Her Feral Teeth: the Wild Beast of Feminine Rage
“When I needed temperance, I grew only teeth.”
- Inuu Comic by Dionne_Ong
A woman is a docile thing, tame and obedient. Man’s best friend becomes woman’s unlikely mirror. Yet they both bear fangs, and will bite when threatened.
These books explore the tension between domesticity expected of women, and the ways that the men in their lives abuse, demean, and belittle their labor while benefiting from it. And how the rage those women feel boils over until the dog remembers—it was once a wolf.
created by Literary.leveret
last updated August, 2026
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I feel like How To Be Eaten by Maria Adelmann would be a good fit here - goes through stories of modern fairy tale retellings framed to reflect a range of womens struggles with abuse, double standards, etc. Only one involves the wolf but the rage is pure
And the cover has a wolf!! Adding and putting it on my tbr 👀
Edit as of 7/31: I have removed the title Femme Feral by Sam Beckbessinger due to the author having admitted to using AI as a part of their writing/editing process. We do not support that shit here!! I want human authored stories about human lived injustices 😤
Follow up: I am not removing Shy Girl by Mia Ballard because those claims are only alleged, which is different to me than it being an open admission. Every reader can individually judge Ballard as they please, but I don’t feel comfortable declaring it as fully AI when the author denies it. It is interesting to notice that this is a niche subgenre specifically impacted by AI multiple times though!
Oh hey! My book (The Awakening of Lora Abernathy) fits this! The main character is a werewolf & i explore themes of disability, family expectations, and feminine rage
And it's on an essential trans reading list? You got me, instantly adding it to my TBR!!
Grey Dog by Elliot Gish would fit this! Excellent book
You know what, you’re so right. I wouldn’t have thought of it because I don’t feel like Ada is paralleled with a dog often, but thematically? It vibes
Eeeee! Such a fantastic book
May I suggest Such Sharp Teeth by Rachel Harrison. Modern day girl turn werewolf story 🐺👌
If you'll accept graphic novels, i just finished Of Swamp & Sea volume one and it would totally fit!!
