A review by thewritetofight
The Spirit Bares Its Teeth by Andrew Joseph White

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? It's complicated

4.75

I ate this book up. It was right up my alley and the way the characters are written feels raw and real. I enjoyed the whole read, and the plot twists were very well written- as was everything else

The fact that violet eyes are a very prominent feature in this book made me worried because all I could think of is the Y/Ns of fan fiction with violet eyes, but that notion quickly went away when I realized that is nothing like that lol💜💜

I also love the romance between Silas and Daphne!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Deadnaming, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Dysphoria

Moderate: Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Pregnancy