Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

489 reviews

nerdybookguy's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Genuinely could not put it down- addicting! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racism, Stalking, Outing, Classism

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Abandonment, Sexual harassment

Minor: Violence, Suicide attempt, Murder

alexashabit's review against another edition

2.25

dark medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Violence

jester_k's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark mysterious

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Racism, Car accident, Outing

Moderate: Homophobia, Physical abuse, Violence, Stalking

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt

loopread's review against another edition

3.5

dark emotional 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: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt

tammy_ruu's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Violence

chawkins15's review against another edition

3.75

emotional reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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I enjoyed this read! It’s a fast and interesting read with no real deep dives into content. I have the rating I did because I personally would have liked to know more about how the characters ended up where they did and how, but I can maybe understand the author’s choice in the epilogue. I felt like there were opportunities to develop more plot lines. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Violence, Death of parent, Classism

cupcake8's review against another edition

5.0

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: N/A

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Violence

elleogovna's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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This book was definitely a great read. I grew to really empathize with the characters and loved their development but yet they stayed true to their established personalities. I love a book where black people win in spite of the people and institutions against them. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Racism, Sexual content

cripcor's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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reading slump is OVER!!!!! THANK GOD!!! 

I'm so glad I finally read this book it's fucking WILD. I don't think I have read a book in a Long time with such well done twists. 

I'm trying to think of what I can say without spoilers but just,,,wowie. Private school drama???? Incredible. The way the author instills this sense of fear and in paranoia in both readers and characters is like, seriously insane. I never knew what was going to happen next. I was absolutely going BONKERS. Dark academia with black queer leads and mysteries and secrets!!! Incredible!!

I listened to this on audio while reading it because it is dual pov and the narration was Fantastic. Dual narrators really made me feel connected to these characters and their families like they were real people going through real events. Definitely listen to it if you can.

One thing to note is this book deals very heavily, and openly with antiblack racism. It is central to the story. It also covers many instances of homophobia and classism as well, so I would encourage readers to check trigger warnings (which are listed in the front of the book, and author's website) before reading.

All in all Faridah Àbíké Íyímídé is a wonderfully talented storyteller, I cannot wait to read more of her work!

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Hate crime, Fire/Fire injury, Classism

Minor: Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt

marensbooks's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective 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: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence