Reviews tagging 'Cultural appropriation'

Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

7 reviews

diogomlory99's review against another edition

dark emotional informative mysterious reflective 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

4.75

A thrilling and exciting book, about racism. For fans of PLL and Gossip Girl, this book will be amazing! Even for non-fans, who are looking for a GOOD book with great characters and a tense mysterious plot! Loved every second of this book! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cultural appropriation, Racial slurs, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Toxic friendship, Car accident, Classism, Death, Bullying, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexual harassment, Suicide attempt, Gun violence, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, and Violence

mattesserc's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

4.0

Loooool in this life trust no one 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cultural appropriation, Violence, Suicide attempt, Sexual harassment, Racism, Gun violence, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Suicidal thoughts, Slavery, Mental illness, Car accident, Physical abuse, Death, Bullying, Toxic relationship, Police brutality, Gaslighting, Sexual assault, and Hate crime

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

t_swizzle's review

dark emotional hopeful informative 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Racism, Stalking, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Outing, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Car accident, Cultural appropriation, Homophobia, Emotional abuse, and Bullying

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Addiction, Misogyny, Alcohol, and Suicide attempt

alexxm13's review against another edition

dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I LOVE THAT SO MUCH *screams* i did not think this would end up being a cult to attack on black people in a white supremacy high school and the rest around america but here we are. a clear 5 star from the beginning with devon :,) and his sexuality and family problems and growing up in an area where he was poor and thought of as a criminal contrasted to chiamaka’s rich life but surrounded by toxic people in her life. the premise from the beginning was interesting enough with “aces” and exposing devon/chiamaka’s dark secrets and constantly guessing who it was…which i was wrong it was the whole school…chile… but the huge part with racism/class and context which just made me sure the 5 star rating. i liked belle till her betrayal (alexa play traitor by olivia rodrigo) and terrell sweetie :,) and jamie burn…quite literally…even though i will never fully understand what these characters and black people go through everyday, being a poc this whole scenario would scare the shit out of me, relating to elements about these characters especially understanding white privileged i was screaming majority of every chapter and annotating so many quotes i related to so much. another fantastic recommendation even though it tackles through very serious topics that black people and poc still go through to this day, which in the book with 16 years later devon and chiamaka are still fighting for justice and to take down these schools/companies who treat people like slaves/worthless which is the undertone throughout the book, anyways 5 stars! finally a book i enjoyed after 2 months? of struggling to enjoy books.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Colonisation, Cultural appropriation, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Outing, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Slavery, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Violence

rileysradreads's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cultural appropriation, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Hate crime, Homophobia, Outing, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual harassment, and Suicide attempt

eeriebarrettereads's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

Holy shit. This is the most truly terrifying book I've ever read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Racism, Outing, and Police brutality

Moderate: Car accident, Cultural appropriation, Cursing, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Homophobia, Misogyny, Outing, and Police brutality

Minor: Addiction, Biphobia, and Sexual violence