Why read The Spirit Bares Its Teeth?

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INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!

A blood-soaked and nauseating triumph that cuts like a scalpel and reads like your darkest nightmare.

New York Times bestselling author Andrew Joseph White returns with the transgressive gothic horror of our time!

Mors vincit omnia. Death conquers all.

London, 1883. The Veil between the…

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2 authors picked The Spirit Bares Its Teeth as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Kell Shaw

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In this alternate Victorian London, those with purple eyes can see ghosts and spirits. Normally, this would mean Silas would have an elite career, but because he’s a trans man, he’s sent to a horrific girl’s boarding school for ‘treatment’.

I love how this book explores how you can be ‘you’ when everyone sees you as something else. Even though the institution is monstrous, it heightens the importance of Silas’s battle for identity. I really connected with him and couldn’t stop turning the pages, as I wanted to see how he’d survive and triumph.

From Kell's list on hard-edged urban fantasy that explores identity.

Syd Neben

Author

The Spirit Bares Its Teeth is Andrew Joseph White’s second novel and an absolute marvel. He once again is able to present the struggles and darker sides of being a transgender person.

I have yet to read another author who has perfectly captured my feelings in my gender struggles. This gothic horror is set in 1883 London, highlighting the struggles of being born into womanhood but knowing that is not what you are inside.

Silas is a delightful main character, and his struggles with gender and autism relate to a large audience. This novel is filled with mystery, ghosts, and…

From Syd's 3 favorite reads in 2023.