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The Weight of Blood by Tiffany D. Jackson

6 reviews

natnat_7's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Racial slurs, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Religious bigotry, Slavery, Suicide, Car accident, Ableism, Child abuse, Misogyny, Racism, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Toxic friendship, Violence, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Domestic abuse, Bullying, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Sexism, and Vomit

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

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

toofondofbooks_'s review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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? Yes

5.0

This is a "Carrie" retelling, and I've never read that book nor have I seen the movie. This was so brilliant though, I don't think I'm ever going to even need to read the original. This book didn't even read like YA for me, I really think that any fan of horror could pick this up and appreciate it. The main characters are complicated and well drawn, the character development (for better and for worse) is off the charts. I also really loved the podcast element that ran all through the book. It reminded me of the best parts of "Sadie" which is a book I loved in 2020. If you do pick this up, keep a tissue box nearby, mind your triggers, and enjoy.

Also: Tiffany D. Jackson I LOVE you.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Gore, Toxic relationship, Racism, Hate crime, Police brutality, Murder, Ableism, Violence, Child death, Mass/school shootings, Toxic friendship, Gun violence, Blood, Infidelity, Mental illness, Bullying, and Animal death

Minor: Slavery and Self harm

there is no mass shooting in this book BUT there is a mass murder and i felt like i had to note it somehow.

imstephtacular's review

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

instalovewithbooks's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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? No

** Thank you to Netgallery and Harper Collins for a free copy for review. All my opinions are my own.**
And Tiffany Jackson does it again. I tried to listen to Weight of Blood on audio - but soon realized how uncomfortable I was, and that it either needed to be a DNF or a format change. I tried the format change, and reading it thru ebook was much better than thru audio.

The audio narrator does something to you, and I know this is a mix of thriller and horror and I literally could not handle it thru audio. It made me feel on edge a lot of the time. I feel like I could take my time more with the ebook, and could read a page or two and step back.

Now, Jackson is one of the few authors who writes thrillers and horrors that I can read. It isn't the usual genre for me. 

And I think it's absolutely brilliant. I never know how to rate her books, because they're brilliant but they're also distressing. The endings are always something that there is some closure but there is still a open ending and you're hoping for the best but in the world's that Jackson creates, they're never the best type of world or story you would want to be in.

Maddy's story ruined me. I still feel a bit numb by it but I feel like it might be a fave of mine, besides Mondays Not Coming. 

Read it. I am gunna jump back into Grown once more and see if I can finish it this time. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Sexual content, Hate crime, Gore, Bullying, Death, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Classism, Blood, Slavery, Racial slurs, Police brutality, Murder, Misogyny, and Mental illness