White Smoke
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- Author：Tiffany D. Jackson
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Reviews
Susan
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Pacing was a bit slow to get off the ground but Jackson is Jackson and this was an amazing book that intertwined haunted houses， gentrification （downright colonization of an entire city， really）， divorce， mixed race remarriage and drug addiction。 👏👏👏
Dylan Miller
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While the ending felt just a tad rushed， I still think as a whole it's deserving of 5 stars。 Feeling fresh yet familiar， White Smoke delivers on the promise of spookiness and history repeating to create a tense atmosphere。 While the ending felt just a tad rushed， I still think as a whole it's deserving of 5 stars。 Feeling fresh yet familiar， White Smoke delivers on the promise of spookiness and history repeating to create a tense atmosphere。 。。。more
Jess
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What。 TF。 Did。 I。 Just。 Read。 This is a MUST READ horror， perfect for spooky season。 There is a big bedbug CW so if you are triggered by bugs I would re-think it！ I don't even know how to explain this book without spoiling it。 Mari and her blended family move from California to a small Midwestern town of Cedarville where houses are abandoned， the prisons are overrun， and there are eerie and spooky things happening both inside her house and outside。 Mari need to decide what is real and what isn't What。 TF。 Did。 I。 Just。 Read。 This is a MUST READ horror， perfect for spooky season。 There is a big bedbug CW so if you are triggered by bugs I would re-think it！ I don't even know how to explain this book without spoiling it。 Mari and her blended family move from California to a small Midwestern town of Cedarville where houses are abandoned， the prisons are overrun， and there are eerie and spooky things happening both inside her house and outside。 Mari need to decide what is real and what isn't while ultimately trying to figure out what exactly happened to Cedarville。 "We've seen this place hack our family trees to shrubs。"It took me 6 days to read this book because I couldn't read it at night。 It is so creepy。 And extremely thought provoking。 And it made me really angry。 The ending！！！ WHEW。 Tiffany D。 Jackson is out here trying to scare me and ruin me。 Please read this book！ Thank you to HarperCollins Children's for my copy to review。 。。。more
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Lynn
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Jackson shifts genre gears with ease， creating one creepy heart-pounding ghost/horror story。 Compulsive reading with plenty of truly scary moments and a flawed heroine to root for。 The description of Mari's bed bug phobia was absolutely one of the scariest elements - yikes！ Jackson shifts genre gears with ease， creating one creepy heart-pounding ghost/horror story。 Compulsive reading with plenty of truly scary moments and a flawed heroine to root for。 The description of Mari's bed bug phobia was absolutely one of the scariest elements - yikes！ 。。。more
Katie
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How dare Jackson write as well as she does， get you sucked into the spider's web， then just end without a resolution？！ Is this a duology？ Or a reflection on us humans as the worst of the monsters？ How dare Jackson write as well as she does， get you sucked into the spider's web， then just end without a resolution？！ Is this a duology？ Or a reflection on us humans as the worst of the monsters？ 。。。more
Aimee
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An incredible， dark， spooky， ghost story， with a powerful undercurrent of real atrocities。 Jackson is a master at taking reality， twisting it different ways， and coming up with something both disturbing and remarkable。 The story focuses on a blended family plopped down into the middle of a dilapidated but soon-to-be refurbished neighborhood in the suburbs of Chicago。 The house they live in， however， doesn’t seem to be as vacant as they thought…Equal parts terrifying and captivating I had trouble An incredible， dark， spooky， ghost story， with a powerful undercurrent of real atrocities。 Jackson is a master at taking reality， twisting it different ways， and coming up with something both disturbing and remarkable。 The story focuses on a blended family plopped down into the middle of a dilapidated but soon-to-be refurbished neighborhood in the suburbs of Chicago。 The house they live in， however， doesn’t seem to be as vacant as they thought…Equal parts terrifying and captivating I had trouble putting this one down…and your brain will be rocked by the time you reach the end。 A great story for spooky season， and even better one for modern times。 This is a story we need！ 。。。more
Shannon （It Starts At Midnight）
