Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Double Cross by Malorie Blackman

5 reviews

dramagirl2003's review

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

thoughts while reading

The Rise…

p44: the fact that tobey and callie still aren’t an item is a crime really
p88: one guess as to which race maxine is 🙄
p90: oh i hope not. if that dude is still alive after all this 😤
p93: everywhere. everywhere is the harm

The Fall…
p177: tobias durbridge. if you dare…
p181: if you’re that bloody scared of McAuley then you shouldn’t have ratted tobey out to him
p189: God, he’s gonna make tobey shoot dan
p191: don’t do it man, turn round and shoot the bosses (obv that’s actually a crap plan cause the rest of the mob will come after him, but i’m out of suggestions)
p220: that is a strange night, but i suspected she would do that
p239: that’s exactly what we thought, but how will they get him back? alive or in pieces?
p248: oh lordy, what if rebecca is dating the head of the L.M.? i’m pretty sure jude is dead, cause i rechecked Checkmate, but that thing is like a cockroach…
p264: sadly that’s the smartest plan actually, he’ll find out way more info from

rebecca than working at TFTM

p346: oh damn rebecca means serious business
p365: oh finally callie’s pov is back!
p373: thank god
p384: no tobey, please walk becks back to her car
p399:

byron

is the guy McAuley killed before the the prologue

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship

Moderate: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Violence, Blood, Stalking, and Murder

Minor: Cancer, Cursing, and Vomit

danisbookshelfx's review

lighthearted tense slow-paced

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

3.0

This fourth instalment of the series was okay. The themes of gang violence and drugs are important to make people aware of and the book demonstrates how easy people can fall into this lifestyle when they are desperate. However it felt a little bit rushed and predictable. The writing style was very “young” which fits with the target age but as a result felt a little boring at times. 
As a whole, I’m invested in the characters now, especially the ones from the first two books. But the plot didn’t have me as hooked as previous ones

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, and Violence

lillyrose97's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Racial slurs, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

12dejamoo's review

emotional 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? Yes

5.0

Tobey you dumbass

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse and Gun violence

Moderate: Death, Drug use, Sexual content, and Violence

arminam's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Drug use

Minor: Medical content