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Himmel und Hölle by Malorie Blackman

52 reviews

clhtdr's review against another edition

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dark tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0


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nordicat's review against another edition

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dark sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75


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reggiereading's review against another edition

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challenging dark tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

great book, i really liked it, but just dwel on this for a moment:
he's 15, she's 13/14.
(timeskip)
he's 19, she's 17.
i have no doubt that they do care about each other and their relationship is real but i just cringe when i think about it.

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scarlet_pimpernel's review against another edition

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dark medium-paced

1.0


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robss_'s review against another edition

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adventurous challenging 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? Yes

4.5


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amylovesbooksandyarn's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I saw the BBC series of this and really liked it so have been looking to read to book for a while. 

I listened to this on audio and it took me a while to get into in the younger years but as the characters got older it really started to enhance the story.

This is a YA book but it covers some very serious topics, the justice system, social inequality, racism, suicide, the death penalty to name a few.

The story is told from both Sephie and Callums perspective and we get their thoughts and emotions.  The inner monologue is always something you can have in books but not as easily in TV format so this does create a more emotive read rather than watch. 

There were bits I didn't see coming which is always great in a read. I would definitely get the next in the series 


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caelfind's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional sad 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

4.5


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dramagirl2003's review against another edition

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dark emotional tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

what a crazy read!! I'd describe this book as almost a societal racism uno reverse, and it was incredibly insightful. cal and sephy made so many questionable decisions, but I couldn't stay angry with either of them for too long. they were just kids trying their best in an extremely confusing and racist world

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exceptionallyrainytuesdaynight's review against another edition

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emotional sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

1.25


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ellie_a05's review against another edition

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emotional 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? Yes

5.0


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