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You can find the full review and all the fancy and/or randomness that accompanies it at It Starts at Midnight White Smoke was so very readable， I enjoyed it immensely。 We meet Mari， who is moving with her family to some creepy house in a Middle America town。 From the start， things seem "off"， but Mari is going through a lot of her own stuff， and her family sort of brushes off her concerns。 Mari has some mental health issues （including a pretty serious fear/panic of bed bugs） and has used drugs i You can find the full review and all the fancy and/or randomness that accompanies it at It Starts at Midnight White Smoke was so very readable， I enjoyed it immensely。 We meet Mari， who is moving with her family to some creepy house in a Middle America town。 From the start， things seem "off"， but Mari is going through a lot of her own stuff， and her family sort of brushes off her concerns。 Mari has some mental health issues （including a pretty serious fear/panic of bed bugs） and has used drugs in the past to self-medicate。 As such， there are some tensions within her family， especially when it comes to their trust of her。The book does a great job of being a commentary on some big issues。 Racism， including gentrification and clear overimprisonment of Black residents （for extremely minor "offenses" like marijuana possession） plays quite a big role in the story， as does mental illness。 And I loved that the story focused just as much on Mari's growth as it did the mystery！ So often， mystery/thriller novels neglect the characters for the sake of the thrills， but this book absolutely delivered on character development。 Also， Mari has a brother named Sammy who reminded me so much of my own Sammy that he was impossible not to fall in love with。 I loved Mari's love for him， too。I really enjoyed the twists in this story too。 My only minor qualm would be that there were some loose ends left untied at the end。 I had been hoping for a few plot points to have been resolved， and they weren't quite。 But it's an otherwise awesome book with a really well developed main character， and I was very invested in the outcome。Bottom Line: Very readable and full of great characters， important messages， and awesome twists， White Smoke is definitely a great addition to the mystery/thriller genre！ 。。。more
Jenni
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 First， I love this author because her books keep。me thinking right until the very end。 This one is no different。 When Marigold and her family move from California to the Midwest， she expects change。 Change is good and the newly renovated house on Maple Street looks to be a place where she and her family can start over。 What she doesn't count on is living in a haunted house， where even the workers rush out at the same time every day。 And then things start going missing， and there are funny sounds First， I love this author because her books keep。me thinking right until the very end。 This one is no different。 When Marigold and her family move from California to the Midwest， she expects change。 Change is good and the newly renovated house on Maple Street looks to be a place where she and her family can start over。 What she doesn't count on is living in a haunted house， where even the workers rush out at the same time every day。 And then things start going missing， and there are funny sounds and voices that no one can account for。 A fun book that has ties to the Twilight Zone episode "The Monsters Are Due On Maple Street。" If you're a fan of Tiffany D。 Jackson， don't skip this book。 。。。more
Kristin
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Why do you do this to my Tiffany D Jackson？？ I haven't given any of her books less than five stars， and White Smoke was no exception。 It had me entirely spooked and I had no idea where it was going！ Mixed feelings on the ending， but I kind of love that。 Why do you do this to my Tiffany D Jackson？？ I haven't given any of her books less than five stars， and White Smoke was no exception。 It had me entirely spooked and I had no idea where it was going！ Mixed feelings on the ending， but I kind of love that。 。。。more
h o l l i s
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Throughout this read， I was definitely in the 'like' camp more than the 'love' and had it been the opposite I would've been far more disappointed by the ending than I was。 But it was still a huge， abrupt， bummer。As a haunted house story， this was great。 For someone with an anxiety， reading about Mari's phobias， it was just as unsettling。 Everything else， and the ending。。 I don't know。 This one gets a cautious recommend out of me， I think。 I absolutely don't want to dissuade you from picking it u Throughout this read， I was definitely in the 'like' camp more than the 'love' and had it been the opposite I would've been far more disappointed by the ending than I was。 But it was still a huge， abrupt， bummer。As a haunted house story， this was great。 For someone with an anxiety， reading about Mari's phobias， it was just as unsettling。 Everything else， and the ending。。 I don't know。 This one gets a cautious recommend out of me， I think。 I absolutely don't want to dissuade you from picking it up but at the same time it isn't going to encourage anyone to read it。。 just incase it's even less a hit for you than it was for me。Full review to come。** I received an ARC from the publisher （thank you！） in exchange for an honest review。 ** 。。。more
