5.29k reviews for:

The Spirit Bares Its Teeth

Andrew Joseph White

4.51 AVERAGE

idalisandthebooks's review against another edition

4.75

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Loveable characters: Yes

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This book was insane and literally would cause my heart rate to go up and goosebumps to rise. I really enjoyed it especially with the audiobook even tho the rabbit would annoy me at times like chill stop yelling 😂 but obviously the narrator did a damn good job at provoking that anxious bumbling feeling. 

Absolutely LOVED

that Daphne and Silas were a couple. I wanted it as soon as she showed up and I have never read about a T4T relationship so it was great that this was my first!!!

All the medical talk was not too complicated and it actually added a level of gore to the story (more than there already was) that I appreciated!! Wonderfully written!! I can’t wait to read more from him! 

zythnillawafer's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

andri0s's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

bethany_paige's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional inspiring mysterious sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Deadnaming, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Abortion, Murder, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gore, Sexism, Transphobia, Pregnancy

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault

there’s gore, but described mostly clinically through the mc’s POV. The goriest descriptions are probably when a character attempts an abortion on herself and when the MC murders someone brutally.

lvriot13's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

rennyreads96's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Phenomenal. Heartbreaking. Terrifying. If you don’t have the stomach for medical gore, you can skim over those parts. The story and the characters and the power of it all is so worth it. Please read this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Gore, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Abortion

justanacorn's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

aesselya's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

wizard_ly's review against another edition

4.75

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

bucketofaxolotls's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Deadnaming, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Transphobia, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Abortion, Murder, Gaslighting, Dysphoria

Moderate: Animal death, Confinement, Sexism, Suicide, Kidnapping

Minor: Rape, Self harm