A review by lewnie
The Weight of Blood by Tiffany D. Jackson

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

• 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

5.0

 

Maddy Washington is a biracial teen in a small Georgia town, about to graduate high school. Maddy has a secret though—she has been passing for white at the insistence of her prejudiced and abusive father. When a surprise rainstorm reveals this truth, right before the school’s first integrated prom, the town’s racist history begins to seep out. But after a popular white classmate convinces her Black quarterback boyfriend to take Maddy to the prom, she is hopeful for a normal life. Not all her classmates are ready to accept Maddy though and she still has one more secret, one that will cost everyone their lives. This Carrie-inspired horror examines the legacy of racism while delivering bloody, suspenseful thrills that will keep the pages turning.