Lisa
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Entertaining horror with some social justice and gentrification themes。 This was the first time I ever figured out the twist in one of Tiffany's books。 Entertaining horror with some social justice and gentrification themes。 This was the first time I ever figured out the twist in one of Tiffany's books。 。。。more
Karter Powell
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Spooky book season！！ I was so happy to finally read this book after months of staring at it on Edelweiss。 This is a story that really combines some really important social issues （gentrification， racism， classism， prisons， etc。） with a ghost-ish story。 I really loved the way these things were tied together and the story it coincided with。 This story could really resonate with a lot of individuals in circumstances like Mari’s。 If you are looking for something spooky with an impact， this is the bo Spooky book season！！ I was so happy to finally read this book after months of staring at it on Edelweiss。 This is a story that really combines some really important social issues （gentrification， racism， classism， prisons， etc。） with a ghost-ish story。 I really loved the way these things were tied together and the story it coincided with。 This story could really resonate with a lot of individuals in circumstances like Mari’s。 If you are looking for something spooky with an impact， this is the book for you。 。。。more
Dallas Strawn
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As much as it pains me to write this。。。。I just didn’t like this book。 I love Tiffany D。 Jackson。 I think her book Grown is one of the best YA novels of all time and she’s an impeccable writer; but this one just doesn’t work imo。 While her writing is still great， my problem is with the storyline。 It’s slow paced。 Way too focused on the drug content。 And if I have to read about bedbugs one more time I’m gonna scream。 DNF。 Sorry， but thank you to the publisher for the advanced copy。
Jennifer
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Thank you to NetGalley and HarperCollins Children's Books/Katherine Tegen Books for the advanced digital reader's copy。Marketed as a cross between The Haunting of Hill House and Get Out， I couldn't pass up this title。 3。5 starsI liked the setting: a nearly abandoned street in a struggling Midwest city much like Detroit。 Now a business has swooped in and wants to try extreme gentrifying， by setting up artists in homes for free for a time。 But free is never free。 What's the catch？I liked the prota Thank you to NetGalley and HarperCollins Children's Books/Katherine Tegen Books for the advanced digital reader's copy。Marketed as a cross between The Haunting of Hill House and Get Out， I couldn't pass up this title。 3。5 starsI liked the setting: a nearly abandoned street in a struggling Midwest city much like Detroit。 Now a business has swooped in and wants to try extreme gentrifying， by setting up artists in homes for free for a time。 But free is never free。 What's the catch？I liked the protagnoist， Mari。 She's complicated and is struggling with anxiety and a past she'd like to forget。 Her newly created family， complete with incredibly creepy ten year-old stepsister Piper， doesn't trust her anymore， and so when her world goes sideways， she's not sure who will believe her。 Mari's not always likeable， as she's selfish and stand-offish， and she makes some really terrible decisions， but she is believable。I liked the supporting characters。 Mari's family dynamics are tense for multiple reasons， but each member of her family is interesting in it's own way。 The characters in the neighborhood and at school get less attention and are drawn with broader brushstrokes， but are still interesting。I appreciated all of the thought-provoking themes。 Mass incarceration。 Housing discrimination。 Gentrification without a thought given to those already living in a place。 Drug use。 Mental health。 Racism。 There's a lot to think about here。I liked the plot。 The house is strange。 None of the renovation workers want to be there。 No one goes into the basement。 There are weird smells。 Piper is an incredibly devious sibling， or is there more going on？ Is she behind all the weirdness？ Plus， the entire city has something ugly just underneath its surface。 The changes to the city are sinister。Will Mari be able to figure out what's happening in her home and her neighborhood？So， I liked all the parts of the story， but for some reason， they didn't pull together into one unputdownable read for me。 Perhaps it was just a little too much in one book - overly and unneccessarily complicated。 Perhaps it was the "surprise" ending that I saw coming。 All in all， it was a solid read， and I recommend it to horror fans， but it didn't blow me away。 This was my first by Jackson， and I'll read more。 She even left a crack open for a sequel to this one， I think。 I'd read it。*drugs， language 。。。more
