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The Spirit Bares Its Teeth by Andrew Joseph White

10 reviews

felicitydevoria's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Medical trauma, Medical content, Dysphoria, Death, Transphobia, Suicide attempt, Homophobia, Violence, Torture, Sexual violence, Pedophilia, Misogyny, Forced institutionalization, Murder, Confinement, Child death, Rape, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Miscarriage, Mental illness, Sexism, Self harm, Injury/Injury detail, Deadnaming, Body horror, Religious bigotry, Suicide, and Sexual content

mrscreativity_1982's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Bullying, Deadnaming, Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Hate crime, Homophobia, Medical content, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Suicide attempt, Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Murder, Violence, Death, Self harm, Torture, Transphobia, Cursing, Rape, Religious bigotry, and Suicide

tgaddie's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Gore, Homophobia, Adult/minor relationship, Biphobia, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Rape, Self harm, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Lesbophobia, Abortion, Body horror, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Death, Dysphoria, Sexism, Suicide, Transphobia, Bullying, Child death, Hate crime, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Animal death

sunbearbeam's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Forced institutionalization, and Misogyny

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Suicide, Abortion, Body horror, and Deadnaming

possibilityleft's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, Transphobia, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Hate crime, Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Deadnaming, Gaslighting, Medical content, Blood, Mental illness, Vomit, Child death, Dysphoria, Death, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

themargherita_s's review against another edition

5.0

I received an ARC and I’m leaving an honest review.

Andrew is not capable of writing a bad book.

When I read Hell Followed With Us it immediately became a new favorite, but now The Spirit Bares Its Teeth has surpassed it a million times over and I'm kind of shocked. I feel like the writing and content has clearly matured from the first book and I love that. It did also make this a little heavier and darker read, at least for me, compared to Hell Followed With Us (which was already heavy enough with all the religious trauma lol).

I admit I got a little lost with the names of the girls at the school in the beginning, but I started to get them after a while.

I could perfectly see this story as a tv show and I honestly hope it gets an adaptation someday in the future.

Representation: autistic bisexual trans boy mc, trans woman li, sapphic secondary characters, autistic secondary character.

Content Warnings: ableism, deadnaming, transphobia, gender dysphoria, misogyny, gaslighting, gore, animal death, detailed medical procedures, medical content, injury detail, rape, child abuse, pedophilia, blood, murder, torture, violence, sexual violence, confinement, forced institutionalization, pregnancy, child pregnancy, gory 'homemade' abortion (sorry I don't know how to describe it), mention of miscarriage, mention of self-harm and suicide attempts, vomit, religious bigotry.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Blood, Violence, Abortion, Injury/Injury detail, Miscarriage, Ableism, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Pregnancy, Medical content, Misogyny, Murder, Rape, and Torture

Moderate: Vomit, Religious bigotry, Animal death, Self harm, and Suicide

ender24's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.5

A wonderful story, with a lot of horror and gore. It’s a bit slow for the first half of the book, but it’s important for the overall story unlike some other writings. Already want a sequel, or something to expand the world of the story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Death of parent, Pedophilia, Self harm, Sexual content, Body horror, Child death, Classism, Misogyny, Murder, Rape, Religious bigotry, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Biphobia, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Dysphoria, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Violence, Vomit, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Transphobia, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Outing, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Torture, Toxic friendship, and Trafficking

fanboyriot's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

Read For:

Ghosts

Hurt/Comfort

T4T (ftm x mtf)

Dark Queer Rage

Gothic Victorian Vibes

Absolutely beautiful in a dark and vicious way.  It was heavy and uncomfortable but in a way that made you want to fight for the characters in the pages.  Drawing you in with each chapter.

The trans representation in this book might not have been the happiest I’ve ever read but even though all the angst and hurt there were moments of comfort, of happiness and hope.

Silas was such a lovable main character.  I liked his passion for being a surgeon, trying and fighting for what he wanted even when nearly everyone failed him, time and time again.  Daphne was such a light in his life and to this book I couldn’t imagine it without her.  Again a very lovable character.

This book was not soft or lighthearted and I definitely suggest reading the content warnings beforehand; but this book was written so well.  The setting, the plot, the characters, even the cover of this book was amazing.

Thank you to NetGalley and the author/publisher for this e-ARC in exchange for an honest review.

(First Person POV)

Spice: 🌶️ (lightly mentioned)

Rep: Trans MC (ftm), Autistic MC, Trans LI (mtf), LGBTQIA+ MC/SCs

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Medical trauma, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Torture, Sexual harassment, Mental illness, Cursing, Abandonment, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Murder, Dysphoria, Medical content, Transphobia, Deadnaming, Forced institutionalization, Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, Hate crime, Panic attacks/disorders, Bullying, Misogyny, Violence, Abortion, Injury/Injury detail, Ableism, Blood, Death, and Confinement

Moderate: Child death, Miscarriage, Suicide, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Animal death, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Vomit, Rape, and Animal cruelty

melanie_reads_books's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious 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? Yes

4.75

Horror isn’t a genre I normally read, but this book? If you don’t like horror, but you enjoy stories where the abused get their revenge then this will definitely suit you. 

This book features an autistic trans-boy who is being forced to present as a girl. There’s an exploration of the Victorian obsession with death and the spirit world, and what would happen if spirits could be weaponised. But the real horror in this story isn’t the supernatural, it’s the awful things human beings do to one another while claiming to be good and nice. There’s a lot to unpack here but the author does an excellent job of showing this abuse without it seeming gratuitous.

I really enjoyed this story, which I received as an ARC from Peachtree Teen on Netgalley. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Torture, Abortion, Medical content, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Panic attacks/disorders, Transphobia, and Violence

Moderate: Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, and Vomit

Minor: Sexual assault, War, Suicide, Pregnancy, and Rape

mo345's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This book was a beautiful, gory, well-written story about what men in power will do to get what they want, and those who have to suffer because of their whims. It was a fantastic second novel and is, in every way, a perfect successor to Hell Followed with Us while still managing to be unique and tell its own story. I loved every second and I am immensely grateful to Peachtree Teen for the ARC. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Body horror, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Torture, Child death, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Medical trauma, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Violence, Confinement, Abortion, Bullying, Child abuse, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Misogyny

Minor: Cannibalism, Colonisation, Infertility, Sexism, Dysphoria, Classism, Slavery, and Vomit