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

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

I rarely cry at books but this one had me sobbing at times. I had to take some breaks here and there as this is a very heavy book but that doesn't alter my feeling on it being 5 stars at all. 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Abortion, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Deadnaming, Death, Dysphoria, Forced institutionalization, Murder, Transphobia, Gore, Outing, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexism

Moderate: Torture and Vomit