![]() Their friendship was so wholesome and the portrayal of it felt very realistic, I loved reading about them. We had some great banter between the main character and her best friend. This was a very honest portrayal of coming of age, while trying to deal with a million and one problems and ultimately do the right thing. ![]() The ending got a little bit far-fetched for me and it was hard to stay focused and engrossed in this world when I just couldn’t stop thinking ‘how are these characters doing all this at 15?!’ - it was confusing. It’s well written, it has a great cast of interesting characters, and it tackles some important themes - I just wish the story stayed realistic throughout. This book started off so strongly, and I honestly thought it was going to be a four or five star book for me. The ending got a little bit far-fetched for me and it was hard to stay focused and engrossed in this world when I just couldn’t stop thinking ‘how are these char *Thank you Pan Macmillan for a copy of this book in exchange for review!* *Thank you Pan Macmillan for a copy of this book in exchange for review!* This book started off so strongly, and I honestly thought it was going to be a four or five star book for me. 'Khan has created a book steeped in drama and empathy, as well as providing two iconic superheroes' Nikesh Shukla on Kick the Moon. 'A voice long overdue in British fiction' Alex Wheatle on I Am Thunder But when she discovers that some kids at school are being blamed for selling drugs when the real perpetrator is right in front of their noses, she can't keep quiet any longer. When her school merges with another to form an Academy, Dua seizes her chance and sets up a rival newspaper, exposing the controversial stories that teachers and the kids who rule the school would rather keep buried.ĭua's investigations are digging up things she shouldn't get involved with about family, friends and her community and as exams rattle towards her, she needs to make some hard decisions about when to leave things alone. With a silver-tongue and an inquisitive nature, a career in journalism seems fated. When Isn't the truth as simple as black and white? Mark My Words is the searing novel from Branford Boase Award-winner and 2020 World Book Day author Muhammad Khan, asking who you can trust when all you see is lies.įifteen-year-old Dua Iqbal has always had trouble minding her own business. ![]() Fifteen-year-old Dua Iqbal has always had trouble minding her own business. Isn't the truth as simple as black and white? Mark My Words is the searing novel from Branford Boase Award-winner and 2020 World Book Day author Muhammad Khan, asking who you can trust when all you see is lies.
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