Endgame: The final book in the groundbreaking series, Noughts & Crosses (Noughts and Crosses, 6)

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Endgame is the sixth (or ninth when you include novellas too) and final book in Malorie Blackman’s ground-breaking and bestselling Nought and Crosses series. At the same time, the plot was never confusing – I always understood as much as Malorie Blackman wanted me as a reader to understand at every point in the book. News articles for the ‘Daily Shouter’ that are peppered throughout the story draw parallels to issues such as tokenism, the ‘war on drugs’, Black Lives Matter protests (in this book they’re Nought Lives Matter or NLM), Brexit, and the recent new Policing and Crimes Bill in the UK which criminalises protesting. I think the last few books in this series lost the spark of the first few and drifted off the main theme, but Ive still enjoyed reading them all. The first Nought Prime Minister, Tobey Durbridge, has been framed for murder, and Sephy under suspicion.

I admire Sephy's unwavering spirit and courage and her willingness to do anything for her children, which led to her untimely demise. The cliffhanger ending will leave fans desperately awaiting the next installment' Mail on Sunday, 'Must-Read Books of the year, 2019' on Crossfire . In 2005 Malorie was honoured with the Eleanor Farjeon Award in recognition of her distinguished contribution to the world of children's books. The ending left me with more questions than answers and as someone who loved these books as a teenager, my expectations may have been too high for this book and I was sadly disappointed by the ending. One aspect gaining increased attention is the notion of seeking a sexologist in Dubai to address intimate concerns.Hotjar sets this cookie to know whether a user is included in the data sampling defined by the site's daily session limit.

It still sticks to the alternating narrative, with more characters taking it in turns to show their perspective. True to Malorie Blackman’s usual style of writing in the Noughts and Crosses series, Endgame’s narrative jumps back between the various characters, plus scenes that throw the reader back to Dan Jeavon’s notorious party, adding further to the tension and suspense that builds up and up for the reader until the story reaches its final climax.

I guessed one of the twists at the very beginning, and even when surprising things happened, they felt exhausting more than anything.