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A review by roseslibrary2023
Knife Edge by Malorie Blackman
4.0
4.5 stars
This was a really enjoyable read and in my opinion is on par with noughts and crosses. When I was 16, I did not enjoy knife's edge because I found it too boring. Now that I am older (in my 20s) and have re-read the two, I like them both equally.
I think the reason I struggled with this book as a teen was because this book has a more mature tone with real life adult struggles, which is helped by the fact that Sephy is no longer a young teen so the world is depicted in a less childish perspective. I can now appreciate the direction this book took with the psychological struggles Sephy was going through, political struggles and strained family dynamics.
This book shows us Jude's character in much more detail, the author did a great job at portraying Jude's character in a way that the reader sympathises with at the start. Of course later on in the novel this sympathetic perspective changes, however Jude's actions overall were consistent with his character and therefore was an overall well written character. I really don't like him and what he did, but it made sense to his character and his own traumas.
I would recommend this book.
This was a really enjoyable read and in my opinion is on par with noughts and crosses. When I was 16, I did not enjoy knife's edge because I found it too boring. Now that I am older (in my 20s) and have re-read the two, I like them both equally.
I think the reason I struggled with this book as a teen was because this book has a more mature tone with real life adult struggles, which is helped by the fact that Sephy is no longer a young teen so the world is depicted in a less childish perspective. I can now appreciate the direction this book took with the psychological struggles Sephy was going through, political struggles and strained family dynamics.
This book shows us Jude's character in much more detail, the author did a great job at portraying Jude's character in a way that the reader sympathises with at the start. Of course later on in the novel this sympathetic perspective changes, however Jude's actions overall were consistent with his character and therefore was an overall well written character. I really don't like him and what he did, but it made sense to his character and his own traumas.
I would recommend this book.