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The Weight of Blood by Tiffany D. Jackson

9 reviews

caseymac's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Classism, Blood, Racism, Death, Cultural appropriation, Xenophobia, Toxic friendship, Hate crime, Gore, Vomit, Gaslighting, Police brutality, Medical content, Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, and Body horror

Moderate: Racial slurs, Misogyny, and Toxic relationship

readswithcat's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Domestic abuse, Racism, Bullying, Violence, Religious bigotry, Child abuse, Blood, Toxic relationship, Classism, Medical trauma, Police brutality, Emotional abuse, Cultural appropriation, and Confinement

Moderate: Gore, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Animal death

tmcginnis92's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.5

A retelling of Stephen King’s “Carrie”, this book gives a modern spin on the classic but with today’s issues included. Madison Washington, AKA Maddy, is an outcast who is constantly belittled and bullied. But when the bullies take things too far one time too many, Maddy’s unique abilities begin to present themselves alongside another secret she’s guarded closely. Maddy is biracial, a fact that her father has made her keep secret her whole life. This secret coming out causes the main event to start a snowball effect, starting with Wendy, the class president, having her boyfriend, the Black quarterback and future college football star, ask Maddy to be his prom date. Like in most cases, this doesn’t exactly go to plan for Wendy or the sleepy, racist town of Springville. 

The Weight of Blood had me captivated from the very beginning. I was constantly wondering what was going to happen next and wondering what Maddy’s breaking point was going to be. I honestly loved this book and Tiffany Jackson’s ability to put her own spin on this cult classic. It’s the perfect read for those who love horror. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Bullying

Moderate: Murder, Racial slurs, Injury/Injury detail, Police brutality, Death, Hate crime, Torture, Racism, Violence, Medical trauma, and Gore

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

kumquats87's review

challenging dark sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Murder, Death, Cursing, Blood, Bullying, Racial slurs, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Death of parent, Violence, Cultural appropriation, Religious bigotry, and Racism

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Religious bigotry, Alcohol, Toxic friendship, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Medical trauma, Grief, and Gore

Minor: Classism, Confinement, Genocide, and Gore

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

brandilovesbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Bullying, Racism, Violence, Death, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Murder, Racial slurs, and Emotional abuse

ktdakotareads's review

dark 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Racial slurs, Police brutality, Racism, Toxic relationship, Blood, Child abuse, Medical trauma, Medical content, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Confinement

a_libra_library's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• 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

Thank you to  Katherine Tegen Books and Harper Collins and Epic Reads  for this ARC 

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) 

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Content Warnings

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