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mzgeee53's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Addiction, Cursing, Mental illness, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, and Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Confinement, Gaslighting, Medical trauma, Medical content, Racism, Religious bigotry, and Violence
Minor: Car accident, Child abuse, Child death, Gun violence, Pedophilia, and Vomit
maresuju's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Classism, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders
Moderate: Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Racism, Violence, Addiction, and Drug use
Minor: Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Blood, Cursing, Confinement, and Forced institutionalization
fkshg8465's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Upgrading to a four after some thought. It's a good allegory for racism in the US. Would be a good book to teach in high school, if I had it my way ;-)
Felt like I was reading a version of the Korean movie Parasite. But it was a lot less creepy.
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Violence, Blood, Bullying, Confinement, Panic attacks/disorders, Stalking, Fire/Fire injury, Drug use, Gaslighting, and Kidnapping
greywolfheir's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, Body horror, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Hate crime, Racism, Cursing, Addiction, Injury/Injury detail, Religious bigotry, and Drug abuse
Moderate: Classism, Kidnapping, and Medical content
Minor: Confinement, Adult/minor relationship, and Bullying
amandadevoursbooks's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
What did I like? I loved the themes of family, community, gentrification, monstrosity, mental health, and friendship.
What did I not like? The depiction of weed, like the MC fiends for it. I've never met someone like this. it makes sense later as you find out more but
Graphic: Mental illness, Confinement, Drug use, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Addiction
Gentrificationwrensreadingroom's review
5.0
Moderate: Violence, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Confinement, Classism, Child death, Toxic friendship, Gaslighting, Fire/Fire injury, Self harm, Panic attacks/disorders, Hate crime, Torture, Murder, Death, Vomit, Abandonment, Addiction, Stalking, Gun violence, Gore, Forced institutionalization, Drug use, Medical content, Drug abuse, Cursing, Police brutality, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, and Grief
lovealwaysadi's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Drug abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Drug use, Gore, Addiction, Colonisation, Cursing, Death, Vomit, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Blood, Body horror, and Classism
Moderate: Hate crime, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, and Abandonment
Minor: Confinement, Alcohol, Excrement, Racism, and Grief
catsandbookstacks's review
4.0
White Smoke is a YA haunted house horror with a lens focused on addiction, gentrification, blended families and the criminalization of marijuana.
I love a haunted house story, asking yourself whether it's paranormal, just in your head or some other explanation. The author blends social commentary into the horror, which is what I typically expect within the genre these days. I'm upset at myself for sleeping on Tiffany D. Jackson until now and look forward to reading more!
Jackson set the ominous scene of Cedarville and Maple Street through the dilapidated neighbourhood, construction workers leaving the site as soon as 5pm hits and odd things happening around the house.
The steady build of peculiar occurrences are balanced by Marcella Cox's vivid narration. I felt anxiety each time Marigold spiraled over her fear of bed bugs. I admit, I checked my bed halfway through this book.
Marigold struggles to find her footing within her family and in a new town. The relationship she has with her brother is heartwarming, though she holds a lot of guilt over him finding her overdosing. Stepsister Piper is just as annoying as you'd expect a ten year old to be from the eyes of an older sibling.
The ending was somewhat abrupt and I could have used an epilogue to provide a little more closure for the characters and town. Perhaps a sequel?
Graphic: Mental illness, Drug use, Racism, and Addiction
Moderate: Kidnapping, Gaslighting, Medical trauma, Child death, Death, and Police brutality
Minor: Confinement and Fire/Fire injury
peachani's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, and Xenophobia
Moderate: Addiction, Blood, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, and Kidnapping
Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, Medical content, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Death, and Pedophilia
solenekeleroux's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Drug abuse, Addiction, Blood, Gaslighting, Stalking, Panic attacks/disorders, Fire/Fire injury, and Racism
Moderate: Murder, Forced institutionalization, Religious bigotry, Police brutality, Confinement, and Body horror