Boys with Sharp Teeth

Boys with Sharp Teeth follows seventeen-year-old Marin James as she infiltrates the elite Huntsworth Academy to uncover the truth behind her cousin’s mysterious death. Blending grief with determination, Marin trades her old life for a prep school uniform, determined to expose Adrian Hargraves and Henry Wu, the enigmatic leaders of the school’s social circle. But as she delves deeper, her quest for justice becomes tangled in a web of attraction, secrets, and an otherworldly force lurking within the academy’s ivy-covered walls.

The novel explores the blurred lines between obsession and revenge, love and hate, as Marin navigates a world where nothing is as it seems. Adrian and Henry, both magnetic and dangerous, challenge her perceptions of truth, drawing her into a spiral of paranoia and desire. The academy itself becomes a character—a haunting, atmospheric backdrop where every shadow hides a clue or a threat.

Howell’s prose is lush and immersive, weaving poetic tension into every interaction. Marin’s journey is as much about self-discovery as it is about solving a mystery, with themes of grief and transformation threading through the narrative. The story crescendos into a heart-pounding climax, where alliances shift, secrets unravel, and the cost of truth becomes perilously clear.

Readers will find themselves swept into a darkly beautiful tale that lingers long after the final page. Perfect for fans of We Were Liars and The Raven Boys , this debut balances literary elegance with edge-of-your-seat suspense.