Absolutely powerful.
I am going to admit that I saw this book cover and wanted to purchase it without even knowing what it was about.

This is a Carrie reimagine/retelling with a heavy plot of racism. This follows Maddy, who has hidden the fact that she is bi-racial from her southern small town. Despite this taking place in modern time, their town is still very much rooted in the separation of whites vs blacks. They even have segregated proms, which is allowed since the students plan it and it is not a school sanctioned function (seriously, wtf)

When a video of white students bullying Maddy gets released, the town is suddenly pressured for their backwards ways. In efforts to get their image back, they decide to host the first integrated prom...much to the dismay to some students.

Yall, I have never been so enraged in a book before. Like truly so frustrated because I know that some of these characters truly exist IRL. I am not a horror girlie, but fun fact I love Carrie. It was so interesting to see how Jackson stayed true to the original source, but still made it her own. I feel like the plot really showcased a struggle that a lot of people face to this day.

Honestly, this was just such a great read that I'm actually a loss for words. I'm really excited to pick up other books by this author, because her writing was so good.