Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

337 reviews

sophiaarnoldi's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Bullying, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Car accident, and Outing

Moderate: Cursing, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Stalking, and Toxic friendship

_avadear_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

I really enjoyed the plot of this book. I couldn’t decide who I thought Aces was the entire time. I think it also covers important topics such as racism and sexuality. I appreciated that the book jumped right into the nitty gritty of the plot. The only reason this isn’t a full 5 star for me is because

I wasn’t aware they dropped out of the school? I knew they weren’t going, but it didn’t explicitly say it was because they dropped out. Then Devon mentioned it to the reporter and I felt that could have been a large plot point. Especially because one of Aces’ goals was to get them to drop out. It seemed to be brushed over.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying and Racism

Minor: Emotional abuse, Suicide, Car accident, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

woweewhoa's review against another edition

emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Racism, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Outing, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Sexism, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Gun violence, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Police brutality, Medical content, and Suicide attempt

infinitefandomstrash's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racism, Stalking, Car accident, Murder, Outing, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Classism

Moderate: Drug use, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

laurenkimoto's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

4.5

This books was described as Get Out meets Gossip Girl and it most definitely is. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Bullying, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Toxic relationship, Outing, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Classism

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Self harm, Sexism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Police brutality, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

fanboyriot's review against another edition

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

5.0

Seriously a wild ride.  It was a nicely written twisted thriller that left me saying: “just one more chapter.”  The first part is a little slow to start, giving time to learn about the characters and a little about Niveus.  However, part two and three are where things get a bit more into the twists.  I loved all the Gossip Girls and Pretty Little Liars vibes that it had.  The ending and epilogue were good as well, seeing Chiamaka and Devon have a happy ending even after everything that happened.  Really good and I’m kinda glad I went into it knowing nothing about it, it made it all the more better.

Dark Academia
Good Queer Rep
Tackles Big Issues 
Angst with a Happy Ending
Gossip Girl/Pretty Little Liars Vibes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Hate crime, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Stalking, Fire/Fire injury, Outing, Sexual harassment, and Classism

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Violence, Grief, Car accident, Murder, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Torture, and Suicide attempt

seron's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Racism, Violence, Stalking, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Homophobia and Injury/Injury detail

sonoma's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative inspiring 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Forced institutionalization, Car accident, Outing, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Classism

Moderate: Body shaming, Death, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, and Suicide attempt

memorable's review against another edition

challenging 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Outing, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Classism

luananki's review against another edition

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

3.75

ace of spades made me feel angry, disgusted and sad. it took me a while to get into it and it could’ve been kept shorter in my opinion. it was especially frustrating how long it took the characters to talk to each other. other than that i enjoyed ace of spades a lot.

i loved chiamaka and devon and that we got to see the mystery unravel from both perspectives. they’re very different but that’s what i appreciated the most. i also loved how the lgbt+ topic was approached. it obviously played a huge role in everything but it didn’t feel forced in any way. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Car accident, Murder, Outing, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual violence, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Police brutality, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent