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Graphic: Ableism, Animal death, Death, Transphobia, Medical content, Abortion
Moderate: Self harm
It is raw in a way that few authors manage, adding the visceral rage of being mistreated on so many axes by people who feel righteous in doing so. I literally skipped pages at the most nail-biting part because I needed to know how the situation would be resolved (I did go back to read them after).
Graphic: Ableism, Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Deadnaming, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Abortion
Moderate: Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault
Minor: Miscarriage
I absolutely love LGBTQA+ representation in YA novels (and a cannonically autistic character— absolutely AMAZING). However... it took almost a quarter the way through the book for Silas to start feeling like a real character.
So much of the beginning was focused on his anxiety and gender dysphoria. Which being trans in Victorian England, is totally understandable! However, it felt like every page was just him being an anxious, sobbing mess (don't even get me started on the rabbit...). And listen, as someone who struggles with mental health, that's kind of a lot to read over and over and over again.
I also felt like I barely knew him as a character. For the longest time, all I knew about Silas is that a) he's trans, b) is a violet-eyed medium, and c) loves medicine and wants to be a doctor. Which cool, love that he has aspirations, but like, what else? The Spirit Bares Its Teeth is good, it just wasn't a 5/5 for me.
Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Child death, Deadnaming, Gore, Sexual assault, Blood, Medical content, Abortion, Dysphoria
Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Forced institutionalization, Murder
Minor: Animal death, Confinement, Cursing, Death of parent
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Torture
Graphic: Ableism, Child death, Deadnaming, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Transphobia, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy
Minor: Biphobia, Cursing, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Lesbophobia
Graphic: Deadnaming, Gore, Violence, Blood, Abortion, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Ableism, Body horror, Sexism, Sexual assault, Transphobia, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Pregnancy
Minor: Animal death, Pedophilia, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Classism
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Biphobia, Body shaming, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Torture, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical trauma, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal death, Grief, Classism
Minor: Miscarriage, Pedophilia
Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Transphobia, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Deadnaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Sexism, Torture, Transphobia, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical trauma, Abortion, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Animal death, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Pregnancy
Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Miscarriage, Sexism, Blood, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, Classism