Christina
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This is a fresh take for this author and I love it。 She penned a fantastically layered horror story and definitely earns its Hill House and Get Out comparisons。 This is my favourite Tiffany D Jackson book so far。 Can't wait to say more once it's published， but thank you to Netgalley and the Publisher for an early copy of this book！ It was devourable and kept hooking me！I can also say I can't wait to add this to my October episode You Should Read This （"Smells Like Hill House"） for a newbie p This is a fresh take for this author and I love it。 She penned a fantastically layered horror story and definitely earns its Hill House and Get Out comparisons。 This is my favourite Tiffany D Jackson book so far。 Can't wait to say more once it's published， but thank you to Netgalley and the Publisher for an early copy of this book！ It was devourable and kept hooking me！I can also say I can't wait to add this to my October episode You Should Read This （"Smells Like Hill House"） for a newbie pick。 。。。more
Beth
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4。5
Leighellen Landskov
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“There are weapons that are simply thoughts， attitudes， prejudices to be found only in the minds of men。 Prejudices can kill， suspicion destroy， and a thoughtless frightened search for a scapegoat has a fallout all it’s own。” - The Twilight Zone This voice over from the Twilight Zone is the perfect prequel to starting this new YA thriller from Tiffany Jackson。 The book is filled with “so scary it can’t be real” scenarios that tie in beautifully with current events。 Jackson has a way of mesmerizi “There are weapons that are simply thoughts， attitudes， prejudices to be found only in the minds of men。 Prejudices can kill， suspicion destroy， and a thoughtless frightened search for a scapegoat has a fallout all it’s own。” - The Twilight Zone This voice over from the Twilight Zone is the perfect prequel to starting this new YA thriller from Tiffany Jackson。 The book is filled with “so scary it can’t be real” scenarios that tie in beautifully with current events。 Jackson has a way of mesmerizing us with a storyline that pulls you in while educating us on social justice at the same time。 I devoured this book in two days and am still mulling it over。 It is so much more complex than a simple thriller。The story follows a young high school girl named Mari， suffering from anxiety and PTSD and using marijuana to cope， who moves to a new town with her blended race family。 When they arrive， the perfectly manicured home is in the middle of a literal ghost town。 All the other homes are abandoned and rundown。 Their home is the first in the “new phase” of updates coming soon to the entire neighborhood。 As if that’s not weird enough， they are told NEVER to go in the basement， but continue to hear noises and smell funky things coming up through the vents。 As Mari digs deeper into what happened in the town before they arrived， she is quickly met with backlash and threats。 Her sister begins to have visions and act strangely。 What is really going on here？？I actually LOVED the horror aspects of this book。 Mari has a phobia of bugs and those scenes alone are intense！！ Then you add in the visions and the noises。。。I am totally afraid of the dark so this really played up on those fears and creeped me out。 I wanted so badly for there to be actual supernatural elements in this book！！ I would have been happy to have this just be a pure thriller。 However， I feel like Jackson really wanted a book about gentrification， the difficulties of a mixed race family， and the criminalization of marijuana use。 You can tell that she was thoughtful about incorporating those themes into this novel。 So she chooses to focus the rest of the novel on those elements instead。 For me， it sidetracked the story a bit。 For some， they will be happy to see these issues discussed。 This feels like a YA version of When No One Is Watching so if you liked that one， you should enjoy this。 If you were hoping for straight up horror， this may not be enough。 But it will keep you guessing and it is great for discussion。 So I suggest reading with a friend！ To read more reviews， head over TO MY BLOG。Or see what I'm currently reading over on my INSTAGRAM PAGE。 And now you can even follow my book chats on my BOOKTUBE CHANNEL！ To listen on audio:head over TO LIBRO FM。 。。。more
Arlene H
