A Song On Sunday (7)

 Welcome to 'A Song On Sunday', an original meme here at Confessions Of A Bookaholic.

To take part all you have to do is:
1. Pick a song you love
2. Match it with a book you've read
3. Grab my button
4. Link back to me
5. Leave me a link so I can see your post
Simple as that


Today's song is by my favorite band of all time. I've been searching frantically for a book to go with this song and at last I thought of one. Noughts and Crosses by Malorie Blackman. I loved this series and it's all about racism and inequality. While this song isn't about racism it is about inequality and I think it gets the message across pretty well. All of The Script's songs make me feel very sorry for Danny (main singer) whoever keeps breaking his heart has a lot of fans to answer to! Read my review of Nought and Crosses here and enjoy the video.

Do you think the song goes well? Could you think of a better one? What is your Song On Sunday? Share them with me. Music + Reading, can you think of a better combination? I can't except maybe reading and chocolate. Hmm...
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Noughts And Crosses By Malorie Blackman

Hello everyone, yes yet another review. My friend (Hi) asked me to review Noughts and Crosses so I am.  Noughts and Crosses is quite a complicated and intriguing novel about a divided society. There is the Noughts and the Crosses. Sephy is a Cross, a member of the dark-skinned higher class. They can have what ever they want. Callum is a Nought, a member of the 'colourless' lower class. They have no rights.

Noughts and Crosses is a tragic story about love, loss and justice. Callum and Sephy have been best friends since they were children but what happens when that friendship turns to love? Noughts and Crosses explores the relationship between a Romeo and Juliet style couple in a world when love is unimportant. If you need more details here is the synopsis:

"Sephy is a Cross - a member of the dark-skinned ruling class. Callum is a nought - a 'colourless' member of the underclass who were once slaves to the Crosses. The two have been friends since early childhood. But that's as far as it can go. Until the first steps are taken towards more social equality and a limited number of Noughts are allowed into Cross schools...Against a background of prejudice and distrust, intensely highlighted by violent terrorist activity by Noughts, a romance builds between Sephy and Callum - a romance that is to lead both of them into terrible danger..."



I thought that Noughts and Crosses was a highly fascinating and realistic read. It highlighted some issues that still happen around our world today. It explores racism and prejudice in depth and really shows us what our world could be like today if we let it be. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes an intense read and stories about forbidden love. I would rate this book 4.5/5 stars. I hope you enjoyed my review.
My favorite quote:
"‘Just remember, Callum when you’re floating up and up in your bubble, that bubbles have a habit of bursting. The higher you climb, the further you have to fall’"
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