Open Wide

I lost count of the emotions that gripped me while reading Open Wide. No one writes harrowing, wild, authentic, bordering-on-criminal obsession (love?) like Jessica Gross -- Marie-Helene Bertino, author of Beautyland Open Wide grabs you by the throat and refuses to let go—a deliciously unnerving exploration of love's darkest extremes. Gross’s smartly comedic novel dissects our deepest fears about intimacy and belonging with unflinching precision. This is psychological horror at its most inventive—a startling, original work that will leave you questioning the boundaries we draw around those we love -- Chelsea Bieker, author of Madowman and Godshot A wild ride, smart, unsettling, sexy and hilarious. The impossible development at the heart of the narrative is captivating, as is Olive herself - and while I thought of Kafka and Gogol as I read, the truth is that this novel is a true, electrifying original -- Clare Beams, author of The Garden and The Illness Lesson Sexy and smart, Open Wide is a modern fairy tale about obsessive love. Jessica Gross is a storyteller of extraordinary ability. The end is stunning -- Luis Jaramillo, author of The Witches of El Paso Strange, ominous and darkly alluring, Open Wide teases the line between intimacy and possession – and what it really means to have “all” of someone. Absolutely gripping. I couldn’t put it down -- Peng Shepherd, author of The Cartographers Bad boundaries have never been so uncomfortably delicious, and Jessica Gross goes all in. This clever, provocative tale of the dream and horror of closeness has guts - a lot of them. Climb inside! -- Megan Milks