A review by milffiction
Checkmate by Malorie Blackman

5.0

my heart has never been toyed like this before. from the beginning of the book to the end, i have literally not been able to breathe. reading how callie-rose was treated by her family was so heartbreaking and frustrating because all i wanted was for sephy and callie-rose to rejuvenate their bond as mother and daughter, and everything apart from that was actually happening. including jude's and jasmine's and meggie's perspectives were so incredibly interesting and necessary for the path of the story; i hope that the books to follow continue the perspectives of everyone. despite the chapters being short, every ending added so much more depth to the characters. their emotions and thought processes were written so thoughtfully and beautifully, callie-rose's was especially moving. i love how everything tied together as you developed throughout the story, the flashbacks aided a lot in that. and don't even get me started on the ending—absolute genius. i think it will be hard to top this book in terms of the plot but malorie blackman never fails to surprise me.