Reviews tagging 'Blood'

White smoke by Tiffany D. Jackson

43 reviews

foldingthepage_kayleigh's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

• 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Panic attacks/disorders, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Addiction, Blood, Mental illness, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, Drug use, and Violence

kamp99's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Cursing, and Gaslighting

queenshrike's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Rather slow to start. I feel for Mari more than I like her. There were so many threads here that you could have potentially just made 3 books about each storyline and then connected them.

It ends so abruptly that I can't even really say I finished it. It leaves room for a sequel simply with all the loose ends.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Classism, Drug use, Animal cruelty, Blood, Body horror, Chronic illness, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Racism

emily_mh's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

I could not put this book down! It was so gripping and fast-paced. Jackson did a superb job at crafting a super tense, atmospheric storyline that was rooted in and explored systemic racism. The MC of the story, Mari, was so dynamic and undergoes really meaningful development. I also liked the focus on sibling relationships. I cannot wait to read more of Jackson’s backlog because this has just solidified to me how much I enjoy her writing. 

I docked a half star because at first the plot is a little directionless, and the ending could have done with a bit more resolution. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Drug abuse, Addiction, Racism, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Gore, Classism, Violence, Cursing, Ableism, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Blood, and Kidnapping

Minor: Colonisation, Excrement, Sexism, Transphobia, Vomit, Body shaming, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Medical content, Death, Car accident, Murder, Physical abuse, Animal death, Alcohol, Pregnancy, Rape, Child abuse, Misogyny, Medical trauma, Sexual content, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Homophobia, Child death, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Gun violence, and Confinement

Graphic warnings for insects, gentrification, imprisonment, anaphylactic shock, divorce Moderate warnings for eye trauma, sleep paralysis, self injury, blackmail, missing loved one Minor warnings for loss of a loved one, bomb, menstruation, theft Use of the ableist s-slur. It is my understanding there is a different culture around this word in the US? But I don't know why it was not edited out in the UK/Commonwealth copy.

ashleycmms's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Mental illness, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Addiction, Violence, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Racism, Drug use, Drug abuse, Death, Cursing, Child death, and Blood

Minor: Sexual violence

zombiezami's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Religious bigotry, Panic attacks/disorders, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Racism, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Ableism, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Gaslighting, and Stalking

Moderate: Medical content, Classism, Medical trauma, Bullying, Kidnapping, and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Vomit, Child death, and Murder

Gentrification, Displacement, Incarceration

cheerful_bursts's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

I did a mix of audiobook and text. This book definitely gave me the spooks when reading it at night. It kept me curious and wanting more. It was a great mix of mental health, fact, and lore. The audiobook was cast well but the narrator didn’t always correctly capture the emotions. Id definitely give it a reread. 
An animal is effected in the book, check spoilers

No animals die in the book.

Does the ending wrap up? check spoiler:

Ending isn’t conclusive on all plot points

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Bullying, Cursing, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Violence, Xenophobia, Stalking, Racism, Addiction, Panic attacks/disorders, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, and Mental illness

Extreme Gentrification

lovestory26's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny informative mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Addiction, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Cultural appropriation, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Racism, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Blood, Grief, and Vomit

mcz_reads's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Panic attacks/disorders, Drug use, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Blood, and Body horror

aformeracceleratedreader's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug use, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Racism, and Classism

Minor: Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Cursing, and Gaslighting