Reviews

Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

kasiak44's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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

samcp's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative 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

4.0

rya_meg's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious

3.0

I really liked this book and the ending is priceless. But, I did find some of the racism elements a bit corny, I couldn't take them seriously .

jojowashere's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? Yes

4.0

analog2sarah's review against another edition

4.0

4 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️, This book fascinated me in soo many ways. It was written very smartly and even philosophically if that makes sense. The plot twists were huge and amazing. The moments where i just had to reread a scene because the dots were aligning. The way i had to rent about this book to my mom who was already half asleep. I just want to say you need to read this. Because this book is a type of candy that just everybody has to taste. But one thing i noticed is that you definitely feel like you are reading a 450 pages. For me personally i didn’t even read the warning but they are in the first page and contain a lot of information and i really appreciate that.

kirstenm707's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? Yes

3.25

solarisnt's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative tense medium-paced

3.0

The book was very good and very informative. And it’s so believable. If you think racists can’t get any worse, yes they can. 

However, idk if I’m just an overthinker or if the author gave away too much too fast. I was already speculating

that Belle was either the girl that got run over or related to her

then the author gives it away 50 pages before it was confirmed. I do wish the author talked/delved more into that though. Like some subplots such as Belle because

I think she’s a good example of intergenerational racism. Like she actually believes “she doesnt have a choice” type shit

  becayse that’s real. Most people don’t educate/distance themselves from that because it stems from family. 

Furthermore, I think the ending was too fast and the beginning too slow. But maybe it’s just like that because it’s a slow burn book idk idk. All in all, I liked it. I would’ve liked it more if it was written a different way ig. 

Story wise -> 5/5 
Writing -> eh..

emichalo's review

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring 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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

franticscribbles's review against another edition

adventurous 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

majafalkehag's review against another edition

4.0

4.5*