WHAT BIG TEETH

Magic and monsters abound in the story of Eleanor Zarrin, a girl who is forced to return to her fierce and--until recently--estranged family. Narrator Jasika Nicole's cool voice transforms subtly into the various characters, who range from young Eleanor to her more confident family members. Nicole's shifts from character to character are good, and her pacing is pleasant. Spanning from light but not hurried passages to slow but not dragging ones, she injects her voice with an edge of mystery at just the right moments to highlight the peculiar plot Szabo has concocted in this debut novel. E.J.S. © AudioFile 2021, Portland, Maine [Published: AUGUST 2021]