5.32k reviews for:

The Spirit Bares Its Teeth

Andrew Joseph White

4.51 AVERAGE

skyrific's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

elladogfish8's review against another edition

5.0

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this book fucking rocked !! I am In awe .

smeyer0024's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 34%

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Literally hated every character in this book. Couldn’t care less abt what happened. 

usuallyjaz's review against another edition

5.0

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this broke my heart and pieced it back together again
silas, i will love you forever because i am you in so many ways

mikkid's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional 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: Complicated

monaewrites's review against another edition

5.0

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i am sick to my stomach and devastated and angry and happy. don’t ask how.

kirahietala's review against another edition

4.75

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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This was upsetting and I loved every bit of it. Not for the faint of heart - check your trigger warnings. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Torture, Transphobia, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail

marlakate's review against another edition

5.0

dark 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

whatisnotyours's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous dark mysterious 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

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There was a lit to like in this book,  but overall I think there were so many concepts and plot crammed in we didn’t get to fully explore the world. The supernatural elements and structure of magic were explained in a superficial sense but I wanted to know much more about the structure of  the society  as well as charactere motivation. (especially the main character's brother!)

Points for aheartfelt love story and going beyond the usual YA horror tropes!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Deadnaming, Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Abortion, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

mimikireads's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated