caseyhaunter 's review for:

The Spirit Bares Its Teeth by Andrew Joseph White

5.0

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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The Spirit Bares Its Teeth is very dark and very gruesome but a truly incredible story. I wanted so badly for the characters to be okay. I felt that this book was paced  well and the ending was quite satisfying. A STRONG warning to anyone who might read it to check trigger warnings and to go in knowing it is a heavy read. I have never read a book like this before and I’d be interested in reading other books by Andrew Joseph White in the future.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Deadnaming, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Abortion, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Confinement