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Such Sharp Teeth by Rachel Harrison

20 reviews

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

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

Minor: Death of parent and Infidelity

eabh's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

5.0

I don’t read horror novels, like ever. But this book changed that for me! Such Sharp Teeth is about rage and self discovery and love and trust and fear and transformation and forgiveness. And damn did I love it. 

Though the body horror was hard for me to stomach at times, the novel is so well written that it was almost easier to swallow. The way Rachel Harrison tackles abuse and trauma is so refreshing and accurate and poignant. It’s rare that traumatic experiences are written with such grace and nuance. And the parallels between Rory and Scarlet’s experiences with bodily autonomy and shame ? Chefs kiss. It was real and raw and wonderful. 

If you want a feminist werewolf healing romance with a snarky and endearing cast of characters, you should absolutely read this book. Even if you’re not normally a “scary book girlie,” this book is so worth the read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Medical trauma, Animal death, Gore, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Sexual content, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Vomit, Sexual assault, and Panic attacks/disorders

meecespieces's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Child abuse, and Body horror

Minor: Sexual content

jessicaessica's review

emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

 This is like a really good fan fiction to me. A complete fan fiction, so I kept going on with it. The characters could do with more fleshing out. Rory's trauma was just kinda thrown in. If that was even going to be an issue, it could have been added with a bit more finesse. I liked this book, but it just could have been more. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Blood, Vomit, Animal death, Violence, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

Minor: Mental illness

winifred_k22's review

adventurous emotional funny mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Animal death, Blood, Gore, Violence, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual content

kat1105's review

adventurous dark emotional 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: Cursing, Gaslighting, Grief, Toxic friendship, Pregnancy, Body horror, Car accident, Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Violence, Vomit, Child abuse, Sexual content, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Mental illness and Infidelity

yilishabai'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

Wonderful exploration of the female experience. Harrison creates an amazing metaphor for what it’s like to live as a woman and the characters are so well developed as is the norm for her writing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gore, Toxic friendship, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Violence, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Car accident

Minor: Sexual content and Vomit

bunnyreads3's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Cursing, Suicide attempt, Self harm, Gore, Pedophilia, Vomit, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Body horror, and Violence

misslucyirene's review

dark funny medium-paced

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

4.0

“I’m starting to suspect that werewolves can’t get drunk, which just might be the most unfortunate part about all this.” 

 

What a banger of a book! The main character, Rory, is hilarious, even if I did find myself yelling at her every now and then. Actually, I found myself yelling at all of them. I totally get the rage. 

 

Even better was that this was not your typical “sexy werewolf” story. It was gross, bloody, and real, kinda like having female parts. 

 

Definitely in my top books this year!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Car accident, Alcoholism, Body horror, Violence, Vomit, Sexual assault, Cannibalism, Cursing, Death, Gore, Pregnancy, and Sexual content

talonsontypewriters's review against another edition

funny mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Animal death, Blood, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, and Body horror

Moderate: Confinement, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Car accident, Abandonment, Pedophilia, Self harm, Child abuse, Pregnancy, and Vomit

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Drug use, Death of parent, and Sexual content

CSA briefly depicted in a flashback, but stays mostly discussed. Nongraphic birth scene. Vaping/smoking.