Reviews with content warning for Violence - Such Sharp Teeth

Wonderful exploration of the female experience. Harrison creates an amazing metaphor for what it’s like to live as a woman and the characters are so well developed as is the norm for her writing.

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cgarrow2's review against another edition

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Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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daffodilcherry's review against another edition

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adventurous dark funny fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

First read of 2024 (technically)! A great, modern, female werewolf tale that touches on trauma, difficult familial relationships and learning to live with your body. The first person prose was very engaging and fun. Counted for Reading Glasses 2024 challenge: read a book set during a holiday on that holiday. (Features Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Eve). I need a sequel featuring

toxic werewolf bestie

Mia.

Wheelhouse items: woman returning home to her small town, female werewolves, female rage.
Doghouses: characters who smoke a lot (but it's a metaphor for being self destructive).

Quotes: "And it hatched this anger. There was suddenly so much of it. Too much.

I didn't know how to experience it. I didn't know how to hold it, where to put it.

When you're sad, you cry. When you're happy, you smile, you laugh. But what do you do when you're angry? Not just mad, but filled with this ugly, consuming rage?

And the thing is, women aren't allowed to be angry. Nobody likes a mad woman. They're crazy, irrational, obnoxious, shrill."

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"I know I'm not getting an apology. I know that it's never going to come, that I'm never going to get what I want from her. She doesn't have it to give. And still, I'm waiting. I'm hoping.

That's the problem. I know, but I can't truly accept it because I'm holding on to this hope."

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"But I guess the forgiveness isn't for her. It's for me. Because it's either that or taking her head off with my teeth. There's no more in-between."

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dark funny mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

“It’s a miracle and it’s a curse, the secrets our bodies keep. The ability to carry the invisible burden of these secrets.”

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dark emotional funny tense fast-paced

5.0

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misslucyirene's review against another edition

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dark funny medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

“I’m starting to suspect that werewolves can’t get drunk, which just might be the most unfortunate part about all this.”

What a banger of a book! The main character, Rory, is hilarious, even if I did find myself yelling at her every now and then. Actually, I found myself yelling at all of them. I totally get the rage.

Even better was that this was not your typical “sexy werewolf” story. It was gross, bloody, and real, kinda like having female parts.

Definitely in my top books this year!

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dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

it's so hard to find werewolf stuff that isn't campy trash or odd smut that toes a little too close to it sounding like the author/main character wants to bone an actual animal, so this being a fun read with a solid story that does grab you hard enough it makes you HAVE to see how this ends are what make it a win.

but... monster/horror book this is not. it has a more melodramatic character centric story that has to do with her personal life and traumatic past, then the werewolf thing is just sort of there. the mc was complex, relatable, and entertaining, even if it did take me a second to find her likable and not too try-hard edgy "look how cool i am" as she seemed in the beginning.

honestly, my only serious gripe is

so many other reviews (idr if here or on goodreads or amazon) were talking about this being a werewolf romance and i was so ready for the werewolf that bit the mc to be the love interest to set up the "i love you no matter what. we're in this together uwu" message that ended with them howling into the night together, not the fellow grungy gal with nlog energy and ~trauma~. like yeah, i guess if you are coming into this more for the melodramatic plot than anything horror related, it works. but i audibly went "oh :/" at the reveal. althoug , i did smile at the epilogue because it made it seem like everyone gets a happy ending.

there's more i can say but i don't want to really tear this book up too much since i did enjoy and it would honestly be best for people to check it out on their own if they like werewolves, feminine rage, drama, and don't cringe at the trope of a "girlboss" leaving it all behind to move back to her hometown because love (since it's way more than that in this story. take that, hallmark!)

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