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meganders22's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Bullying, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Outing, Gaslighting, and Classism
Moderate: Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Blood, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment
daniellekat's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Toxic relationship, Outing, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Classism
Moderate: Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Stalking, Car accident, and Sexual harassment
Minor: Gun violence, Sexism, Sexual content, Police brutality, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent
jei_reads_sometimes's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Bullying, Death, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Car accident, Outing, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, and Classism
Moderate: Drug use, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol
violetreader's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Racism, Outing, Gaslighting, and Classism
Moderate: Homophobia, Toxic relationship, Violence, Stalking, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Suicide attempt
emily_mh's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Bullying, Hate crime, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Outing, and Gaslighting
Moderate: Cursing, Gun violence, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Alcohol
Major: three uses of the n-slur, eugenics Moderate: imprisoned loved one, capital punishment Minor: disownment, toxic masculinity, texturism, sick loved one, suicidal ideation, disordered eatinghoneywisteria's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Homophobia, Racial slurs, and Racism
Moderate: Bullying
Minor: Addiction, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Grief
sinceraly's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75
The writer is very talented at prose, but unfortunately, this book did not have the consistency and skill to tell the story in a way that felt realistic enough. Racism does exist in both violent and sneaky ways, and both threaten lives, but Ace of Spades, to me, does not do a great job of selling the message. The evil you know is always scarier than the evil you do, and the book really would have been more successful if it had made and kept the villains as more of an intimate set of people - like Get Out did by having the villains be the main character's girlfriend's family - rather than a handful of them and also the whole school.
Graphic: Bullying, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Stalking, Outing, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Classism
denee16's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
While I may never personally feel these struggles, walking through these characters fights for justice and pain caused by rigged systems and a society working to keep them oppressed.
The constant questions of who Aces was only for the reveal to be absolutely horrifying and yet so real was exactly what kept this book moving so fast.
This book was fantastic and I can't recommend it enough!
Graphic: Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Stalking, Car accident, Outing, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Classism
Moderate: Drug use, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, and Death of parent
se_wigget's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
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Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Stalking, Car accident, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, and Injury/Injury detail
mamatrauma's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Cursing, Death, Drug use, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, Police brutality, Stalking, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Outing, Toxic friendship, and Classism