Reviews

White Smoke by Tiffany D. Jackson

bookgoddess2's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

A very interesting story. Mari moves with her mom, brother, step-sister and step-father away from California to a small Midwestern town called Cedarville. Will this be a new start for her? Her mom accepted a job that includes a free newly renovated house on Maple street, the first house on the block to be renovated. 
Strange things start happening and Mari’s annoying little stepsister, Piper says her “imaginary friend” does not want her in the house and she has to leave. 
I don’t want to give anything away so I will leave it at that. I really enjoyed this book and highly recommend it!!

santinithegreat's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-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

5.0

bebe4l's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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

5.0

apiphany's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

cgreaderbee's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

3.25

Not my favorite of TDJ books, though I can’t quite put my finger on why. It brought the “new family moves into an old haunted house” trope and butted it up against a racist undercurrent and power struggle, which was well done. Idk if I just didn’t find the stuff scary? Or it maybe felt a bit too campy?
But yeah. I believe I’ve now read like every TDJ book, & shall continue to! 

mrst's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

manda_p's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

3.0

ninapulis's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

4.5

booksnooksandcrannies73's review against another edition

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

lelemontgomery's review against another edition

5.0

Totally loved this book. It was one of the first scary books I have ever read and therefore I was a bit sceptic at first because I wasn't sure if its the right book for me or not, but after reading the first three chapters I totally fell in love with it and wasn't able to stop reading it.

I actually had to limit my reading time to 20 minutes per day because otherwise I would have finished it way sooner and would have been left without a good book for a few days, because this one had me like a drug in it's system.

I also loved how Tiffany D Jackson made it clear that although we live in 2023 now, black people still have some trouble with others not wanting them near them and harassing them without any reasons. Totally would go for another book she wrote which by the way I already purchased, it's called "Monday's not coming"