Reviews tagging 'Body horror'

Nothing But Blackened Teeth by Cassandra Khaw

164 reviews

ophelia_so_sad's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Violence, Murder, Blood, and Death

Minor: Cultural appropriation and Infidelity

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

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

whathillarygraceread's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I loved this novella for the same reason a lot of reviewers hated it - its very beautiful, flowery writing. Khaw has a way with words and the, for me at least, the plot was secondary to her writing style. Not that the plot was bad - it absolutely wasn't, but it wasn't the star of the show for me. The premise is great and the horrors described are appropriately horror-ful. This was a really quick read for me and I'd recommend it to anyone who is a horror fan and looking for something quick.

CW: There is lots of body horror and pretty graphic descriptions of physical violence, so definitely skip this one if that is not your thing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror

bijou3owl's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Self harm, and Body horror

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide

megan_harper's review against another edition

dark 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Death, Violence, Toxic friendship, Grief, Body horror, and Self harm

gourmetsoda's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad fast-paced

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

4.0

Ghastly and a good time for those who love a quick, Until Dawn series of events. I thought more could have been done with

the subtext regarding the dead bride and the women buried in the walls-- I was surprised when that plotline sort of fell away. The ghosts in this story are only decorations-- the real horror comes from the people. Just like real life.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Murder, Gore, Blood, Death, and Violence

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

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

Moderate: Body horror, Alcohol, and Drug use

Minor: Sexual content