5

The Weight of Blood

Tiffany D. Jackson
Book
October
2022

Review:

Wow… This is one of the most heartbreaking and raw books I have read. It was almost hard to read. You feel for every character in the book, and the mystery that surrounds it unravels so very nicely. The main character feels like a real person, which makes her struggle even harder to read. I also am in awe of how the author introduced magic into the story, and by the end, it almost seems completely logical. I am frustrated that there is still a mystery at the end, but it is also so perfect for the plot itself. The writing is phenomenal as well. Every part of this book works, and I am glad I read it, even though it was really hard to read.

Trigger Warnings:
racism, racial microaggressions, racialized bullying, police brutality, mentions of lynching, brief uses of the n-word, child abuse (physical and emotional), sexism, and graphic violence that involves vomiting and blood.

Synopsis From Book:

When Springville residents—at least the ones still alive—are questioned about what happened on prom night, they all have the same explanation... Maddy did it. An outcast at her small-town Georgia high school, Madison Washington has always been a teasing target for bullies. And she's dealt with it because she has more pressing problems to manage. Until the morning a surprise rainstorm reveals her most closely kept secret: Maddy is biracial. She has been passing for white her entire life at the behest of her fanatical white father, Thomas Washington. After a viral bullying video pulls back the curtain on Springville High's racist roots, student leaders come up with a plan to change their image: host the school's first integrated prom as a show of unity. The popular white class president convinces her Black superstar quarterback boyfriend to ask Maddy to be his date, leaving Maddy wondering if it's possible to have a normal life. But some of her classmates aren't done with her just yet. And what they don't know is that Maddy still has another secret... one that will cost them all their lives.
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