Baby Teeth – "Gloriously queer" (Kirkus starred review)

"By linking vampirism to themes of queer desire and community as well as repeating personal cycles, Grehan freshens an old trope, building both a central romance and lifetimes-long connections that are by turns realistically sweet and thorny." * Publishers Weekly, starred review *

"Grehan’s verse novel skilfully charts uncertainty, temptation and the course of a strange, desperate love."

-- Imogen Russell Williams * The Guardian *

"Emotionally rich and gloriously queer."

* Kirkus, starred review *

"A fresh, dark take on the vampire myth and desire, Baby Teeth shows vampires haunted by their pasts and memories, where immortality is not one long life but a broken patchwork of different experiences. It will twine around your heart and bite, ever so gently. I adored it.”

-- Helen Corcoran

"Delicious and unsettling."

-- Claire Hennessey * The Irish Times *

"An intense, immersive read from one of Ireland’s most interesting and innovative young writers."

-- Sarah Webb * Irish Independent *

"Grehan evocatively conjures Immy’s tragic sense of isolation and hard-won self-acceptance."

* Financial Times *

'Grehan is not the first Irish writer to push the boundaries of vampire fiction ... Yet Grehan delves much deeper into the risky relationship between vampire and lover, as a means of exploring modern LGBTQ identity for her
young adult readership.'

-- Pet O'Connell * The Echo *

"It’s personal. Powerful. Passionate."

-- Hanna-Rose Sullivan * Paper Lanterns *

'Beautifully crafted.'

* Kirkus, 'Best of 2022: Our Favourite Teen & YA Books' list *

"Absolutely beautiful."

* Down the Rabbit Hole *

"This enchanting work is an excellent addition to LGBTQIA+ and verse novel collections."

* School Library Journal *

"Grehan keeps the vampiric vibes flowing with this unique, darkly beautiful and emotional read."

* CultureFly *

"Baby Teeth is an unexpected LGBTQ+ novel in verse; it takes elements of horror and mixes them with romance, resulting in a changeling of a book that reimagines vampire myths for the twenty-first century.

* Foreword Reviews *

"...queer vampire stories are still relatively uncommon, and this will be welcomed."

* Booklist *

"This book is heady, it pulls you into it, capturing so beautifully love and longing, particularly between women. A moving story of what it is to be accepted for who you are completely." ***** reader review

* Swear by the Books *

"Very weirdly uniquely wonderful."

* NetGalley *

"I'll be delighted to recommend this book to a wide range of folks who are looking for something fresh and attractive."

* NetGalley *

"Soft and sweet, tender and dark, and helplessly sad. The desire-filled romance evokes a specific type of fresh, earthy, heartfelt sapphic wonder which I absolutely adore." 

* NetGalley *

"A really engaging read."

* NetGalley *

"I am such a sucker for a novel in verse and this was excellent."

* NetGalley *

"I recommend it to anyone who needs more sapphic vampires in their lives."

* NetGalley *

"I highly recommend this book, especially if you love paranormal stories or just want to try out a lyrical novel in verse story. BUT SERIOUSLY A NOVEL IN VERSE FEATURING A SAPPHIC VAMPIRE!! YOU ALL NEED IT."

* NetGalley *

"An absolutely lovely little book with beautiful writing. There needs to be more sapphic vampires because hello wow."

* NetGalley *

"Recommend for those looking for something new in their reading routine."

* NetGalley *

"I loved this, this was an amazingly written story! There isn't enough sapphic stories but this sapphic vampire one is amazing."

* NetGalley *

'It's toasty, ribbon in hair, sexy, lusty, heart breaking, woods, moss, cottagecore vibes.'

* NetGalley *

'I would recommend this to anyone who likes novels in verse, vampires and lesbian stories.'

* NetGalley *

'Wow! I really liked this! ... The story is bittersweet but so good.'

* ***** reader review, NetGalley *