Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

Such Sharp Teeth by Rachel Harrison

68 reviews

ohsunnyaa's review against another edition

dark emotional funny tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I often have a really hard time reviewing books that are 5 stars to me (actual 5 stars, no 4,5 or 4,75 rounded up), because there are no words to express what exactly I am feeling. This was just perfect to me.

Such Sharp Teeth is a story about Rory, a woman returning to her small hometown, where something traumatic happened to her, in order to help her pregnant twin sister. There she meets an old friend who has had feelings for her since they were young and on the way home from that meeting, she crashes her car into a werewolf. She get bitten and now has to navigate her new reality as her transformation begins. 

I absolutely love the characters. Rory was such a well-written, complex main character. Same with her sister, Scarlett. The parallels between turning into a werewolf and pregnancy were done so cleverly. I also enjoyed the romantic subplot. I really appreciate how human every character was and how realistic relationships between them were.

There is something so poetic in expressing womanhood through body horror and changing into a canine creature, however weird that may sound. And it's amazing how many different things you can show through that metaphor. The way it blends pain with freedom. It embraces the rage within a woman and gives an outlet for it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Gore, Pedophilia, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Animal death and Alcohol

cathcasper's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual assault, Vomit, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Animal death, Infidelity, Self harm, Grief, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship

kylieqrada's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Another banger from Rachel Harrison. This one with the most perfectly unlikeable main character and themes of motherhood and transformation (wink wink).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, and Blood

Moderate: Child abuse, Pedophilia, and Sexual assault

Minor: Animal death, Infidelity, Car accident, and Death of parent

klhunter42's review against another edition

adventurous funny fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, and Child abuse

Moderate: Alcohol

hannahmichele5's review against another edition

dark funny lighthearted mysterious 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? No

4.5

“It’s a miracle and it’s a curse, the secrets our bodies keep. The ability to carry the invisible burden of these secrets.”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Gore, Sexual assault, and Blood

enc3336's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.5

As it states it is a werewolf novel, and that part was cool but it just seemed like there should be more to the story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Blood

Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Blood, Vomit, and Pregnancy

Minor: Infidelity, Car accident, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

grishawitchlands_75's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Gore

Moderate: Animal death, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

darquedreamer's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Gritty. Comical but poignant. A striking metaphor for what it feels like to be a woman, fighting against societal norms and expectations, and living in our own bodies feeling like we are fighting against those too. A glorious werewolf story, but not just. A story about releasing the inner she wolf inside us all, about finding, and loving, ourselves through the chaos of life. A fucking fantastic read! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Pedophilia, Blood, and Alcohol

persephonefoxx's review against another edition

dark funny medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror

Moderate: Animal death, Sexual assault, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

vellichora's review against another edition

dark funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Gore, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Pregnancy, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Infidelity and Death of parent