are having to distract you from what's at hand (at vein?), then even the basics of Hanna's workplace will be a lot for you. For me, there couldn't be a scarier setup than the thought of Hanna in that role and her general observations about her workplace. It's while she's at work RIGHT at the beginning of the novel that Hanna makes a big life change: finding her future husband and stepdaughter.

Since Hanna has had ONLY challenging family relationships, the chills should start really fast when readers and characters think about Hanna getting close to new folks...especially young ones. This delicate situation evolves into a, well, delicate condition or two, and Hanna's responses are as terrifying as one might expect...and even wilder.

While I did feel like the pacing around a particular situation with Hanna's stepdaughter, Joelle, could have been speedier at times, I absolutely loved the mindful and effective way Stage developed this sequel. There's always more potential for disappointment than joy in these efforts, and Stage's work here bucks that tradition altogether.

I'm not sure what's next for these characters, but if Stage has something in mind, I'll be among the first in line to read it with enthusiasm!

Unputdownable! Crazy! Mind boggling! Hannah is all grown up now She still is a mastermind of ruing peoples lives. I really enjoyed this!

Trigger warning… a pregnancy and miscarriage is staged in the book.. sorry to spoil part of the book but I wanted to put it in there

Baby Teeth was one of my favorite books in 2019. So, no one was more excited to see that the author decided Hanna still had more to say. 16 years have passed since we spent time in Hanna’s world. Now she’s all grown up, working as a phlebotomist, married to Jacob, and a stepmother to his daughter Joelle. Imagine that the little demon, I mean misunderstood Hanna is functioning as an adult, and it seems that life is now being good to her. Yes, she still feels rage towards her parents, especially her mother, but many adults hang onto childhood resentments.
I have to say I was feeling pretty good about how Hanna turned out. That is until her teenage stepdaughter became pregnant, and totally changed the dynamic of this family. I’m not going to delve into spoiler territory, but let’s just say that the idea of a baby in this house quickly sends Hanna on a downward spiral.Her only real outlet occurs when she and her brother Goose exchange letters. While they are usually rather dark and disturbing, they also had me laughing at their ideas for solving her current problem.
I’m not sure which Hanna I was rooting for more. The one who was an in-control adult or the one who just might do anything to get her family back. It's probably asking for too much, but I would love to see Hanna again.

3.5 stars ⭐️ Baby Teeth is really a book that stuck with me, so when I saw there was a sequel coming out I knew I had to read it to see how Hanna progressed in adulthood. She lost a little bit of the creepiness that she had in childhood and I felt the ending left me a little disappointed. but I still thought this was a solid read.

Thank you Thomas & Mercer and NetGalley for this ARC! As a Zoje Stage fan was really looking forward to the sequel to Baby Teeth but decided to review this as a stand alone book. After years of therapy Hanna is back with a stable job and has married a great man with a young daughter and things look up for Hanna and her new life. Once a disrupting situation happens within the family dynamics things start to unravel for Hanna and we see how she mentally spirals downwards to dark places. Her only safe spot is corresponding with her brother via snail mail. As much as I wanted to see more of Hanna’s previous antics that left me permanently scarred I appreciate the perspective Ms. Stage wanted Hanna in her new life and didn’t see the somethings coming! Wonderfully written!

I enjoyed this book. The writing flowed and the narrative was interesting, however, it was fairly anti-climatic with little action.

Dear hanna the sequel to the book Babyteeth. Where we meet Hanna when she was a sociopath child Now in her new book . She is a twenty’s woman who marries a man with a teenage daughter. And is not handling life well

When I saw this author come up on NetGalley, I was already going to read it because I’ll read anything she writes. Then I read the description and it’s a sequel to Baby Teeth… what? Once I saw that, I had to read it NOW. My memory sucks when it comes to books (life?), but I do remember loving-to-hate that batshit 7-year-old sociopath who manipulated her father and wanted to kill her mother.

Well, that little sociopath is now in her 20s and she gets married and has a teen stepdaughter. What could possibly go wrong?

Lots of chapters are letters written to/from Hanna and her younger brother. Much like the other books of hers I’ve read, it’s a bit bloated and repetitive. This author clearly has Mommy Issues and that’s probably why I like all her stuff. Same, girl, same.

It was batshit fun.

Even though I guessed part of the ending at the beginning of the book, I loved Dear Hanna (a sequel to Baby Teeth). Zoje Stage did an awesome job of writing a great, creepy, psychological thriller that I couldn't put down. Even though Hanna was an unreliable narrator, I felt like I really cared about her and enjoyed following her (twisted!) story.

I was so excited when I saw a follow up novel to Baby Teeth!! Instead of creepy young Hanna told from her mom’s POV this is adult Hanna told from her own POV. It definitely isn’t anywhere as near as creepy and since it’s told from Hanna’s pov you can see more of the mental health issues. I liked it but it was kinda boring and the big twist at the end wasn’t shocking. I like being back with characters from previous books I really enjoyed but if this was a standalone I would have not enjoyed it at all.

Amazing sequel, it continues Hanna’s journey perfectly. It gives that overall creepy feeling thinking about how Hanna could be walking behind you in the park, or taking your blood. Yet, being inside Hanna’s mind is so understandable, she is trying to do what’s right.

Addictive to the point of getting under your skin, and won't let go! Might guess a bit, but not everything, and nothing diffuses the crawl into mental illness, insidious and unstoppable. What will happen next - what will they find out. Is Hanna's story over? Maybe, maybe not ...