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Thank you to epicreads and harpercollins for my gifted ARC。 I have to say， we are in the Golden Age of the Young Adult genre。 When I was growing up， there wasn't much versatility or diversity in YA and now that there is， I am making up for lost time。 Tiffany D。 Jackson is certainly at the top of my go-to YA author list。 I had previously read Grown and loved it， and was excited to learn she would be releasing a horror novel， and did she deliver。 White Smoke is The Conjuring meets Jordan Peele。 TD Thank you to epicreads and harpercollins for my gifted ARC。 I have to say， we are in the Golden Age of the Young Adult genre。 When I was growing up， there wasn't much versatility or diversity in YA and now that there is， I am making up for lost time。 Tiffany D。 Jackson is certainly at the top of my go-to YA author list。 I had previously read Grown and loved it， and was excited to learn she would be releasing a horror novel， and did she deliver。 White Smoke is The Conjuring meets Jordan Peele。 TDJ has written a well-crafted horror novel， which had me spooked at night because I made the mistake of reading close to my bedtime。 In addition to the haunted house and horror aspects， she also included heavier topics such as navigating a blended family， addiction， and mental health challenges。 As someone who grew up in an inner city area， the parts pertaining to gentrification were upsetting， as deep-pocketed developers have been known to implement laws and sow divide and conquer tactics to push out the existing communities， instead of working with them。Overall， this novel had the right level of creepiness， and I enjoyed it immensely。The only minor critique I have is that the novel ended abruptly but that means there's a sequel， right？ 😊 。。。more
Sarah Leigh
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I want to list the TW for this novel first: TW for drug use， addiction， incarceration， anxiety/invasive thoughts， bug phobia （esp。 bed bugs）。 While this is not an extensive list， these are the triggers I think are most prominent and likely to potentially do harm to someone reading this novel。 As a huge fan of Jackson， I was so excited to see information for this novel。 The premise - Marigold has moved from her life in California to the small town of Cedarville， along with her mother （who has acc I want to list the TW for this novel first: TW for drug use， addiction， incarceration， anxiety/invasive thoughts， bug phobia （esp。 bed bugs）。 While this is not an extensive list， these are the triggers I think are most prominent and likely to potentially do harm to someone reading this novel。 As a huge fan of Jackson， I was so excited to see information for this novel。 The premise - Marigold has moved from her life in California to the small town of Cedarville， along with her mother （who has accepted a job with the prestigious Sterling Foundation）， brother， and new step-father and step-sister。 Marigold is fleeing from the metaphorical ghosts haunting her past - her fears， her anxiety， her phobias， and her addictions。 On the surface， life in Cedarville seems to be idyllic， but deeper down， there are secrets。 And when these secrets come to life， they could threaten everything that Marigold is trying to rebuild。In the end， I wanted to like this novel more than I did。 For the most part， I think that this has more to do with me than with Jackson's writing， which is as strong as ever。 Although I enjoyed the novel， I very much struggled with the abruptness of the ending and the lack of closure in the resolution of the book。 As stated， Jackson's writing is exemplary。 She is a master craftsman when it comes to weaving together plot elements。 The first night I began reading the novel， I had to take a break or two because I was completely freaked out （like Marigold， I share a phobia of bed bugs， although mine is not as debilitating as hers）。 There is a real sense of blurred lines， which is what you want from a horror novel。 Is this paranormal？ Are there ghosts？ Is something really happening or is it all in the character's mind？ The building of suspense and tension was excellent， as is the subtle feeling that something is not right with the town that only becomes worse as the story continues。 Jackson blends together more traditional horror tropes with a grounding in the real that helps the reader feel unsettled。 However， once reaching the climax， the novel quickly picks up the pace and then ends without any type of epilogue or a clear resolution of 'after'。 I love that I didn't see the turn/twist coming， but I also feel a bit let down by the ending and not feeling like I had a good sense of what would happen to everyone after。 I liked the novel， but I think this one just wasn't my favorite。 。。。more
Victoria Perlaza
