This book is one of the most intriguing books that I have ever read. I received this book as a prize from my school, in recognition that I and three others in my class, were the all round best pupils over the year. The book is about an alternate world, where the black Crosses, rule over the white Noughts.
Callum is a Nought, a lowly white citizen in a society, disciplined aggressively by the black Crosses.
Sephy is a Cross, the daughter of an extremely powerful, brutal and cold-blooded man in the country.
Sephy and Callum live in a violent, hostile world where Noughts and Crosses are simply not made to mix. Although, nothing can keep these two apart. They know it's wrong and that they shouldn't be friends but when their childhood friendship turns in to a passionate love for one other, they are strong willed in finding a way for to be together.
This book is impossible to describe in one word. It is just too brilliant and deep to limit how many words I can say about it. I love the way it is written in alternate paragraphs, one with Sephy speaking and one with Callum. It was a brilliant read and it was a real page turner. I couldn't put it down on my holiday to France.
The book has many ups and downs and sends the reader on an emotional roller-coaster. As soon as there are blue skies, a grey cloud comes and rains heavily on it. I must advise you that this book is very violent and I would not recommend this for anyone below the age of 10 years of age.
I love the way Malorie Blackman made this book because, as most of you know, life isn't like that. I think that racism is a terrible thing and anyone who thinks that they are better than anyone else, because of their skin-colour is completely mad because we all have the same insides don't we?
Once again, this book is my favourite book that I have read this year and I hope that you guys could read this too.
Malini
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