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booksthatburn 's review for:
Nothing But Blackened Teeth
by Cassandra Khaw
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
NOTHING BUT BLACKENED TEETH is a chilling story with a classic setup: a very old mansion which the protagonists aren’t really supposed to have entered, and a variety of interpersonal tensions and allegiances which normally wouldn’t matter much to their daily existence but suddenly drive life-and-death stakes when the spooky stuff begins. The prose is exquisite, articulating the numb feeling of finding oneself the genre-savvy protagonist of a horror story but unable to change things. I love how it uses the hero’s trope-awareness to ramp up the terror and resignation as events play out to their viscera-laden conclusion.
Short and spooky with an excellent ending, make sure this is on your horror shelf.
Short and spooky with an excellent ending, make sure this is on your horror shelf.
Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Murder
Moderate: Cursing, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Vomit, Toxic friendship