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A review by dustilane
White Smoke by Tiffany D. Jackson
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
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? Yes
4.0
Marigold has a lot of issues to work through and a past she is trying to escape when her family moves to the town of Cedarville. She reminds herself that change is good, but everything about the town and her new home begs to differ. Marigold quickly learns that there's something odd going on in Cedarville and there's something darker hidden beneath the shiny new coat of paint in her house.
White Smoke pulls from classic horror but puts its own twist! It is creepy and thrilling and there were definitely a few moments where I was on the edge of my seat. It takes the classic tale of a creepy house with a dark history and spins it around to make it unique and all its own. I loved Marigold as a character. She is flawed but someone you can root for. Marigold has anxiety and from what I can tell, a form of OCD, though, unless I'm misremembering, it isn't named directly. I found this depiction to be very realistic and made sense with the story. This is a great example of how you can write horror and involve mental illness without vilifying the mental illness. There wasn't a dull moment in the book and I enjoyed the back and forth between the creepy scenes and the more typical YA novel scenes. The one downside is that it is a big of an open ending, but I don't mind those so much.
Overall I really enjoyed it! This was so different than the other book I've read by this author but I still really enjoyed. I am excited to read even more books from Jackson!
White Smoke pulls from classic horror but puts its own twist! It is creepy and thrilling and there were definitely a few moments where I was on the edge of my seat. It takes the classic tale of a creepy house with a dark history and spins it around to make it unique and all its own. I loved Marigold as a character. She is flawed but someone you can root for. Marigold has anxiety and from what I can tell, a form of OCD, though, unless I'm misremembering, it isn't named directly. I found this depiction to be very realistic and made sense with the story. This is a great example of how you can write horror and involve mental illness without vilifying the mental illness. There wasn't a dull moment in the book and I enjoyed the back and forth between the creepy scenes and the more typical YA novel scenes. The one downside is that it is a big of an open ending, but I don't mind those so much.
Overall I really enjoyed it! This was so different than the other book I've read by this author but I still really enjoyed. I am excited to read even more books from Jackson!