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Andrew Joseph White: The Spirit Bares Its Teeth (Hardcover, 2023, Peachtree Publishing Company Inc.) 5 stars

Mors vincit omnia. Death conquers all.

London, 1883. The Veil between the living and dead …

Without the rabbit, my chest is hollow. A cage with nothing inside. There are scars on my ribs, signs of a struggle, and an ache every time I breathe. But there is nothing within. I almost miss it. The knowledge that something was there with me, hyperaware of danger, keeping me safe. But it wasn't keeping me safe, was it? It was only ever torturing me, reminding me of what my tutors said, making sure that I remained frozen and afraid like a prey animal. Just like a rabbit.

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