Nothing But Blackened Teeth by Cassandra Khaw Pub Date: 19 Oct 2021 I requested Nothing But Blackened Teeth from Netgalley because I love Haunted House books. The list of characters was small and easy to keep track of. The setting was awesome: an ancient mansion in rural Japan. The history was a legend full of horror. Friends from college come together to celebrate a wedding: Faiz, the groom who cannot deny his bride anything. Nadia, the bride whose dream has been to be married in a haunted house (I know! What could go wrong?). Phillip, whose vast wealth makes the entire wedding trip possible. Lin, the one with the wife and a presence in the upper society of New York. Cat, the narrator who has recently had a serious episode of depression brought on by Faiz leaving her for Nadia. Very early in the first chapter, we know things are not as they seem and that one of the characters knows this long before the others. I struggled with the Japanese cultural aspects of the book. I had to stop and lookup terms. The Kindle app dictionary did not provide many answers. The need to find what the words meant pulled me from the story. Nothing But Blackened Teeth has an atmosphere that draws you in and ultimately takes you to very dark places and an unexpected conclusion. I received a copy of Nothing But Blackened Teeth from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
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