Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

4.23 AVERAGE

loreenjc99's profile picture

loreenjc99's review against another edition

5.0
challenging emotional sad tense

courtkh's review against another edition

4.0
challenging dark mysterious 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: No
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elektrifried's review against another edition

4.25
challenging dark informative mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

kourtjreads's review against another edition

4.75
challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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greenrose218's review against another edition

5.0
dark 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
This was a great debut! Faridah is now my auto-buy author!
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jillianzg's review against another edition

4.0
challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced
I enjoyed this book.  I was so angry for Chiamaka and Devon throughout this story. This fictional story has so many parallels to the world we live in. The ending was overall satisfactory,
but I wish we would have gotten more closure on Dre and Devon’s dad
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literatepaige's review against another edition

4.25
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: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

hroudabush's review against another edition

3.0
dark mysterious slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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luzrovrulay's review against another edition

5.0
Loveable characters: Yes
This book has been on my read list for a long time, simply because the cover is gorgeous. I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed this book and finished it in less than a week.

While I feel that it is definitely aimed at a younger audience, with the themes being more on the nose than Get Out, it is successful in portraying what it desires. When the antagonist Aces was initially introduced, I had already deduced who
was a part of Aces
, but that isn't to say the book wasn't effective - it's simply because I'm older with more experience. I could immediately tell
which characters weren't actually their friends.
The various relationships that the books explores support the narrative well, though I wish some had more of a conclusion. The final 1/3 of the book felt like it was barreling toward an ending so there were many aspects I felt did not receive the end that it deserved. Such as the developing friendship between the protagonists, which ends during the early budding of their friendship. Overall, I personally think that this is a great book for a young adult to dive into. 
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lillilum's review against another edition

4.0
challenging dark emotional inspiring 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: Complicated