Reviews tagging 'Panic attacks/disorders'

The Spirit Bares Its Teeth by Andrew Joseph White

142 reviews

torismazarine's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional informative 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, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

pgt's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

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, Child abuse, Deadnaming, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Transphobia, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Medical trauma, Abortion, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Classism

Minor: Vomit, Colonisation, War

meganista's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional hopeful 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Deadnaming, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Transphobia, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Dysphoria

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Pregnancy

Minor: Animal death

silentserennity's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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The Sprit Bares Its Teeth is excellent. I've reread this book several times,  my copy is annotated to the nines and is actually starting to fall apart from all of the abuse I've put it through. Silas is an excellent protagonist, being everything that the Speaker Society despises: queer, autistic, and strong despite everything he's forced through throughout the book's plot. Watching his growth throughout the story legitimately made me cry, being autistic and suffering from anxiety myself. The main plot was absolutely delicious in how horrifyingly grounded in reality it is, despite the supernatural elements. The other characters are also incredibly written, they really do feel like real people with three dimensional goals and actual feelings about what's happening around them, which only makes the tragedy hit all that much harder. I would die for Daphne, she's perfect, 10/10 no notes. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Deadnaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Abortion, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Transphobia

nb_alex's review against another edition

5.0

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

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I honestly believe that it is one of the best books I have read in a long long time. And not only that, but seeing myself in those pages made me so so happy. I laughed, I cried, I was scared, I felt Silas’ anxiety and anger alongside him when people tried to make him change.

For Silas and Daphne to be happy and the end was my one and only wish once I found out about Daphne, and AJW put some excellent twists and turns in to keep me on the edge right until the epilogue.< / spoiler> Thank you AJW, so much, for sharing this story with readers.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Deadnaming, Death, Gore, Transphobia, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Torture, Blood, Murder

Minor: Child death, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy

gellyreads's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Dark, gruesome, and gripping. I can see how some would not enjoy this, and I feel like the author poured a lot of his trauma into this, but I enjoyed a lot of this book. The magic sense and world building were on point, and it was incredibly easy to root for many of the heroes. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Medical trauma, Sexual harassment

rolugomi's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Deadnaming, Gore, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Transphobia, Blood, Medical content, Abortion, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Pregnancy

Minor: Miscarriage

mxpk's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-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, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Deadnaming, Death, Gore, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical trauma, Murder, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Pregnancy

elliott_the_clementine's review against another edition

4.75

dark emotional hopeful sad tense fast-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

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Dark. Brilliant. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Biphobia, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Deadnaming, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Transphobia, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Outing, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Eating disorder, Rape

alphabetmafiamember's review against another edition

4.5

challenging 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: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexism, Torture, Transphobia, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Abortion, Murder, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child death, Homophobia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Grief, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Dysphoria

Minor: Bullying, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Racism, Slavery, Vomit, Colonisation, War, Classism