365 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780241324080
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin
Publication date: 06 April 2017
Description
This thought-provoking and often provocative look at racism is a sequel to the award-winning Noughts & Crosses.For fourteen years, Sephy, a singer, struggles to raise her mixed-race child in an apartheid society, telling Callie Rose very littl...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,741 reviews
Moods
emotional 74%
sad 58%
tense 57%
challenging 40%
reflective 27%
adventurous 17%
mysterious 11%
hopeful 6%
inspiring 6%
informative 4%
Pace
fast 31%
slow 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 45% | Character: 45% | Plot: 8%Strong character development?
Yes: 51% | It's complicated: 34% | No: 13%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 51% | Yes: 27% | No: 19%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 95% | It's complicated: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 79% | It's complicated: 14% | No: 3% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Violence, Child deathModerate
Death, Murder, Hate crimeMinor
Alcoholism, Sexual assault, Cultural appropriation
365 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780241324080
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin
Publication date: 06 April 2017
Description
This thought-provoking and often provocative look at racism is a sequel to the award-winning Noughts & Crosses.For fourteen years, Sephy, a singer, struggles to raise her mixed-race child in an apartheid society, telling Callie Rose very littl...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,741 reviews
Moods
emotional 74%
sad 58%
tense 57%
challenging 40%
reflective 27%
adventurous 17%
mysterious 11%
hopeful 6%
inspiring 6%
informative 4%
Pace
fast 31%
slow 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 45% | Character: 45% | Plot: 8%Strong character development?
Yes: 51% | It's complicated: 34% | No: 13%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 51% | Yes: 27% | No: 19%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 95% | It's complicated: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 79% | It's complicated: 14% | No: 3% | N/A: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Racism, Violence, Child deathModerate
Death, Murder, Hate crimeMinor
Alcoholism, Sexual assault, Cultural appropriation