Goodreads says: Hanna is no stranger to dark thoughts: as a young child, she tried to murder her own mother. But that was more than sixteen years ago. And extensive therapy—and writing letters to her younger brother—has since curbed those nasty tendencies. Now twenty-four, Hanna is living an outwardly normal life of domestic content. Married to real estate agent Jacob, she’s also stepmother to his teenage daughter Joelle. They live in a beautiful home, and Hanna loves her career as a phlebotomist—a job perfectly suited to her occasional need to hurt people. But when Joelle begins to change in ways that don’t suit Hanna’s purposes, her carefully planned existence threatens to come apart. With life slipping out of her control, Hanna reverts to old habits, determined to manipulate the events and people around her. And the only thing worse than a baby sociopath is a fully grown one...
Zoje Stage has said that while Baby Teeth was written before Dear Hanna, she designed them to be read in any order. If you read Baby Teeth before this, then maybe you will get where I'm coming from. If you haven't read Baby Teeth, READ IT. Because it's worth it whether or not you ever read this book.
Bet let's focus on Dear Hanna, which I was so excited to read because, hello sequel! Hanna as an adult? Hanna with her own family?! I needed deets as if it were a reality show I was hopelessly addicted to. But the deets were slow to come and not very exciting. Hanna thinks she lured herself a man but he asked her out first. Hanna thinks she the glue that holds the family together, but when the drama starts, it's obvious Hanna is playing mostly from the sidelines, so she must devise a way to make herself the center of attention. That she does in spectacular Hanna fashion, but to me it was too little. The big twist at the end? You've already figured it out.
I'm sad this wasn't a great read for me, three stars, but I am glad I read it.
