Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

196 reviews

lilifane's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

Yeah, it's as good as everyone says, should have read it sooner. Had me at the edge of my seat the whole time, couldn't put it down. Loved the characters, loved the pacing, loved how queer it was. 
It was a bit predictable but shockingly surprising at the same time. I got so paranoid, I suspected everyone at some point and was constantly afraid for the characters. Especially Devon. I love him with all my heart. I was devastated DEVASTATED by some of the scenes and cried multiple times. But it also had heart-warming and empowering moments.
Would love to see an adaptation of this. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Stalking, Toxic friendship, Grief, Outing, Racism, Toxic relationship, Homophobia, Classism, Fire/Fire injury, Bullying, and Death of parent

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Violence, Car accident, Gun violence, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, and Police brutality

oleanderwillow's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Classism, Homophobia, Hate crime, Physical abuse, and Racism

Moderate: Hate crime, Death of parent, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Racial slurs, Car accident, Addiction, Gun violence, and Sexual assault

klimatyczny_bluszcz's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.25

That was a piece of a good book. Loved how the author made a fasctinating thriller and page-turner also a methaphor for system racism - I hope it makes many people new to the subjects of priveledges read the novel. The complexity of the system she created suprised me - didn't expect it to be so detailed. However, there wasn't much new info about racism for me - not really for people who look for a book that will educate them when they have a base knowledge of the topic. Nonetheless, a big recommendation from me!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Racial slurs, and Racism

Moderate: Car accident, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Stalking, Vomit, Addiction, Bullying, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Hate crime, Sexism, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders

atthezenith's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Violence

Moderate: Racial slurs, Panic attacks/disorders, Bullying, and Gun violence

allisonbrooke's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death of parent, Mental illness, Police brutality, Toxic relationship, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Murder, Terminal illness, Torture, Death, Bullying, Car accident, Drug use, Homophobia, Racism, Hate crime, Infidelity, Medical content, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, and Fire/Fire injury

kellieligon's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-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? It's complicated

4.5

At first, I was very uncertain this book would pick up any. It felt slow first a thriller and very juvenile even for a Young Adult novel. It picks up! It covers SO MANY heavy topics that need to be talked about more today! And understanding why it was written and the choice for certain aspects after reading the Author's Note made so much more sense, and I liked that choice to make it more personal to her after that.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying

Minor: Gun violence, Suicide attempt, and Violence

kyrstin_p1989's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious sad 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

4.0

This was absolutely not what I expected it to be. It was thrilling, infuriating, and heartbreaking all at the same time. I thought some of the author’s beliefs were maybe spelled out a little too much rather than being less obvious and allowing the reader to come to the same conclusion but because of the subject matter and the target audience, I understand why it’s written that way. Also, there were a few scenes that were written in a way that felt too over the top and unbelievable to me, but being a white woman, it could be that my limited personal experience with racism has created a blindspot that disallows me to see something like those scenes actually happening in real life. Despite the two critiques of this novel, I really enjoyed it. It was fast paced and interesting and I think teenagers will really enjoy it and adults could really learn from it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Hate crime, Stalking, Child death, Gun violence, Bullying, Car accident, Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Racism, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Infidelity, Murder, Police brutality, Alcohol, Blood, Chronic illness, Classism, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Misogyny, Violence, Abandonment, and Grief

minke's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Death, Physical abuse, Racism, Blood, Bullying, Homophobia, Outing, Toxic friendship, Hate crime, and Violence

Moderate: Racial slurs, Fire/Fire injury, and Gun violence

Minor: Drug abuse and Drug use

awatt12's review against another edition

mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• 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: Racism, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual harassment, Blood, Bullying, Toxic relationship, Violence, Body horror, and Gun violence

recycled_personalities's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I cannot say enough good things about this book. I would rate it higher if I could. This has risen to the top of my list of books I’ll recommend forever.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Classism, Colonisation, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Sexism, Stalking, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, and Racism

Moderate: Grief, Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Drug use, Racial slurs, Fire/Fire injury, and Gore

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Sexual harassment, Gun violence, Medical content, Toxic friendship, and Suicide attempt