Reviews tagging 'Child death'

The Weight of Blood by Tiffany D. Jackson

26 reviews

augustinedreams's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

5.0

I highly recommend reading this book. It is a fantastic take on the classic Carrie but with a modern day twist that comments on modern racism. Take your time with this book it has so much to give and all of it is brutally honest.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Police brutality, Domestic abuse, Gore, Murder, Racial slurs, Violence, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Animal death, Blood, Death of parent, Racism, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic friendship, and Hate crime

Moderate: Sexism, Misogyny, Gun violence, Cursing, and Alcohol

tashtash93's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Racism, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Cultural appropriation, Toxic relationship, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Death, Bullying, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Fire/Fire injury, and Hate crime

pandact's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

Tiffany D. Jackson always has her way of making you think and delivering the most satisfying fakeouts, and her fans will enjoy it!
The plot is almost like

Spoiler

Wicked (2003) with the themes of  Riot Baby (2020) and epic gore. Two things bothered me though: why did Wendy think fake dating would help her? Also, I guess it's cool to have an extra with a hearing aid, but why did Maddy stop needing glasses when she got powers and a boyfriend?

The universe sings to meeee!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gore, Police brutality, Racism, Violence, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Bullying, Hate crime, and Child death

Moderate: Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Physical abuse, Animal death, Death of parent, Classism, Outing, Mass/school shootings, Grief, Car accident, and Body shaming

Minor: Ableism

taliaalongi's review

dark 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? It's complicated

4.25

Love the audiobook for this one, it’s like a multimedia experience! Very dark, Carrie vibes but more death and in the context of racial tension in a small southern town… 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Child death, Death, Bullying, and Child abuse

ghostlyprince's review

dark emotional tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Police brutality, Suicide, Bullying, Child death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racism, Classism, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Racial slurs, Stalking, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Alcohol, Abandonment, Infidelity, and Car accident

Minor: Cancer and Gun violence

samanthamurk's review

dark emotional

• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

such a good book! omg i loved every second of this read! tiffany d jackson has quickly become one of my all time favorite authors! this book was emotional and powerful. Each character was incredibly well developed and wonderfully complex. this is definitely one of my favorite books, and probably my favorite horror book! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Torture, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Physical abuse, Violence, Murder, and Racism

Moderate: Grief, Classism, Slavery, and Religious bigotry

emzhay's review

dark emotional reflective sad 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

5.0

“You said I was powerful.” 

I was in tears. Tiffany D Jackson put her whole foot in this book. She seamlessly weaved so many aspects and experiences with racism together and presented it with dynamic and engaging storytelling. I devoured this book in two days. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Child abuse, Blood, Hate crime, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Bullying, Child death, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Gore

Minor: Sexual content and Ableism

mlovesbooks's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Child death, Police brutality, and Child abuse

Moderate: Racial slurs

pagesofbellerose's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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

The Weight of Blood is a brilliant masterpiece that will leave you questioning for days to come.

Rating: Starred

Check out my full review on my blog Belle's Archive now!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Blood, Death, and Gore

Moderate: Physical abuse, Cursing, Bullying, Racial slurs, Religious bigotry, Child abuse, Police brutality, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Racism, Hate crime, and Emotional abuse

mamawantsbooks's review

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Murder, Police brutality, Child abuse, Child death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Body horror, Bullying, Gun violence, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, and Blood

Moderate: Animal death and Vomit