Book guide
The River Has Teeth
Two furious girls hunt a monster in the woods—one of them fears it is her mother.
Genre and trope pairingsFantasyUnlikely alliesHorrorFeminine rageHorrorBody horrorHorrorCreature featureHorrorWitchParanormalWitchMysteryAmateur sleuthMysteryMissing personMysteryFamily secretsThrillerFeminine rageThrillerRace against timeThrillerMissing personYoung AdultFound familyYoung AdultUnlikely alliesYoung AdultLGBTQ+Young AdultFeminine rage
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About The River Has Teeth
After Natasha’s sister disappears, she turns to Della, a local girl rumoured to be a witch, hoping magic can bring her home. Della believes the creature behind the missing girls is her own mother, transformed by a spell gone wrong. Their fragile alliance becomes their only chance to stop the violence haunting the woods.
Reading signals
- Spice
- Light
- Darkness
- Dark
- Pacing
- Fast
Content warnings
- domestic violence
- sexual assault (mentioned)
- drugging/roofies
- abduction/imprisonment
- gun use
- violence against women
- systemic racism (discussed)
- blood
- body horror
- death/dying
- grief
- animal attack
- pet death (brief mention)
- emetophobia
