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tinytrashqueen'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
4.5
Graphic: Toxic friendship, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Bullying, Racism, Death, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, and Religious bigotry
Moderate: Blood, Body horror, Confinement, and Death of parent
Minor: Infidelity and Animal death
aishallnot's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Body horror, Racial slurs, Blood, Child abuse, Death, Racism, Violence, and Bullying
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury and Police brutality
vicktorea's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
this was an atmospheric/spooky-ish, infuriating and just down right great read!
The themes of racism throughout this novel was just downright infuriating, but the lessons were plenty and relevant - Ms. Jackson never strays from incorporating difficult topics into her books and I commend her for that each and every time!
While this wasn’t as spooky as White Smoke, there’s definitely a spooky/horror-ish vibe to it that makes it perfect for the Fall season!
I listened to the audio for this via Audible and the narration and production was incredible! I loved the storytelling mixed with the podcast format and def recommend giving this one a listen!
Thank you to NetGalley and HCC Frenzy / HarperCollins Canada for the ARC in exchange for an honest review!
Graphic: Racial slurs, Body horror, Death, Violence, Bullying, and Racism
Moderate: Death of parent and Gore
Minor: Sexual content and Toxic friendship
criticalbooks's review against another edition
- 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
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
ofbooksandechos's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Religious bigotry, Bullying, Child abuse, Police brutality, Racial slurs, and Racism
Moderate: Death, Murder, Body horror, Blood, and Gore
Minor: Suicide
a_libra_library's review against another edition
- 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
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)
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