4.23 AVERAGE


Only read 75% of this book. Tried so hard to like it but just couldn’t get into it.
adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective tense medium-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: Complicated

Gripping and interesting story with twists and turns and an important message, but this was clearly written for a younger YA audience. Would highly recommend for middle school-aged kids!  
challenging mysterious 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: Complicated

Went full in without actually knowing fully what I was getting into and at first it took me a bit of time to enjoy this read, then about mid read I was totally hooked. Positively surprised on that one, well done!
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

I have never read dark academia before but Ace of Spades has set the bar quite high!!! I'm in love with both the main characters and I cannot reccomend this enough! It's an incredibly queer, Black and dark YA thriller and I couldn't put it down! (wlw and mlm main characters with dual POV)

Devon is the character that you'd easily root for from the beginning while Chiamaka sort of grows on you. Halfway through I was so much more interested in her POV than in the beginning but both of them are very interesting. The way I literally suspected everyone else to be Aces though
dark mysterious tense fast-paced
adventurous dark fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark emotional mysterious sad 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