Such a Good Baby

Name: Such a Good Baby
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ISBN: 9781951580872

✍️ Ruby Jean Jensen

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🏛 Gayle Jensen Foster 📅 2022 🌐 English 📔 Hardcover ISBN: 9781951580872

📝 Description: Such a Good Baby

Felicia, at age 14, gave birth to a beautiful child that took the name Jeremy. Despite Felicia's attempts to explain that she had done nothing to cause the pregnancy, her mother refused to believe her. Mrs. Stewart, desperate to protect their reputations, claimed the child as her own. She brought in nurse after nurse to care for the baby, but each nurse lasted only a short while. There was something about this baby ... Felicia couldn't help but love her baby, especially the way he called her. Tiny hands . . . reaching out to her in the dark . . . clutching. But not there when the lights came on. As Jeremy grew and became more powerful, people around him began to die. But to Felicia . . . he was Such a Good Baby.

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Jensen crafts a claustrophobic narrative that excels in building unease through the perspective of a victimized teenager trapped by maternal deceit. The book effectively utilizes the trope of the 'evil child' to critique the lengths families go to preserve social standing, creating a palpable sense of entrapment. While the premise relies on familiar horror elements, the execution focuses heavily on psychological manipulation and the slow realization of danger. It suits readers who prefer atmospheric dread and moral ambiguity over fast-paced action. The characterization of the mother’s desperate denial provides a chilling counterpoint to the supernatural events, ensuring the horror feels grounded in human failing rather than just external evil.

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Horror Reads editorial team

Jensen crafts a claustrophobic narrative that excels in building unease through the perspective of a victimized teenager trapped by maternal deceit. The book effectively utilizes the trope of the 'evil child' to critique the lengths families go to preserve social standing, creating a palpable sense of entrapment. While the premise relies on familiar horror elements, the execution focuses heavily on psychological manipulation and the slow realization of danger. It suits readers who prefer atmospheric dread and moral ambiguity over fast-paced action. The characterization of the mother’s desperate denial provides a chilling counterpoint to the supernatural events, ensuring the horror feels grounded in human failing rather than just external evil.