Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

Nothing But Blackened Teeth by Cassandra Khaw

103 reviews

elysianbud's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

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

2.5

Underwhelming. Feels like it should have been shorter or much longer. Some good spooky moments though. Quick read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

rmnedder's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

I have mixed feelings about this one. Conceptually, this book is fantastic - the folklore is woven into the story so well, the atmosphere is well-crafted, and the ending is strong. Cassandra Khaw’s weird, elegiac prose is actually beautiful; her descriptions are so specific, but they feel very tonally at odds with the stakes of the story - lots of description at moments it’s not necessarily warranted. I feel like we were always kept at arms length from everyone except the narrator (which makes sense, all things considered, but it stripped us of chances to find connection). 

This book is a great quick-and-dirty horror story - conceptually great, even if it left something to be desired in its execution.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcohol

moxiereads's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

catherineisa's review against another edition

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

tey_lynn's review

dark emotional funny mysterious sad 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

2.0

This was a fun quick ride but by the end I disliked most of the characters! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death

allyareads's review against another edition

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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Toxic friendship

Minor: Suicide attempt

cloud_of_eden's review against another edition

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

marina_michelle's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

2.75

Great premise that could have used a lot more polish

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Grief, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

gloom_lord's review against another edition

dark tense 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? Yes

2.0

Nothing but blackened disappointment. 

There are things to like about this book, but they are scant. Descriptive moments that you wish would linger, only to be usurped by poor dialogue and narrative exposition. It just doesn't feel like a complete or realised book. I didn't care about a single character or moment. It never allowed me to empathise. I wish it had. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Blood, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

star_charter152's review

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail