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* DiagnosedByTheAudience: Lynette. She seems to have some kind of PTSD and psychosis.
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** At the end of the book, [[spoiler: Sephy and Callum confessing to each other that they love each other as he is hanged.]]

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** At the end of the book, [[spoiler: Sephy and Callum confessing calling to each other that they love each other as he is hanged.hanged. Made even worse when Callum's last chapter ends when he dies, halfway through telling Sephy he loves her.]]
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* SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped: This book makes poignant comments about race and how oppressed groups react to racism and how it quickly results in the detriment of everyone.
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* AdaptationDisplacement: Averted. Many people do not know about the stage version, even though it ran for a long time and got a thumbs up from the author.
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* MoralEventHorizon: [[spoiler: Jude's murder of Kara]]. Possibly he himself considers it to be this, as he is notably more heartless afterwards, and much as he suppresses his conscience, it's clear that he never forgives himself for it.
* NarmCharm: When Jude tells Cara that nought women often try to look like Cross women. He has a point, but then he tells her that they can buy panties which are padded so they can have more curvy hips, it just becomes funny. But still sad.

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* MoralEventHorizon: [[spoiler: Jude's murder of Kara]].Cara]]. Possibly he himself considers it to be this, as he is notably more heartless afterwards, and much as he suppresses his conscience, it's clear that he never forgives himself for it.
* NarmCharm: When Jude tells Cara that nought Nought women often try to look like Cross women. He has a point, but then he tells her that they can buy panties which are padded so they can have more curvy hips, it just becomes funny. But still sad.
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*SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped: This book makes poignant comments about race and how oppressed groups react to racism and how it quickly results in the detriment of everyone.



** [[spoiler: Callum's hanging]]

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** [[spoiler: Callum's hanging]]hanging.]]



* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotForKids?: The series is targeted at Young ADULTS, and should not be read by anyone under 13. Still does not stop parents buying them for a 10 year old then complaining.

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* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotForKids?: The series is targeted at Young ADULTS, and should not be read by anyone under 13. Still does not stop parents buying them for a 10 year old 10-year-old then complaining.

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* CrowningMomentOfHeartWarming:
** At the end of the book, [[spoiler: Sephy and Callum confessing to each other that they love each other as he is hanged.]]
** The eventual reconciliation between [[spoiler: Sephy and Callie at the end of Checkmate]] is truly beautiful.


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** At the end of the book, [[spoiler: Sephy and Callum confessing to each other that they love each other as he is hanged.]]
** The eventual reconciliation between [[spoiler: Sephy and Callie at the end of Checkmate]] is truly beautiful.
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* FirstInstallmentWins: ''Noughts & Crosses'' is a lot more popular than any of its sequels. The fact that it can easily be read as a stand-alone may have contributed to this.
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* AdaptationDisplacement: Averted. Many people do not know about the stage version, even though it ran for along time and got a thumbs up from the author.

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* AdaptationDisplacement: Averted. Many people do not know about the stage version, even though it ran for along a long time and got a thumbs up from the author.



** At the end of noughts And Crosses, [[spoiler: Sephy and Callum confessing to each other that they love each other as he is hanged.]]

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** At the end of noughts And Crosses, the book, [[spoiler: Sephy and Callum confessing to each other that they love each other as he is hanged.]]



* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotForKids?: The series is targeted at Young ADULTS, and should not be read by any one under 13. Still does not stop parents buying them for a 10 year old then complaining.

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* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotForKids?: The series is targeted at Young ADULTS, and should not be read by any one anyone under 13. Still does not stop parents buying them for a 10 year old then complaining.
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* TheWoobie: Callum to an excruciating degree.
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* CrowningMomentOfHeartWarming:
** At the end of noughts And Crosses, [[spoiler: Sephy and Callum confessing to each other that they love each other as he is hanged.]]
** The eventual reconciliation between [[spoiler: Sephy and Callie at the end of Checkmate]] is truly beautiful.
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* CompleteMonster: [[spoiler: Possibly Jude.]] Arguably a much more developed example than normal for this trope, as his moral descent is detailed and believable, and it is shown that he does still have some affection for certain people, though it does little to stop his increasingly evil acts. While he remains a WellIntentionedExtremist for most of his life, few could argue that his [[spoiler: deliberately convincing his teenaged niece to become a suicide bomber]] is excusable by any standards.

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* TearJerker: [[spoiler: Callum's hanging]]

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* TearJerker: TearJerker:
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[[spoiler: Callum's hanging]]
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* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotForKids?: The series is targeted at Young ADULTS, and should not be read by any one under 13. Still does not stop parents buying them for a 10 year old then complaining.

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* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotForKids?: The series is targeted at Young ADULTS, and should not be read by any one under 13. Still does not stop parents buying them for a 10 year old then complaining.complaining.
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* NarmCharm: When Jude tells Cara that Nought women often try to look like Cross women. He has a point, but then he tells her that they can buy panties which are padded so they can have more curvy hips, it just becomes funny. But still sad.

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* NarmCharm: When Jude tells Cara that Nought nought women often try to look like Cross women. He has a point, but then he tells her that they can buy panties which are padded so they can have more curvy hips, it just becomes funny. But still sad.

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* CompleteMonster: [[spoiler: Possibly Jude.]]
* MoralEventHorizon: [[spoiler: Jude's murder of Kara]]

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* CompleteMonster: [[spoiler: Possibly Jude.]]
]] Arguably a much more developed example than normal for this trope, as his moral descent is detailed and believable, and it is shown that he does still have some affection for certain people, though it does little to stop his increasingly evil acts. While he remains a WellIntentionedExtremist for most of his life, few could argue that his [[spoiler: deliberately convincing his teenaged niece to become a suicide bomber]] is excusable by any standards.
* MoralEventHorizon: [[spoiler: Jude's murder of Kara]]Kara]]. Possibly he himself considers it to be this, as he is notably more heartless afterwards, and much as he suppresses his conscience, it's clear that he never forgives himself for it.


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** Much of Callie Rose's childhood counts as this, to the point that she is talked into [[spoiler: becoming a suicide bomber while still a child.]] It is chillingly believable that she could be driven to this by the hell of her upbringing, and the manipulations of [[spoiler: her uncle.]]
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* AdaptationDisplacement: Averted. Many people do not know about the stage version, even though it ran for along time and got a thumbs up from the author.
* CompleteMonster: [[spoiler: Possibly Jude.]]
* MoralEventHorizon: [[spoiler: Jude's murder of Kara]]
* NarmCharm: When Jude tells Cara that Nought women often try to look like Cross women. He has a point, but then he tells her that they can buy panties which are padded so they can have more curvy hips, it just becomes funny. But still sad.
* TearJerker: [[spoiler: Callum's hanging]]
* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotForKids?: The series is targeted at Young ADULTS, and should not be read by any one under 13. Still does not stop parents buying them for a 10 year old then complaining.

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