Baby Teeth

So, I picked this up on a whim and it's become an unexpected favourite of mine. I love the author's writing style and the poetry's form. I liked how the whole collection of poetry told one collective story and the romance was really genuine. The author never had to spell anything out and yet everything was very clear. They also did a great job exploring what it means to be human through the vampire MC. Overall this was super good. I'd recommend it to fans of modern poetry who are maybe a little worn out of the typical poetry style popularized in the last few years by Rupi Kaur. This book is just as understandable and uses modern language, but has a really unique story and style.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC.

I'm new to poetry, and even newer to novels in verse, and Baby Teeth was a great first step into the genre. Meg's writing is really beautiful and her characters even more so. The depiction of queer love and found family were a treat to read. I loved Immy and getting to read the world through her eyes, her care and love for those around her, and her trains of thought are what made me really fall into this book. I only wish it would have been longer, I want to keep up with these characters for a bit longer.

Thanks to NetGalley and Little Island for this ARC!

I love prose, vampires, and sapphic stories so this was a memorizing mixture of the three I never expected to read!

Grehan’s take on vampires was fresh to me—with Immy truly struggling with her identify and her many past selves. Immy was a compelling character, Grehan’s trail or prose taking us from her inner feelings about herself to moments with her found family (Freddie and Henry) and her love story with Claudia. I loved the ideas of love being a mixture of taking and giving—and knowing when it’s too much.

Finally, Grehan’s prose was breathtaking. I admit I have never read a book fully written in prose. Her writing was sharp, quick and dreamy—kept me wanting to read. I especially loved the yellow rose repetition throughout the whole story. This was a captivating first introduction to the author and for the genre for me. Looking forward to reading more from the author🧛🏻‍♀️🖤

Thank you to Netgallery + the publisher for allowing me to read this book early by providing me with an ARC!

4/5

A lovely gay prose book, nothing else needs to be said but I must add some more. I can't wait to get a physical copy of this book eventually and I hope I forget everything about it so I can read it new again.

I was gifted a copy of this from NetGalley and Little Island Books publishing in exchange for an honest review.

I don’t know how to begin this review in any other way besides saying you have to read this book! Meg Grehan wove a story of love, grief and self acknowledgement in a way that left me speechless for a matter of minutes after I finished.

I’ve never read a story in the form of verse before and at first it felt a little hard to keep up with but I pushed through and I’m glad I did because the plot was well worth the extra time it took to read it. Typically I’m a speed reader, going through books in one go without stopping but the story being written in verse forced me to slow down and truly take in what I was reading which made it that much more special.

Sapphic love, vampires, stunning imagery and an oddly nostalgic feeling put this book quite high on my list of recommendations. If you’re like me and are thrown off by reading verse I suggest sticking it out and trying to read it slowly, this isn’t a story I think anyone should miss out on simply because the format is daunting at first.

Deeply moving and entertaining poetry. I wasn't sure what to expect based on the cover and the description, but I really enjoyed this book of poetry.

beautiful cover and a novel in verse is an automatic addition to the tbr stack. i enjoyed this one and recommend for those looking for something new in their reading routine. thank you netgalley for providing an eARC for review.

I both liked and disliked this book. I think it's a solid 3.5 - 5 star book. I saw another review saying that its not about the plot or the characters. It's about the vibes and that's what made me like it even more. It's toasty, ribbon in hair, sexy, lusty, heart breaking, woods, moss, cottagecore vibes.

I loved this, this was an amazingly written story! There isn't enough sapphic stories but this sapphic vampire one is amazing. Thank you so much for the arc.