Reviews tagging 'Rape'

Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

49 reviews

woweewhoa's review against another edition

emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Bullying, Car accident, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Outing, Racism, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Sexual harassment, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, and Sexual assault

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Gun violence, Medical content, Police brutality, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

fanboyriot's review

dark mysterious tense fast-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

5.0

Seriously a wild ride.  It was a nicely written twisted thriller that left me saying: “just one more chapter.”  The first part is a little slow to start, giving time to learn about the characters and a little about Niveus.  However, part two and three are where things get a bit more into the twists.  I loved all the Gossip Girls and Pretty Little Liars vibes that it had.  The ending and epilogue were good as well, seeing Chiamaka and Devon have a happy ending even after everything that happened.  Really good and I’m kinda glad I went into it knowing nothing about it, it made it all the more better.

Dark Academia
Good Queer Rep
Tackles Big Issues 
Angst with a Happy Ending
Gossip Girl/Pretty Little Liars Vibes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Classism, Racism, Stalking, Misogyny, Hate crime, Sexual harassment, Homophobia, Outing, Racial slurs, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Murder, Violence, Emotional abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Car accident, Cursing, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Death

Minor: Rape, Suicide attempt, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, and Torture

auteaandtales's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

• 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Colonisation

Minor: Rape, Homophobia, Violence, Gun violence, Suicide, Drug abuse, and Drug use

shaimahmad's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative sad tense fast-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

3.25

Basically Pretty Little Liars but with white suprematism cult and hardcore racial bullying.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Car accident, Bullying, Racism, Toxic relationship, Outing, Murder, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Gaslighting, Racial slurs, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, and Cultural appropriation

Minor: Colonisation, Car accident, Police brutality, Suicidal thoughts, War, Slavery, Self harm, Suicide, Rape, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Drug abuse, Drug use, Suicide attempt, Mass/school shootings, Infidelity, Gun violence, and Homophobia

faerietalebooks's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• 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? It's complicated

4.0

This book was a great listen! It was a riveting mystery and had many dark twists and turns with high stakes for the characters. There were many topics to be explored for each character's background and desires. Though they may not be the most likeable characters, they felt very realistic in their motivations and agency. The author brought up many important real-world topics that were resolved in a way that left more to be thought over in the reader's mind.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Racism, Racial slurs, Homophobia, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Blood, Classism, Gaslighting, and Hate crime

Minor: Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Rape, Suicide, and Drug use

Topics of social eugenics were brought up.

scbarr's review

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Racism, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Toxic friendship and Toxic relationship

Minor: Rape

decklededgess's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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? No

5.0

trigger warnings: racism, bullying, cyberbullying, forced outing, rape mention, sexual harassment, murder mention, car accident, gun violence, drugs mention, alcohol

This was a spectacular book to listen to on audiobook. The suspense and narration was just beyond mind blowing.

I loved how the Gossip Girl and V for Vendetta vibes blended together seamlessly to make for an incredibly dramatic story with so much suspense and intrigue. I loved the two main characters and their slow build of friendship as they realise why they're the targets of an anonymous bully.

I loved how well the story deconstructed the romanticised aspects of dark academia. It brought forth the sinister roots of the genre that stem from elitism and racism.

I also loved the ending and the reveal. It was sad yet such a moment of vindication. LOVE

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use, Alcohol, Rape, Sexual assault, Murder, Racial slurs, Bullying, Racism, Outing, Car accident, and Sexual harassment

lainy's review against another edition

dark 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Racism, Racial slurs, and Rape

zoeyreads's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Car accident, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Outing, Racial slurs, Racism, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Rape, Suicide attempt, and Fire/Fire injury

renuka__'s review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• 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

4.25

This book is even more thrilling than Gossip Girl, especially as you reach part 3. The writing style was simple, making it an easy and accessible book (and an even better book to listen to in audio format). 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Suicide attempt, Racism, and Hate crime

Moderate: Biphobia, Slavery, Rape, and Police brutality

Minor: Racial slurs and Vomit