Reviews tagging 'Toxic friendship'

White Smoke by Tiffany D. Jackson

3 reviews

wrensreadingroom's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Confinement, Classism, Child death, Toxic friendship, Gaslighting, Fire/Fire injury, Self harm, Panic attacks/disorders, Hate crime, Torture, Murder, Death, Vomit, Abandonment, Addiction, Stalking, Gun violence, Gore, Forced institutionalization, Drug use, Medical content, Drug abuse, Cursing, Police brutality, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, and Grief

kyrstin_p1989's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

Creepy. Upsetting. Real. This book is about a haunted house in a community that has been destroyed by greed, power, classism and racism. My heart was in my throat several times. Great YA horror story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Gaslighting, Murder, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Violence, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Racism, Police brutality, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Animal cruelty, Death, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Addiction, and Panic attacks/disorders

saldre's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective 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? Yes

3.5

White Smoke is a well written YA horror book with quirky, relatable characters that you care about. I enjoyed the spooky haunted house parts of the book and the mystery around it. The author did a good job accurately representing anxiety/panic attacks and substance abuse issues. I truly felt Mari's anxiety about bed bugs. In addition, there are some important topics discussed including gentrification, racism, blended/interracial families, etc. The only part I didnt like was the twist and abrupt ending to the book.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Addiction, Drug abuse, Dysphoria, Panic attacks/disorders, Police brutality, Toxic friendship, and Drug use