Reviews - The Spirit Bares Its Teeth

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The Spirit Bares Its Teeth

Andrew Joseph White

4.51 AVERAGE

maxgoatcher's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense

jessdito17's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

alice__h's review against another edition

4.25

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

juanitad15's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

This book was crazy. Might make it a 5 star who knows

words_from_the_void's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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: Yes

skyeash_'s review against another edition

3.0

‘The Spirit Bares Its Teeth’ explores ableism, transphobia and misogyny during the Victorian Era that can very easily to related to modern times.

The story starts off with Silas Bell, a sixteen year old Autistic trans boy who wants to escape the oppressive family and society he has been raised in. The escape attempt fails and he is forceable institutionalised at an all-girls boarding school, Braxton’s Finishing School and Sanitorium, who treat a mysterious disease sending violet-eyed women hysterical in the hope they will one day become Speaker Wives.

This book focuses on a dark part of medical history and the torturous medical procedures and experimentations used on minority populations in a bid to cure them of their “ailments”. Add in Ghosts, students going missing and all the gore and you have yourself a solid horror book. The writing style was fantastic and made the reading experience all the more better.

If you are squeamish and unsure if you would enjoy this book I highly recommend you check out the trigger warnings. For everyone else ‘The Spirit Bares Its Teeth’ is an interesting take on the Victorian Era seen through a perspective that is unique to some of us and relatable to others.

After reading ‘The Spirit Bares Its Teeth’ I’ll be adding ‘Hell Followed With Us’ to my TBR list.

Thank you to NetGalley and Peachtree Teen for the eARC.

librarian_barbie's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

I really like this author! This book was really difficult to stomach at times, but it was also moving and wonderful and heartbreaking and beautiful. Love!!