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2.72 AVERAGE
2.72 AVERAGE
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I would not say I enjoyed this book, but I am glad I read it. This book is a surrealist haunted house story about grief, codependency, and myth. The metaphors and similes felt very heavy-handed and sometimes took me out of the story. Despite it being a very short book, it took a while for the plot to pick up. It reminded me of the 1977 horror/comedy movie House. I would still recommend it to horror fans, although if you are sensitive to body horror, this one will not be for you.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Violence, Vomit, Toxic friendship
Moderate: Bullying, Drug use, Mental illness
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I think it’s a 2 - but I’m trying not to feel bad about not loving a read, so here ya go
This was fine. Not great, but not bad.
First thing that hit me was that it used a lot of very unnecessary complicated words. Like I appreciate specific descriptions and colourful writing, but it seemed forced at times. Every movement and thought had to become a picture or a metaphor, and that’s just kinda annoying.
I liked the story itself and the realistic characters though.. it was unique whilst doing a probably very overused trope of “teens going to haunted mansion”. But yeah, the ending was kind of abrupt
I’m writing a lot of negatives here so a 2,5 might be weird, but it just feels like it doesn’t deserve less. Cause I’m glad I read it and it did make me focus more. And ever though there was a bit of unnecessary complicated writing, it was good writing and really painted a picture.
AND it didn’t take more than three days to read, so why not give it a try. I feel like some people might really like this and some people will probably really dislike it!
This was fine. Not great, but not bad.
First thing that hit me was that it used a lot of very unnecessary complicated words. Like I appreciate specific descriptions and colourful writing, but it seemed forced at times. Every movement and thought had to become a picture or a metaphor, and that’s just kinda annoying.
I liked the story itself and the realistic characters though.. it was unique whilst doing a probably very overused trope of “teens going to haunted mansion”. But yeah, the ending was kind of abrupt
I’m writing a lot of negatives here so a 2,5 might be weird, but it just feels like it doesn’t deserve less. Cause I’m glad I read it and it did make me focus more. And ever though there was a bit of unnecessary complicated writing, it was good writing and really painted a picture.
AND it didn’t take more than three days to read, so why not give it a try. I feel like some people might really like this and some people will probably really dislike it!
dark
fast-paced
dark
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
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Nothing But Black Teeth reads like a nightmare you can’t wake up from—sharp, suffocating, and soaked in rot. The prose is gorgeous, like poetry with a razor blade edge, but the characters? Miserable little disasters pretending they’re friends. It’s claustrophobic, messy, and mean—in the best way. You won’t root for anyone, but you will watch them unravel, bleeding guilt and ghosts with every breath. And the teeth? Oh, they’re everywhere. Creepy, cursed, and crawling under your skin. Good luck sleeping.
For a book that was barely over 100 pages, this was really hard to get through. The prose was TOO much, the characters were not well developed, and the story was rushed. The setting was incredible and had so much potential to be terrifying, but everything else was a miss for me.
dark