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Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

50 reviews

ghostnaps's review against another edition

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

4.0

Ace of Spades really finds its footing in the latter half of the book where things become much more dangerous for the group. I loved getting to spend time with the characters and watching them grow. Chiamaka’s development is fantastic, going from being obsessed with status and recognition of those around her to realizing her own self worth and value. Devon’s growth is subtler, similar to his personality type, passively changing as he realizes how being complacent is still harmful. The truth behind Aces and how they handled it stretched a bit far beyond realism for me; however, I thoroughly enjoyed the ride and appreciated the message shared to which I would recommend it for white allies looking to learn what it can feel like being the only black person at times.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, and Hate crime

Moderate: Homophobia and Car accident

Minor: Rape, Stalking, and Suicide attempt

mozimmerm's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.0

I found most of this book very interesting! It reminded me of Pretty Little Liars, but it added the twist of the motive being race. I liked the dual POV, as it allowed two perspectives from 2 different paths of life and how they reacted to the same discrimination. The only thing I didn’t like was the ending.

I found the ending too wrapped-in-a-bow. The resolution was all by chance. I did love how they created an organization to counteract the school’s injustice.

However, I found this book entertaining and moving. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Bullying, Gaslighting, Racism, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Stalking, Toxic friendship, Violence, Biphobia, Homophobia, Murder, Physical abuse, Vomit, Car accident, Classism, Fire/Fire injury, Hate crime, Rape, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Gun violence, Police brutality, Terminal illness, Alcohol, Death, Racial slurs, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, and Death of parent

didi0236's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad 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
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Rape

navibo's review against another edition

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

5.0

This was a new genre for me, but I don’t regret reading it one bit! It was a perfect mix of well-written characters, a thrilling plot line and a very important message. I can’t really speculate on the accuracy of it. However, I definitely recommend everyone to read it and become aware of the terrible issues mentioned in this book. I can’t even begin to describe the amount of empathy I have felt through the journey of reading this book. I cried, it was tense, sickening, but paced in a perfect way to continue it. Sounds scary, I know, still a must-read tho.
 Didn’t hesitate to label it as five-star one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Rape, Toxic friendship, Racism, Police brutality, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Outing, Death of parent, Bullying, Homophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Death, and Car accident

shell_s's review against another edition

dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gaslighting, Stalking, Racism, Rape, Death of parent, Hate crime, Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Suicide attempt, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, and Sexual harassment

avie_j's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, Stalking, Outing, Xenophobia, and Homophobia

Moderate: Violence, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Rape, Car accident, Death, and Sexual violence

snd1101's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• 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

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Gaslighting, Racism, and Racial slurs

Minor: Alcohol, Rape, and Drug use

avasbookmark's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Racism, Homophobia, Bullying, and Car accident

Minor: Addiction and Rape

evelynyle_88's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

5.0

WHAT A HELLA RIDE.... 5⭐

First, I wanna say thank you to Miss Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé for creating the world about Niveus Private Academy. This book is beyond perfect! Well, at the start... it feels usual, but after you read about 40 pages of the story, the chills started. I can imagine myself; there... being Chiamaka Adebayo. I positioned myself as her as I read the whole story.

Ace of Spades simply stole my heart! This book is a brilliant book. Disturbing, giving so many chills, brutally-emotional, scary at some points.. but this book is brilliant. Even scarier even there's no ghosts in this story. 

This book is the one to read and I hella can't put the book down even for only five minutes. The story, the characters, the settings, the plots... are perfect and sickeningly good! This is why I put this book in the front line of my Spooktober reads. Spooky things not always comes from ghosts thingy, am I right?

I never find the thriller-mystery book that left chills so much; even now.. when I write this review and finished reading this already. This book leaves a gasp for me and makes me smirk at the end; the epilogue.

What a perfect of twisted 'oh' ending. All hail, Ace of Spades! ♠️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Racial slurs, Homophobia, Car accident, Blood, Racism, Bullying, Panic attacks/disorders, Outing, Alcohol, Stalking, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Sexual content, Toxic friendship, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Gaslighting, Murder, and Vomit

Minor: Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Rape, Sexism, and Sexual assault

bookishfaye's review against another edition

dark 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
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

This book is important & I’m really happy it exists for YA audiences & for people who need to learn things from it. It has a lot of really intense conversations that are really important & I hope people continue reading & talking about this book. My only gripe with it was that I strongly disliked the writing style which took me out of the story quite often. I found it very very predictable & obvious with what was going on & what was going to happen. That being said, I still recommend this book because I think lots of people can take something away from it & learn from it. This book is very very graphic & I think could be incredibly potentially triggering for some, so please check TW & take care of yourself when reading

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Hate crime, Rape, Bullying, Car accident, and Outing