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hanne's review against another edition
5.0
Double Cross is very different from the other books in this series, but it is a perfect last book. I loved this just as much as I loved Noughts and Crosses #1, just differently.
mariajaqi's review against another edition
5.0
Malorie Blackman is one of the most dangerous authors i know. The themes in this series are so serious and scary i nearly wept in horror. I loved this book. it concluded the series perfectly. I thought Tobey was a quiet reserved boy but after reading a whole book from his perspective i frowned at his decision making. i am gonna make it my goal to own this whole series.
abbileigh's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
lucyscottt's review against another edition
4.0
Another gripping read from Blackman!
I really enjoyed reading the story through another characters eyes, and before you know if you were swept up in Tobey’s journey!
This is the last in the series that I’ve read before, so I’m really looking forward to the final 2 books!
I really enjoyed reading the story through another characters eyes, and before you know if you were swept up in Tobey’s journey!
This is the last in the series that I’ve read before, so I’m really looking forward to the final 2 books!
kalivha's review against another edition
5.0
Unexpected continuation to the story, but fitting all the same.
casseyt's review against another edition
2.0
Disappointing. There was so much more this story could have been, instead we were stuck with a character we barely cared about.
slaymj's review against another edition
5.0
I love all these books there amazing and I can’t wait to start the next one
thebooksareeverywhere's review against another edition
4.0
https://thebooksareeverywhere.com/2020/09/20/review-double-cross-4-by-malorie-blackman/
I have such mixed feelings about this book. I see this book as the last in the series, purely because it was the last for so long, and Crossfire is set so long after the original four.
I really enjoyed the plot of this book so much. It was probably the most fast-paced book in the series and I flew through it quicker than any of the others. Especially the last 100 pages, they were so amazingly full of action that I didn’t want to put the book down.
That was all it took – a shower of rain, the slam of a door, the thrust of a knife or a gunshot –
But – and it’s a big but – it wasn’t enough. I really enjoyed the plot, the action and adventure. It was a compulsive and compelling read. But it almost left no room for anything else. No room for emotion, connection, family, friendship. I didn’t really feel like I knew Tobey before this book, and I don’t feel like I know him afterward, either. I did feel for them as a couple, and I won’t lie, I did have tears in my eyes at the end of the book.
I just wish I had more time to connect to the characters, to feel more for them so that when the plot climaxed, I would connect to how it affected everybody around Tobey, himself included.
and just like that, a person could be gone with nothing but the memories of others to show that they’d ever existed.
Unfortunately, it just didn’t add enough to the original story for me at all, and the balance of emotional connection and plot was not right. I wanted a par of both of them, and even though the action and plot were exceptional, it didn’t win me over, just made the book very readable!
★★★
3 out of 5 stars
-Beth
May your shelves forever overflow with books! ☽
I have such mixed feelings about this book. I see this book as the last in the series, purely because it was the last for so long, and Crossfire is set so long after the original four.
I really enjoyed the plot of this book so much. It was probably the most fast-paced book in the series and I flew through it quicker than any of the others. Especially the last 100 pages, they were so amazingly full of action that I didn’t want to put the book down.
That was all it took – a shower of rain, the slam of a door, the thrust of a knife or a gunshot –
But – and it’s a big but – it wasn’t enough. I really enjoyed the plot, the action and adventure. It was a compulsive and compelling read. But it almost left no room for anything else. No room for emotion, connection, family, friendship. I didn’t really feel like I knew Tobey before this book, and I don’t feel like I know him afterward, either. I did feel for them as a couple, and I won’t lie, I did have tears in my eyes at the end of the book.
I just wish I had more time to connect to the characters, to feel more for them so that when the plot climaxed, I would connect to how it affected everybody around Tobey, himself included.
and just like that, a person could be gone with nothing but the memories of others to show that they’d ever existed.
Unfortunately, it just didn’t add enough to the original story for me at all, and the balance of emotional connection and plot was not right. I wanted a par of both of them, and even though the action and plot were exceptional, it didn’t win me over, just made the book very readable!
★★★
3 out of 5 stars
-Beth
May your shelves forever overflow with books! ☽
m3l89's review against another edition
3.0
Out of the first 4 Noughts and Crosses books, this is the one I liked least. It had a completely different feel to the first three; it wasn’t as political or emotional or thought provoking. This was more like a gangster novel set in the Noughts and Crosses universe; it could have been fan fiction or written by someone else altogether. In comparison with the rest of the series, this was hugely disappointing.
ruby1993's review against another edition
5.0
I remember when I was walking around Bristol and I saw the advertisement for this new book, and I got so excited! I'd been hoping the series would get another book soon, since finishing the previous one.
Again, I was not disappointed!
Again, I was not disappointed!