A review by craftyever
Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

Honestly more of a 3.85 read but the decimals don't go there.

Slow start and a wild back third. Had my brain spinning. 

A little bit anticlimactic, would have loved to have seen them cover the immediate aftermath of the final events which I do acknowledge that probably would have taken out of YA so I'm not gonna harp on that too much. That said, for a YA it was a solid ending. 

Also a few of the subplots were just kinda dropped on us and either not really addressed or not fleshed out super well, and I would have loved to see the book have another 100 pages if it meant those subplots got addressed. 

I would kill for Devon.