Baby Teeth, while a love story at its core, explores so many different topics that all relate to each other, like identity, desire, loneliness, and both platonic and romantic love. There’s a sense of proximity with the way these themes make you feel, with some being relatable, some you feel longing with, and others you feel empathy towards.

The love shown in this book between Immy and Claudia is so tender and gentle, but equally hungry and intense. Claudia always makes sure that Immy is heard, seen, loved, cared for, with Immy having more complicated feelings with wanting to love Claudia without destroying her. Wanting to love her knowing that she might get rejected and still accepting that possibility to take every moment she can get with Claudia. Wanting to love her and show every part of herself, her wants, her needs, every part of her life, but how do you do that when you don't even accept yourself?

Identity is a theme so beautifully explored in this book, relating to Immy being a vampire reborn. The way she questions herself and who she is, finding her identity while learning new emotions and feelings. Who are you really when you’ve already been everything and nothing? How do you connect with your body when you don't even understand it yourself?

Even this being a story about love, the way friendship is portrayed is beautiful, showing how it’s equally as important as romantic relationships, how important having people around you that care for you is, how important it is to love your friends and show them that they're loved.

The prose style in verse flows so easily and goes so well with what is being shown. The repetition of words than enhance feelings, the way Immy shows her emotions and internal conflicts and how you feel that with the way her story is written.

I’m already excited to re-read this and highlight the whole book.

When I tell you I had so much fun being confused while reading this. It’s a book that really takes its time with letting you in on information about the characters and the meaning of what they say/do, but that just makes it that much more thrilling to read. You learn things when you’re supposed to know them, when it makes sense with the story and where the characters are in the present, and when the puzzle pieces start to fit in together? Oh yeah, that’s when you know it was all worth it.

It’s a story with a big focus on characters, and every single one is so layered and complex, with their own story that makes each of them stand out differently. I was invested in all of them, their relationships, their decisions and reasoning behind them, each character is so intriguing and plays a part in the game that brings it all together.

While it was my first OB book, I will be coming back for more.