Reviews tagging 'Fire/Fire injury'

As de picas by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

319 reviews

maresuju's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Homophobia, Racism, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Stalking, Outing, Gaslighting, and Classism

Minor: Drug use, Misogyny, Police brutality, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

mxleelah's review against another edition

challenging dark inspiring mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racism, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Outing, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

theuncannydani's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Outing, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Classism

Moderate: Confinement, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Drug abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

frawst_disasta_reads's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• 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

5.0

This book is extremely correct in saying it’s like Gossip Girl meets Get Out.  It’s a psychological thriller for sure.  If you didn’t like Get Out, or found it too much, this might not be the best book for you

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Racism, Fire/Fire injury, and Classism

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide attempt

emilyreads15's review against another edition

emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

This book is POWERFUL. I’ve truly never read anything like this before and I’m super thankful that my book club chose this as one of our reads. Not only was it deeply emotional but it was also very enlightening and inspiring. Ace of Spades was not only an interesting read with an interesting plot but it also discussed real world stereotypes and issues that I think more people should be aware of. This book and these characters allowed me to see our world from a completely different perspective. I was aware that racism is very much still a thing to this day but never to this extent. I’m thankful to the author for writing this book to allow readers, like myself, to learn more about topics that may have never been exposed to me before. 

On top of the meaningful message, the story was also beautifully written with lots of diversity and fast paced chapters that always kept my attention. I’ve given it 4.5 only because it’s not an all time favorite but it is easily one of the best books I’ve ever read. So much happened throughout the book, it was never boring and I’m very happy with the ending.

Overall this book was so beautiful and emotional. I 100% recommend this not just to readers but to everyone. I think every person should read this book at least once in their life. I’m looking forward to reading more by Faridah Àbíké-íyímídé in the future.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racism, and Violence

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Racial slurs, Stalking, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death, Gun violence, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

ohyeahshebomb's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

3.5

This book unfortunately took 7 months to read due to it starting off as a buddy read, but the first 1/3 of the book just agitated me (as a black woman) and just brought back the horrendous encounters I've had and those I'd heard stories of. The story didn't feel like a story. I'm glad I decided to pick it back up and follow through, I flew through the second half of the book within two days. 

A few things I think detracted from the book was the copious amounts of love interests/connections. Maybe I'm too far removed from high school, but it was just overkill to me. I also felt like the book could have benefited from more explanations. Specifically how we got to the protesters, Belle, Devon's father, and Dre, but I digress. I also wanted more of a climax, the book it's self dragged on for me but there the climax was so rush, you'd miss it if you blinked. 

I hope that the white people that pick this book up see the modern day implications of being Black. 

I look forward to reading Where Sleeping Girls Lie!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Violence, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Classism

bookishkellyn's review against another edition

mysterious tense

• 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

3.5

Senior year starts off with a bang when the only two Black students (popular mean girl, Chiamaka & music geek, Devon) are blasted Gossip Girl style by an anonymous villain (Aces). Chiamaka struggles to uphold her perfectly crafted image while Devon fears for his safety. The culprit reveal was surprisingly sinister. The book went off the rails near the end with the Bigotry 101 dialogue and naivety of the main characters.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying and Gaslighting

Moderate: Homophobia, Racism, Outing, and Classism

Minor: Racial slurs, Car accident, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

motz_stick's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

This book is perfect. It’s harrowingly realistic as the beginning lulls you into a sense of safety and familiarity before suddenly ripping it all away. Honestly, at the beginning I hated Chiamaka,

from her willingness to justify Jamie’s convoluted behavior to being an accomplice to murder,

but seeing the change she underwent was phenomenal. I left this book feeling so proud of the characters and like I had been there with them living it. The puzzles in this book are perfect too. Some are easy to solve so you feel like you know what’s happening just for it to all twist into a distressing finale. I was left so amazed by this book I feel like my definition of 5 stars is forever changed.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Forced institutionalization, Car accident, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Drug abuse, Sexual violence, Forced institutionalization, and Grief

Minor: Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Classism

elfyn's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

Fucking fantastic. Challenging in all the right ways. I finished it in one sitting.

I literally cried at reading dr and professor in the epilogue.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Violence, Police brutality, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Outing, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, and Classism

chris_reads's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Racism, Stalking, Outing, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Homophobia, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Car accident, and Classism

Minor: Misogyny, Racial slurs, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol