Checkmate by Malorie Blackman

Checkmate

Noughts & Crosses #3

Malorie Blackman

6 hours, 53 minutes • first pub 2005 (view editions) user-added

fiction dystopian young adult challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
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It's for readers who crave a morally complex, emotionally charged story that forces them to confront systemic injustice through the eyes of a young adult discovering uncomfortable truths about family, identity, and the price of resistance.

Description

Can the future ever erase the past? Rose has a Cross mother and a nought father in a society where the pale-skinned noughts are treated as inferiors and those with dual heritage face a life-long battle against deep-rooted prejudices. Sephy, her mo...

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Community Reviews

4.03
based on 3,365 reviews

Moods

emotional: 82%

dark: 68%

tense: 66%

sad: 50%

challenging: 45%

reflective: 34%

hopeful: 27%

adventurous: 21%

mysterious: 9%

inspiring: 8%

informative: 6%

funny: 3%

lighthearted: 1%

Pace

23% of readers chose fast
67% of readers chose medium
9% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

8% of readers chose Plot
50% of readers chose A mix
40% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

87% of readers chose Yes
8% of readers chose Complicated
3% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

46% of readers chose Yes
41% of readers chose Complicated
12% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

97% of readers chose Yes
1% of readers chose Complicated
Yes
Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus?

85% of readers chose Yes
9% of readers chose Complicated
3% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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