Reviews

Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

fallonheartss's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

4.5

dldsmdkjd's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

4.0

chasethefictionfanatic's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

This is a Black, Queer, Dark Academia book that deals with racism. I love the main characters in this book, however, everything that happens to them is absolutely atrocious and infuriating. This book is creepy, captivating, and intense. This gripping thriller will keep you on the edge of your seat the entire way through. This is such a unique and sinister story, and the reveal left me speechless. I cannot believe that this is a debut novel. If you’re looking for a wild, twisty, and thought-provoking thriller definitely pick this one up.

Happy Reading my Friends. 

reecereads's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

xoxo_biz's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

5.0

hadestorm's review

2.0

left me with mixed feelings. might try to structure them into a decent review later!

angieh3's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

3.5

lalaspluto's review

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

tartle_frogster's review

dark emotional informative 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

5.0

jess_mango's review against another edition

4.0

Devon Richards and Chiamaka Adebayo are the only two Black students at the exclusive Niveus Private Academy. When someone named Aces starts sending out gossip emails that seem to feature Devon and Chiamaka. These aren't just innocent pieces of gossip, these are things that could ruin lives. The two band together to figure out who is behind it. The two had previously run in separate circles, Chiamaka was popular and powerful with aspirations of going to Yale and Devon was more under the radar: a gay student with dreams of a following his passion of music. What they find raises issues of racism that run deep.

I loved this, it was fast-paced and fresh. I really felt for these 2 kids as they were trying to figure out who was trying to ruin their lives. I listened to the audiobook which had different narrators for Devon and Chiamaka's parts. It was awesome and I highly recommend it. This book made in an important commentary on both blatant and systemic racism. It is powerful and utterly modern. Check it out!


What to listen to while reading...
Official playlist by the author: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/60MzApQ13q5eWju51cvE00?si=f7dd444fc13c40d0

Thank you to the publisher for the audiobook!