Teeth in the Mist

Today’s post is on Teeth in the Mist by Dawn Kurtagich. It is 442 pages long and is published by Little, Brown, and Company. The cover has a girl floating upside down on it looking at the reader. There is some mild foul language, mild sex and sexuality, and some violence in this novel. The intended reader is someone who likes horror novels with intricate plots. The story is told from first person and third person perspectives of the three main characters moving as the story does. There Be Spoilers Ahead.

From the dust jacket- Before the birth of time, a monk uncovers the Devil's Tongue and dares to speak it. The repercussions will be felt for generations...

Sixteen-year-old photography enthusiast Zoey has been fascinated by the haunted, burnt-out ruins of Medwyn Mill House for as long as she can remember--so she and her best friend, Poulton, run away from home to explore them. But are they really alone in the house? And who will know if something goes wrong?

In 1851, seventeen-year-old Roan arrives at the Mill House as a ward--one of three, all with something to hide from their new guardian. When Roan learns that she is connected to an ancient secret, she must escape the house before she is trapped forever.

1583. Hermione, a new young bride, accompanies her husband to the wilds of North Wales where he plans to build the largest water mill and mansion in the area. But rumors of unholy rituals lead to a tragic occurrence and she will need all her strength to defeat it.

Three women, centuries apart, drawn together by one Unholy Pact. A pact made by a man who, more than a thousand years later, may still be watching....

Review- An excellent light horror novel from one of my favorites. We have a story told in three parts: Roan in 1851, Zoey from present, and Hermione from 1583. All three stories will merge into one long narrative but that is at the end of the story. All three stories are told in different ways with diary entries from Hermione, third person close of Roan, and first person from Zoey, so there is no chance that you will not know who is speaking or where in time you are. There is some body horror from Roan, as she is tortured by a witch hunter but nothing too graphic. It is milder on the horror than Kurtagich’s previous work but still an excellent novel, I enjoyed it, and I look forward to reading her next one.

I give this novel a Five out of Five stars. I get nothing for my review and I borrowed this book from my local library.