A review by brookey8888
Smoke by Ellen Hopkins

dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

4.0

I did like this a little less then burned. It was still really good and I liked that Jackie had a POV. This deals with a lot of heavy topics so look up trigger warnings. I do love how the girls grew to be so strong. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Alcohol, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Child abuse, Car accident, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Misogyny, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Violence