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TEETH
Dakota Chareon is hiding away on a jungle planet. Hiding from her past, from what she's done. Hiding from the fact that her organs are slowly failing, which is ironic - the neuroimplant in her head won't let her die any other way.
But then some strangers come into town, and they set off her implants, and suddenly something big moves between the trees. Something with too many teeth. Something huge and monstrous. Even more monstrous than Dakota.
But then some strangers come into town, and they set off her implants, and suddenly something big moves between the trees. Something with too many teeth. Something huge and monstrous. Even more monstrous than Dakota.
290 pages, ebook
Published January 28, 2025
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March 15, 2025
This book is not my usual fare, to be sure. But in the interest of expanding my horizons, and supporting more diverse voices, I gave TEETH a shot. And as I chewed my way through it (sorry), it was a good read! I haven't seen sci-fi werewolves done before, and the description of the transformation from human to beast is appropriately gruesome. The author did a great job of describing the animalistic urges of the main character when she is in her beast form.
But there is also something interesting in using werewolves as a metaphor for transgender identity and transition; as a trans author, Ela uses concepts of death and rebirth, of baptism, as a way to explore these experiences. I hope it's metaphorical, at least...maybe avoid the author if she says she's hungry! But there is something interesting here in exploring a transformation that is messy and confusing and frustrating, and yet also freeing and empowering and reviving. It takes a protagonist who is dead inside, and transforms her into someone energized and vital. Yet the process is terrifying all the same.
My one quibble with the book is that the ending feels unresolved; this is in part because the book is part 1, so there is more to come. But the last quarter of the book felt primarily like it was setting up the stakes and the situation, and thus didn't provide a clear resolution to the plot so far. It's still worth the read, to be sure, but the story is at its best as it navigates through the main character's rebirth and their initial explorations into their newfound and exhilarating power.
The story is fast-paced, the writing is witty, the former soldier of a main character is appropriately foul-mouthed, and there is plenty of violence and gore for a book entitled TEETH. If butch lesbian cannibal werewolves in a sci-fi setting sounds like your cup of tea, or even sounds vaguely intriguing as a concept, I can heartily recommend it. I'll be waiting to see how the story unfolds in part 2.
But there is also something interesting in using werewolves as a metaphor for transgender identity and transition; as a trans author, Ela uses concepts of death and rebirth, of baptism, as a way to explore these experiences. I hope it's metaphorical, at least...maybe avoid the author if she says she's hungry! But there is something interesting here in exploring a transformation that is messy and confusing and frustrating, and yet also freeing and empowering and reviving. It takes a protagonist who is dead inside, and transforms her into someone energized and vital. Yet the process is terrifying all the same.
My one quibble with the book is that the ending feels unresolved; this is in part because the book is part 1, so there is more to come. But the last quarter of the book felt primarily like it was setting up the stakes and the situation, and thus didn't provide a clear resolution to the plot so far. It's still worth the read, to be sure, but the story is at its best as it navigates through the main character's rebirth and their initial explorations into their newfound and exhilarating power.
The story is fast-paced, the writing is witty, the former soldier of a main character is appropriately foul-mouthed, and there is plenty of violence and gore for a book entitled TEETH. If butch lesbian cannibal werewolves in a sci-fi setting sounds like your cup of tea, or even sounds vaguely intriguing as a concept, I can heartily recommend it. I'll be waiting to see how the story unfolds in part 2.
March 15, 2025
Caught up on the first Book of this series.
I started reading this around the start of this year/end of last year, and I can attest to just how powerful Ela's literary skills shine here. As a bisexual trans woman, reading this made me feel seen in a way I hadn't been before, and has fundamentally changed something in me that I hadn't realized until reading this book.
There's gore, violence, and it's a bit depressing overall, but it's a good read. A necessary read if you've been feeling stuck in a cast-iron cage... and need to tear yourself out of it.
I started reading this around the start of this year/end of last year, and I can attest to just how powerful Ela's literary skills shine here. As a bisexual trans woman, reading this made me feel seen in a way I hadn't been before, and has fundamentally changed something in me that I hadn't realized until reading this book.
There's gore, violence, and it's a bit depressing overall, but it's a good read. A necessary read if you've been feeling stuck in a cast-iron cage... and need to tear yourself out of it.
March 15, 2025
one of the few books of the last decade and change to properly get how wet and nasty a werewolf, particularly a sci fi werewolf should get.
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