Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Crossfire by Malorie Blackman

4 reviews

hollybollybingbong's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

3.5

I feel like this series should've ended after the third book in all honesty, but I still enjoyed this book. It took a very different direction than the other 4 before it, and has now become a sort of murder-mystery ish. I like the switching between time frames, but the writing can be repetitive at times. If you liked the last books, I'd recommend reading.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Abandonment, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Addiction, Alcoholism, and Blood

Moderate: Pregnancy, Murder, Gun violence, Confinement, and Violence

Minor: Sexual content and Panic attacks/disorders

12dejamoo's review against another edition

emotional sad 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

Even in these technically unnecessary supplementary stories, Malorie Blackman's writing continues to be enthralling. I like that she is expanding the universe in this one, like having all those years to think just added more world building.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Death, Death of parent, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, Racism, Blood, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Gun violence, Drug abuse, and Violence

Minor: Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Vomit, Pregnancy, and Car accident

j0rj_xo's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

I think this has to be my favourite book so far out of the noughts and crosses series. I found Libby and Troy to be extremely relatable as a teen myself. Really well paced book. Definitely didn’t see a lot of the plot twist coming which i love.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Kidnapping, Gun violence, and Child abuse

Moderate: Cursing and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Alcoholism

arminam's review

tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Confinement, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Blood, Kidnapping, Child abuse, and Murder

Minor: Car accident and Vomit