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I received ARC from NetGalley and happy I got a sneak preview of the newest read from one of my favorite YA authors。 In true Tiffany D。 Jackson fashion， this book makes you think one thing and then turns out to be something completely different！ While a little slow at first， once things started happening， the story picked up and I couldn’t stop until the mystery was solved。 I always appreciated that the main character Mari was flawed and trying to overcome her own battles while also recognizing I received ARC from NetGalley and happy I got a sneak preview of the newest read from one of my favorite YA authors。 In true Tiffany D。 Jackson fashion， this book makes you think one thing and then turns out to be something completely different！ While a little slow at first， once things started happening， the story picked up and I couldn’t stop until the mystery was solved。 I always appreciated that the main character Mari was flawed and trying to overcome her own battles while also recognizing that she still has some growing to do。 I’m already eagerly anticipating what Tiffany D。 Jackson brings us next！ 。。。more
Ana
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4。4 stars！ Full review coming soon but definitely add this to your TBR for spooky season！
Richelle Robinson
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Thank you Epic Reads for my advance review copy。 White Smoke is a good creepy read that snuck up on me when I least expected！ While reading this story I kept checking my bedsheets when I wasn’t scratching at imaginary bumps。 When you read the book it will all make sense！ Seeing how the story all played at out the end had my jaw dropping。 I couldn’t read the last 100 pages fast enough。 I would have liked an epilogue to see how everything played out afterwards。 Jackson did a great job crossing ove Thank you Epic Reads for my advance review copy。 White Smoke is a good creepy read that snuck up on me when I least expected！ While reading this story I kept checking my bedsheets when I wasn’t scratching at imaginary bumps。 When you read the book it will all make sense！ Seeing how the story all played at out the end had my jaw dropping。 I couldn’t read the last 100 pages fast enough。 I would have liked an epilogue to see how everything played out afterwards。 Jackson did a great job crossing over to the thriller genre and I can’t wait to see what she will come up with next！ 。。。more
Samantha H。
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Let me begin by saying that horror is NOT my jam。 I don't watch scary movies。 I don't read scary books。 I don't enjoy being scared！ But when one of your favorite authors decides to venture into the horror genre， you follow。Thanks to @netgalley for the ARC of White Smoke by Tiffany D。 Jackson。 The novel was free， but all my thoughts are my own！I tried to be vague， but warning: there may be spoilers ahead。The beginning of this book did not excite me。 In fact， I was wondering how I was going to get Let me begin by saying that horror is NOT my jam。 I don't watch scary movies。 I don't read scary books。 I don't enjoy being scared！ But when one of your favorite authors decides to venture into the horror genre， you follow。Thanks to @netgalley for the ARC of White Smoke by Tiffany D。 Jackson。 The novel was free， but all my thoughts are my own！I tried to be vague， but warning: there may be spoilers ahead。The beginning of this book did not excite me。 In fact， I was wondering how I was going to get through the rest of it。 The haunted house trope is tired and I could not for the life of me figure out what was going on with the whole drug undertone。 I kept wondering to myself if the author really needed to make this character addicted to weed。 By the end， I understood and I was hooked。 Only Tiffany D。 Jackson can take a story about a haunted house which has been done SO many times before and make it fresh and relevant。 This story contains nods to real cases （as all of her books do） which makes it THAT much more creepy。 Several times I found myself actually scared and hating myself for it because that's just not me！ I don't do scary。 But the writing is SO good。 She makes you feel like the haunting is actually happening to you。 Now I am going down a rabbit hole of researching like cases。 I only have two words: Oooooh my。It also has to be said that Jackson poignantly sends a message loud and clear about the effect of drugs （and capitalism） on neighborhoods。 I was so impressed with how she intertwined this incredibly important message into a horror story。 This is definitely one of Jackson's stronger pieces and although it goes without saying， it deserves repeating。 I will read absolutely anything this woman writes。 。。。more
Kristi
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Amanda
