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

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

Books like this are why I keep reading. 

The characters 

The characters in this book felt so real, when they chose to do something, it was for themselves rather than plot convenience. Their actions made sense and made them fell like real people who were placed in this story. 

The representation 

This book has some of the best representation that I have read in a while. Without even having to state what the character has, I am able to use the information that is given and work it out for myself, which is something I haven’t been able to do with a lot of books recently. I felt like I was able to understand all that the character is going through and I love them for it. 

The plot 

The plot in this book was insane, like every time I felt like something couldn’t get worse, it went crazy. And not like the crazy where it didn’t make sense, but in the sense that it made sense, I could remember the foreshadowing, and yet I didn’t notice and still had my mind blown. 

The writing 

I found the writing in the book so beautiful; it manages to be easy to read while also giving horrifying details. I felt sick with the level of descriptions in some scenes and yet I couldn’t put it down. 

Who would I recommend it to? 

I recommend this book to people who are on the older end of YA and don’t mind lots of gore. I will also say that you should search up your trigger warnings before you go into this book. 

Thank you to Andrew White for the free review copy!