Dear Hanna

A Novel

By: Zoje Stage

Narrated by: Helen Laser

Length: 8 hrs and 39 mins

Publisher's summary

Zoje Stage delivers another knockout with a blood-chilling follow-up to international sensation Baby Teeth, taking readers back into the unsteady world of a young sociopath who’s all grown up.

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.

With its dark humor and chillingly seductive protagonist, Dear Hanna is a standalone sequel sure to thrill returning and new readers alike.

©2024 Zoje Stage (P)2024 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

Critic reviews

“All will squirm uncomfortably and yet be unwilling to look away, furiously turning the pages until the final twist is revealed. A great choice for those who enjoy the work of Sarah Pinborough, Catriona Ward, and Katrina Monroe.” —Booklist

“Original, memorable, deftly crafted, horrifically chilling, Dear Hanna is a simply riveting read from start to finish…Very highly recommended…” —Midwest Book Review

“Once you get inside the head of this suburban whirlpool of psychological madness, there is no escape until the shocking final pages.” —Daniel Kraus, New York Times bestselling author of Whalefall

Loved it

Definitely a thriller. Trigger for abortion and self harm. Loved the complexity of the main character!

Creepy part2

Sequel to Baby Teeth. Oh my! Just kept waiting for the shoe to drop …it did. Definitely held my interest.

Listened to it in 2 days

Anytime I wasn’t working or busy I was listening. Very good book! Going to go back and relisten to baby teeth.

Outstanding!

I hope there is one more!! I waited a long time for this one and it didn’t disappoint.

Nice sequel

This book was pretty good, but it was very anticlimactic imho. I really enjoyed Baby Teeth, but this one was lacking the gritty dreadful vibes of the first book. I would have liked to see more sessions with the therapist, more scenes with Hanna's parents. I feel like there were some really good directions it could have gone, and it just fizzled at the end.

Captivating

I read baby teeth first and I really enjoyed seeing Hanna’s life come full circle. The end was sad to me and I teared up knowing he could just ask her to leave. Where’s the love for your partner. Of course she did things that weren’t good but it’s not like anyone died. I have learned to not give up on your person so I teared up a little. Good listen and recommend!

Disappointed

I loved baby teeth but this was soooooo hard to get through. It was unrealistic and had so many plot holes. Seemed rushed.

Buckle up for a terrific sequel!

This is the second part of ‘Baby Teeth’, that we’ve all been waiting for! I loved it!

wow

I am shocked everything held together for years. Just...I didn't see any of that coming. I can't wait foe what is next.

Hmm at first I hated the book

I hate that she went so far out in her age. I was going to stop listening but I figured I better listen since it's payed for. The twist oh dear,I could not think of that ending myself. Read on!