Reviews

Nothing But Blackened Teeth by Cassandra Khaw

celenaahuman's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

4.0

chelbelle122's review against another edition

dark sad fast-paced

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

2.0

Incredibly lyrical...but not much of a plot to care about. Novellas can suck you in as much as a 400 page book when done well, but sadly, this wasn't it for me. I wanted my first read of spooky season to be a good ghost story, alas, I am disappointed. 

Premise was off to a good start...but that's about it. No good plot twist, not enough tension and story building. Just a lot of angst and meh? 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Blood, Excrement, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

katstu1551's review against another edition

3.0

I actually really enjoyed the premise of the story a lot which is why I rate it three stars instead of two stars. My problem lies mostly with the writing itself. There were numerous times where the writing was incredibly sloppy and I feel like I had more questions than answers once I finished the book.

For a short story, this missed the mark for me; however, I do feel like, if there were about 50-100 more pages with a little more depth to some of the scenes and characters, this story would be at a much higher rating.

megbroache's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

luosymekawa's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

3.0

Huh...not a bad book, still overflowing with Khaw's lyrical style, but a lot felt like it was missing.

Maybe it would be better as a short story than a novella?

thelonelycastle's review against another edition

This bored me and every description sounded more pretentious than the last.

buffalogal17's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

deeba_kamal's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

1.0

palmirab's review against another edition

1.0

Lin was the only reasonable character in this entire story. The story lacked the depth and necessary exposition  into the actual “horror” plot. 

reading_w_dee's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

2.5