Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

The Weight of Blood by Tiffany D. Jackson

20 reviews

wrensreadingroom's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Gore, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Mental illness, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Alcohol, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Classism, Racism, Car accident, Child abuse, Colonisation, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Violence, Sexual content, and Vomit

gisellegerm's review

dark emotional 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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Religious bigotry, Racism, Abandonment, Racial slurs, and Child abuse

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

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

minimicropup's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

5.0

Complex, candid, chilling

We follow the perspectives of three high school students leading up to prom. We get their thoughts, motivations, and interpretations of events leading up to the final prom night. 

• Set in small town Georgia in the 2010s

Growls, Howls, and Tail Wags 🐺🐕: 

• The character depth and development was stunning. The characters aren't built on stereotypes and the thoughts, feelings, and expressions of each POV is morally grey and often relatable. 
• The commentary about bullying, allies, problematic motivations, rejecting culture and race, ableism, parental motivation, and racism is not heavy handed or judgemental. It is nuanced, relatable, challenging, and symbolic. 
• This does not read as a young adult novel. Although I'd recommend it for young adults, it is mature and deep enough to resonate with adults too. The characters and writing style aren't immature or overly explained (none of the "I did this, then I did this, then I thought this, then I saw this." typical of YA novels).
• This will probably be a challenging story, but in an introspective, gentle way. I cringed after seeing myself in some of these characters.

Cred Rating 👌🩸: Magical realism with realistic horrors

• The events, how they unfold, and how people interpret them are fully developed and realistic, interwoven with magical and science fiction realism

Mood Reading Match Up: 

• IRL horrors with magical realisms/subtle sci-fi on telekinesis
• Literary fiction vibes with symbolic commentary on race, bullying, and problematic motivation
• Podcast / true crime media mixed with multiple POV narratives
• Introspective, nostalgic coming-of-age stories
• "Good for them" bullied/abused revenge trope

Content Heads-Up: Racism. Bullying. Confinement. Religious abuse. Physical and emotional abuse from a parent.

Format: Hardcover

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, and Racism

Moderate: Blood, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Religious bigotry, and Violence

Minor: Death of parent, Abandonment, Fire/Fire injury, and Ableism

lasafica_reads's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racism, Fire/Fire injury, Classism, Suicide, Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Police brutality, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Abandonment, Blood, Cancer, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Confinement, Panic attacks/disorders, and Religious bigotry

angievansprang's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

5.0

Such a gripping story! Could hardly put this down. I was on the edge of my seat dying to know how this book would end and it did NOT disappoint! Hoping to pick up more works by Tiffany D. Jackson because I just loved this.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gore, Bullying, Racism, Child abuse, Hate crime, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Murder, Classism, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Racial slurs, Religious bigotry, Abandonment, and Animal death

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

yellow_ylugbug's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Gore, Child death, Bullying, Blood, Body horror, Physical abuse, Child abuse, and Murder

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Racial slurs, Abandonment, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Police brutality, and Toxic relationship

bound4travel's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Racism, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Child death, Death, and Death of parent

Minor: Suicide and Racial slurs