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Nothing But Blackened Teeth by Cassandra Khaw

108 reviews

ewwa18's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Body horror and Blood

Minor: Mental illness, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

mreadsbooks's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Toxic relationship, Blood, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Alcohol

Minor: Infidelity, Sexual content, Vomit, Suicide attempt, and Fire/Fire injury

bskalka's review against another edition

fast-paced

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

3.0

This book was just ok. I liked the death that happened but not much else. The relationships were confusing. I didn't understand the ghosts at all. It was also hard to envision because the setting was described so poorly I genuinely didn't know where in the house they were at times. The ritual didn't seem well thought out either. But the number one problem I have with this book is it wasn't scary. The characters barely reacted to the spirits making them not scary at all and almost forgotten. When the spirits are the main point of your book, you can't make your characters act like they aren't there.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Torture, Toxic relationship, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Murder, Toxic friendship, and 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

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

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

bookishkittennook's review against another edition

mysterious sad slow-paced

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

3.75

I loved the lore that Khaw incorporated into the text and their descriptions are incredibly macabre in a way that invokes terror, disgust, and fascination. I also really enjoyed their interpretation of the haunted mansion trope. I had a hard time following the storylines because it seemed some of the characters were more developed in personality and backstory than others including the protagonist Cat. I  think this element was meant to create a sense of confusion and lack of empathy for the friend group. However, for me it just left a lot of unanswered questions for why the Cat decides to embark on this trip in the first place aside from the group’s codependency and the fascination with the supernatural. I honestly felt like the supernatural aspects of the story brought out their worst traits and this is what drove us to the conclusion, but I think there was more room to integrate how their personal demons make them prey to these spirits. Overall though, Khaw’s command of language, the vivid scenes of decay and the plots twists made this novella worth the read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Suicide, and Vomit

Moderate: Toxic friendship and Alcohol

rayshell's review against another edition

mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.5

Really beautiful and sensory writing, particularly the descriptions and metaphors communicating the narrative perspective. Heady, hazy, woozy in the best way. The plot could be been more fleshed out and characters more developed. The juice of this story is in the feelings and reflections it inspires in the reader.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

necroplasm's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

2.0

maybe someday i'll find one of these short horror reads that i actually like! anyways i honestly nearly DNF'd this bc i found the characters and their dynamic to be incredibly obnoxious, but the book was so damn short i figured i'd just finish it anyways. for something that was touted in reviews as ~Sooooo Disturbing~ there were like 2 parts that even had the POTENTIAL to be scary and literally a single kill that was admittedly kinda fucked up but not really Extreme. if this book scared you i'm sorry to say you're a total lightweight 💔

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Mental illness, Violence, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror, Drug use, and Alcohol

Minor: Sexual content

readingmushrooms's review

dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cursing, Mental illness, Excrement, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

Minor: Infidelity