This novel unsettled me at nearly every turn of the page, and that feeling has stayed with me since I closed its cover days ago. 'I've never read anything quite like SUCH A PRETTY SMILE: at turns brutal and shocking, at turns lush and evocative, and deeply disquieting throughout. Such a Pretty Smile captivates both with the shadows that lurk beneath, and an unwavering look at the wildness and horrors of girlhood.' - Camilla Sten, author of The Lost Village 'Raw, beautiful, and absolutely haunting. An outstanding story in outstanding hands.' –Josh Malerman New York Times bestselling author of Bird Box and Malorie It’s Thomas Harris, it’s Lois Duncan… but no, it’s Kristi DeMeester, in complete confident control of your experience. It’s coming of age, it’s family secrets, it’s life in the balance, too. 'Wonderfully well written the dread, the enigma, build with each scene.

'Compulsive and horrifyingly entertaining.' - Liz Nugent Brilliantly paced and unapologetically fierce, Such a Pretty Smile will make you want to stand up and rage at everyone who ever told you to shut up and smile pretty. But Caroline’s past is a dark cellar, filled with repressed memories and a lurking horror that others around her can’t understand.Īs past and present demons converge, Caroline and Lila must chase the source of the unrelenting, oppressive power to its core. As these snarling, teeth-bared delusions begin to take shape in the sculptures she makes in a trance-like state, her fiancé is convinced she needs help from a professional. Soon Lila feels haunted from within, terrorized by a delicious evil that shows her how to find her voice-until she’s in danger for using it.Ģ004: Caroline Sawyer sees dogs everywhere that no one else seems to notice. But when young women around her begin dying, wild speculation ensues.

Young women who refuse to conform and don’t know when to shut up.Ģ019: Thirteen-year-old Lila Sawyer has secrets she can’t share with anyone. He’s known as The Cur, and he leaves no trace-except for the victims he most viciously slays every fifteen years. In this biting and electrifying novel from bold horror talent Kristi DeMeester, there’s something out there that’s murdering young women-until an overwhelmed mother and her secretive daughter refuse to live without answers any longer.

This one will cut you.” - Christopher Golden

Named one of Esquire's Best Horror of the Year One of Goodreads Most Popular Horror of 2022

Such a pretty smile by kristi demeester