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A review by dreamadarwich
Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé
2.0
This just wasn’t for me.
The comparison to gossip girl and get out is what made me read this book. I was a big fan of gossip girl when i was a teenager so this seemed interesting.
But i was disappointed.
This book has such a thrilling premise. It deals with racism and inequality in schools. It had a lot of potential and i loved the message it was delivering.
The writing felt flat to me. The first 50% felt super slow and i just couldn’t connect with any of the characters. It felt too YA for me then i realized that this one was marketed as mystery/Thriller. The plot was so predictable and it didn’t shock me or anything. I kept thinking of dnf-ing it.
I think the message in this book is so powerful but the execution was poor.
The comparison to gossip girl and get out is what made me read this book. I was a big fan of gossip girl when i was a teenager so this seemed interesting.
But i was disappointed.
This book has such a thrilling premise. It deals with racism and inequality in schools. It had a lot of potential and i loved the message it was delivering.
The writing felt flat to me. The first 50% felt super slow and i just couldn’t connect with any of the characters. It felt too YA for me then i realized that this one was marketed as mystery/Thriller. The plot was so predictable and it didn’t shock me or anything. I kept thinking of dnf-ing it.
I think the message in this book is so powerful but the execution was poor.