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Thanks to HarperCollins and NetGalley for an advanced copy of this to review。 3。5/5Super spooky and full of twists and turns！ Teens are going to love this book and the premise of "The Haunting of Hill House meets Get Out" is spot on。 I agree with others that the ending is abrupt but it could easily be one of those books you read in one sitting only to turn around and read it again just to catch anything you missed the first time。 Thanks to HarperCollins and NetGalley for an advanced copy of this to review。 3。5/5Super spooky and full of twists and turns！ Teens are going to love this book and the premise of "The Haunting of Hill House meets Get Out" is spot on。 I agree with others that the ending is abrupt but it could easily be one of those books you read in one sitting only to turn around and read it again just to catch anything you missed the first time。 。。。more
ElphaReads
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Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with an eARC of this novel！Tiffany D。 Jackson is one of my favorite YA authors， and one of my favorite authors in general。 Her thriller novels are top notch， and when I heard she was writing a horror novel I was stoked as hell because I knew she would probably crush it。 And then when I read the description of WHITE SMOKE， and saw it was going to be a haunted house tale， I was even more excited。Marigold and her newly blended family are moving from Californi Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with an eARC of this novel！Tiffany D。 Jackson is one of my favorite YA authors， and one of my favorite authors in general。 Her thriller novels are top notch， and when I heard she was writing a horror novel I was stoked as hell because I knew she would probably crush it。 And then when I read the description of WHITE SMOKE， and saw it was going to be a haunted house tale， I was even more excited。Marigold and her newly blended family are moving from California to a small Midwestern town called Cedarville after her mother got a job with a company that wished to provide them with a new home。 The community leaders say that want to revitalize the area， and think that Mari， her mother， brother， stepfather， and stepsister are the right family to start this project。 Mari is trying to forget some of the things that happened in her California life， and while moving is stressful and she doesn't care for her stepfather Alec or bratty stepsister Piper， a new start could be the thing she needs to move on。 But then strange things start happening in the house。 Objects move or disappear。 Doors slam randomly。 A foul stench comes and goes。 Mari doesn't know if she believes in ghosts。 But SOMETHING is going on in her new home， and the community seems to be keeping secrets that pertain to that。。。Tiffany D。 Jackson easily jumps from the thriller genre to the horror genre with WHITE SMOKE。 Combining elements of traditional Gothic haunted house stories with themes of systemic racism （such as prison pipelines and property discrimination） and injustice makes for a scary tale that not only takes on the haunted house trope， but real life horrors that happen every day in modern America。 I loved Mari， who is a great Gothic heroine as she is intrepid， isolated， and because of her high anxiety and past dependency issues is questioning whether or not the strange things in her new home are actually happening to her and her family， or if it's just her imagination。 And the horror and ghostly aspects themselves are fantastic， as front and center is the story of The Hag， one of my favorite pieces of horror folklore。 There were moments in this book that I was so wound up and freaked out that I would have jumped ten feet in the air if caught off guard。 It's not surprising that Jackson so easily writes horror， given that her thrillers sometimes have horror potential in their subject matter， but it's awesome that she can effectively do two of my favorite genres without any major impediments or bumps in the road。 There's a reason I love her books。WHITE SMOKE is a must for horror fans。 It's landing just in time for Halloween， and I suggest you get your hands on it if you want a good scare。 。。。more
Meredith Ann
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Creepy and fast paced， with characters you'll want to spend more time with。 White Smoke deals with addiction， mixed families， gentrification， and， oh yeah， a haunted house。 I do wish there had been more about the Foundation and I found myself surprised at the quick ending。 But still， highly recommended and perfect for the upcoming spooky season。 Creepy and fast paced， with characters you'll want to spend more time with。 White Smoke deals with addiction， mixed families， gentrification， and， oh yeah， a haunted house。 I do wish there had been more about the Foundation and I found myself surprised at the quick ending。 But still， highly recommended and perfect for the upcoming spooky season。 。。。more
Deb
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A solid read for the YA thriller/horror reader。 Lovely twists and turns。
Joanna
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