Reviews tagging 'Slavery'

Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

44 reviews

lucy33's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Homophobia, and Car accident

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Gun violence, Fire/Fire injury, and Drug use

Minor: Slavery, Racial slurs, Death, and Classism

corareadsbooks's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

This is a very beautifully written book that keeps you interested the whole time that you are reading. This book was saddening to read but i could feel myself rooting for the characters the entire time. I am so glad that I decided to pick up this book and start reading, it felt like i never put it down. The writer makes you feel like you are their in the book and it makes you want to keep reading. I will definitely be reading this again. I loved it. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Car accident, Death, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Hate crime, Homophobia, Outing, Racism, Racial slurs, Slavery, Stalking, and Toxic relationship

tea_kettle's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Car accident, Racism, Racial slurs, and Violence

Moderate: Death of parent, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Homophobia, Terminal illness, and Vomit

Minor: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Toxic friendship, Suicide attempt, Slavery, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Sexism, and Police brutality

mrdeadman's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Violence, Toxic friendship, Stalking, Racism, Outing, Panic attacks/disorders, Misogyny, Homophobia, Hate crime, Fire/Fire injury, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Bullying, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Blood, Police brutality, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Genocide, Gaslighting, Fire/Fire injury, and Slavery

Minor: Alcohol, Cursing, and Death of parent

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

emmasbookshelf27's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-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

4.5

extremely dark book. know that going in. The characters are so well developed. Probably the most well developed out of all the books I have read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Car accident, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Murder, Outing, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Violence

julesxyz's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Car accident, Child abuse, Death of parent, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Medical content, Murder, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Slavery, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Vomit

Moderate: Ableism

oceanw1'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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Grief, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Toxic friendship, and Stalking

Moderate: Bullying, Drug use, and Murder

Minor: Confinement, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual assault, and Slavery

pond_newt's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Racism, Outing, Physical abuse, Toxic friendship, and Car accident

Moderate: Racial slurs, Emotional abuse, Violence, Suicide, and Hate crime

Minor: Alcoholism, Slavery, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Police brutality, Panic attacks/disorders, Body shaming, Drug use, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Gun violence

This book deals with some heavy stuff so be prepared and please make sure to check the trigger warning at the start of the book

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