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83 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780141044385
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin
Publication date: 03 April 2010
Description
It's a hot summer afternoon. Tension is in the air. A gang of youths on bikes gathers outside a chip shop. A teenage boy is stabbed and left bleeding on the street.The boy's motherwonders how this could have happened to her son. She is full of que...
Community Reviews Summary of 346 reviews
Moods
emotional 64%
dark 59%
reflective 48%
tense 37%
challenging 34%
informative 10%
adventurous 3%
funny 3%
hopeful 1%
inspiring 1%
mysterious 1%
Pace
medium 26%
slow 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 57% | A mix: 32% | Plot: 8% | N/A: 2%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 46% | Yes: 32% | No: 18% | N/A: 4%Loveable characters?
Yes: 39% | It's complicated: 35% | No: 20% | N/A: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 66% | No: 20% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 67% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 10%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Child death, Death, MurderModerate
ViolenceMinor
Gun violence
83 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780141044385
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin
Publication date: 03 April 2010
Description
It's a hot summer afternoon. Tension is in the air. A gang of youths on bikes gathers outside a chip shop. A teenage boy is stabbed and left bleeding on the street.The boy's motherwonders how this could have happened to her son. She is full of que...
Community Reviews Summary of 346 reviews
Moods
emotional 64%
dark 59%
reflective 48%
tense 37%
challenging 34%
informative 10%
adventurous 3%
funny 3%
hopeful 1%
inspiring 1%
mysterious 1%
Pace
medium 26%
slow 6%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 57% | A mix: 32% | Plot: 8% | N/A: 2%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 46% | Yes: 32% | No: 18% | N/A: 4%Loveable characters?
Yes: 39% | It's complicated: 35% | No: 20% | N/A: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 66% | No: 20% | It's complicated: 10% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 67% | It's complicated: 21% | No: 10%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Child death, Death, MurderModerate
ViolenceMinor
Gun violence