Because the words have wicked points, and Khaw won’t spare you a single jab. About the danger we think we know, but the risks we never see.įind Nothing But Blackened Teeth on Goodreads, Amazon, Indiebound,, The Book Depository, Libro.fm & Google Play.The story may be about black teeth, but Khaw’s writing is exquisitely burnt tongue, which is itself a twisty way of saying that her prose is relentlessly, brilliantly unexpected from first page to last. Every single turn of phrase feels placed, very carefully shaped and then laid next to the one that came before, with the delicacy and deliberation not of a house of cards but of a house of needles. It’s an obsessive novella about love and the things we don’t say to people. It very much gave me this vibe of, “hell is other people” but mixed with actual supernatural beings too. While there’s danger on the surface, Khaw weaves a web of danger between the characters. If you’re uncomfortable with that, know you can look up the book on any of the sites below to avoid the link) For more information you can look at the Policy page.

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The danger and the ways we second guess ourselves in the narration. One reason that the narrator, Suehyla El-Attar, truly excelled is in capturing the fear. While I wish that there was a little more space devoted to the ending – especially with all the revelations – I still enjoyed this novella. The history between people that seem to haunt us.Īnd amidst this tension between the characters at the core is a setting of danger lurking beneath the surface. All the flames and loves we think we’ve put out. There are secrets between these ‘friends’. But where Nothing But Blackened Teeth presents intrigue is in the character dynamics. The action of the story, haunted mansion and ghost brides, would be enough to thrill. I think the two things I loved the most about this novella were the character dynamics and the Japanese folklore. Have you ever fallen so in love with a cover? Even though the cover of Nothing But Blackened Teeth terrifies me, I love it so much.

This has not impacted my review which is unbiased and honest.) (Disclaimer: I received this book from the publisher.

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