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The Weight of Blood by Tiffany D. Jackson

19 reviews

beffynicole's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.25

Holy shit. This book was absolutely incredible and kept me hanging on every word. This was also fantastic as an audiobook because some of the chapters are in podcast format & several narrators were brought in. I will say while I was expecting it to get gory, it went from 0 to 100 real fast. Earlier scenes were not descriptive so I wasn't super prepared. 

Still, an awesome read. Just please check trigger warnings!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Death, Racism, Death of parent, Gore, Murder, and Police brutality

Moderate: Vomit and Slavery

aformeracceleratedreader's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

5.0

I freakin loved this! Loved the discourse of being multi-racial. I'm mixed myself and always love seeing/reading stories about mixed identities and the struggles that come with it as most people romanticize/fetishize mixed race identities. Loved the discourse on race relations in modern day as well because people like to believe that there isn't the same racism today as in the past, but many small towns still do have overt racism, not just covert racism, and act like it's nothing. 
My heart goes out to Maddy in so many ways. I can't begin to imagine the hurt and difficulties her character had to face.
I wish some characters were spared from death

like Mrs Morgan who seemed like the only teacher who gave a shit about the racism happening

. And I wish

Jules had died. That girl was vile through and through and lied even after losing her arm, her college acceptance, her best friend. F that bitch. Didn't acknowledge any of her wrongdoings to Maddy or any of the other black kids. She is irredeemable

. I liked that the podcast host was put on the spot by his guest host about how he framed his show and how he ignored how insidious racism is and how it could've driven Maddy to do what she did. The ending is quite open, and I'm going to believe Maddy was able to find who she needed to find and could finally live a life she wanted.
There are heavy topics in here so read content/trigger warnings.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Death, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Gore, Hate crime, Confinement, Toxic friendship, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Blood, Bullying, Child death, Domestic abuse, Medical content, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Car accident, Racism, Violence, Vomit, Dysphoria, and Grief

micalyia's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Racial slurs, Fire/Fire injury, Police brutality, Gore, Vomit, Violence, and Child abuse

imstephtacular's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Bullying, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Hate crime, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Murder, Violence, Blood, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Police brutality

Moderate: Confinement, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Torture, Classism, Grief, Religious bigotry, Slavery, Suicide, Vomit, Misogyny, Sexism, Abandonment, Alcohol, Cursing, Medical content, and Medical trauma

Minor: Cultural appropriation, Ableism, Drug use, Infidelity, Sexual content, Cancer, and Fatphobia

locpressedbooks_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Vomit, Child abuse, Police brutality, Racism, Death, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Religious bigotry, Misogyny, Sexism, Hate crime, Classism, and Blood

psistillreadyou's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Death, Police brutality, Blood, Murder, Violence, Child abuse, and Bullying

Moderate: Sexism, Vomit, and Racial slurs

caseythereader's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Thanks to Katherine Tegen Books for the free advance copy of this book.

 - I'll admit that I've never read or seen CARRIE, though I know enough of it to know that THE WEIGHT OF BLOOD is a fantastic, updated retelling.
- Jackson's books are real page turners while also dealing with intense conversations around race and the systems that continue to oppress Black people every day.
- Even knowing from the beginning how this story would end, I couldn't put it down. The imagery is haunting and the characters deeply memorable. I'll be thinking of this one for a long time. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Racism, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Car accident, Gun violence, Violence, Abandonment, Bullying, Child death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Racial slurs, and Vomit

criticalbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Car accident, Death, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Police brutality, Violence, Classism, Racism, Sexual content, Vomit, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Blood, Child abuse, Murder, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Hate crime, and Racial slurs

a_libra_library's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

5.0

Thank you to  Katherine Tegen Books and Harper Collins and Epic Reads  for this ARC 

This was my first ever Tiffany Jackson book that wasn't a collection of other authors and I loved it. Her writing style, her character felt real and whole through the entire story. I love that she took the story of Carrie and added her voice to it. The plot, the themes, the format- it was so amazing.

A five star read that should be on High school teachers radars! 

This story follows the structure of Carrie (which added to the horror, if you know you know) with a twist. Tiffany  sets our story in a small town in Gregoria in 2014. Maddy Washington is our main character and she's been keeping a few secrets her entire life.  One being she's biracial. After a video of Maddy getting bullied goes viral on twitter the media takes a closer look at the town of Springville, its high school and its history of racism since its one of the few high schools that still hosts segregated Proms. 
In an effort to make peace and prove that Springville isn't as bad as the media makes them out to be   The popular white class president convinces her Black superstar boyfriend to ask Maddy to be his date to Prom. 

This story is told  in a sort of a then/now format. There is a podcast that speculates about the event of the prom, Maddy's life, her secrets and the town history, but then you go back in time to read what actually happens. 

Like I said if you know the story of Carrie you may have an idea of what happens next. I truly believe that knowing the story of Carrie and the background of racism in high school will have you on the edge of your seat while reading. I cried, laughed, awhed and threw my arc copy around because I was watching the story unfold. 


P.S, I will be preordering so I can get the epilogue to know what happened after prom. (and the sash) 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Blood, Body horror, Car accident, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Medical content, Cancer, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Classism, Cursing, Cultural appropriation, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Gun violence, Gore, Sexual content, Medical trauma, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Police brutality, Terminal illness, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Religious bigotry, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Violence, and Vomit