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

challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

5.0

For the everloving f*ck of whichever god may be real, find a *detailed* list of trigger warnings before you head into this book. As AJW says, the book is not a necessary procedure. But if you choose to undergo it, it is a gut wrenching story of desperately holding on to who you believe and know you are, and in all its gore and horror and despair, of hope.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Child death, Deadnaming, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Transphobia, Xenophobia, Medical content, Medical trauma, Abortion, Murder, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Abandonment, and Dysphoria