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Crosshairs by Catherine Hernandez

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megansoetaert's review against another edition

dark emotional fast-paced

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

4.75

this book hurt my heart :( it was heartbreaking but had so many moments of beauty and joy, and both made me cry. it’s too easy to envision our world becoming this one, so read easy and take care of yourself, especially if you’re Black, Indigenous, a person of color, or queer. this book feels very important, and i think if you have the capacity, you should all read it

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concretefem's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

Wow, wow, wow. Crosshairs is really a stunner.

Even as an avid reader of speculative and dystopian fiction, I've never been so thoroughly haunted by a book -- been so fearful it represented not just a journey of the imagination, but foreboding prophesy. So in need to rest and repose as a reader, not just after the process of reading it, but during-- hence the fact that my reading journey spanned not one, but two years of picking up this novel, putting it down -- at times so long that the library lending period lapsed -- and so forth, time and again.

To say it is a challenging novel is an understatement. But I'm quite convinced it may be necessary reading--most off for QTPOC readers and BIPOC communities, as it maps out quite convincingly where the Trump/global antifascist extinction project may end if we're not careful.

So yeah. Readers be warned. But the rewards of perseverance will be sweet. Just be gentle with yourselves.

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djali84's review against another edition

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challenging dark reflective slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

jlye's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

captaincrash's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective tense

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

efullante's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.0

melm_'s review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

Dystopian novel set in the future and the government have created a purge like regime called ‘The Boots’ where they round up those who are disabled, LGBTQ+, ethnic minorities and send them into concentration camps.

This was a very somehow read, I don’t have any words.

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