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A review by skylarkblue1
Aces Wild: A Heist by Amanda DeWitt
5.0
First off, thank you to Netgalley for an e-ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Secondly, I WANT TO SCREAM ABOUT THIS BOOK FROM EVERY SINGLE ROOFTOP BECAUSE OF HOW AMAZING IT IS!!
I'll start off by clearing up some misconceptions other reviewers have put in their reviews. It is not a story like Army of the Dead/Army of Thieves, it's a coming-of-age tale about a group of kids trying to find out what it means to be them, while being their clumsy, sarcastic, sassy, ace/aro selves while also trying to take down the head of the local organised crime. There are heists, and a lot of spy work, but it's a bunch of kids with no experience in this stuff. If you're wanting super sophisticated and well planned attacks, this aint it, but also I think that's what makes this better in a way.
There was also mentions about a deaf side character being written terribly, but as someone who's hard of hearing I personally don't think this to be the case. Siblings act like siblings, and not every deaf person is "stereotypically deaf". It'd have been nice to have it be more of a topic, but she's a small side character so I'd say it works in my honest opinion.
I love all the characters. I love just how honestly clumsy and young everyone is. Trying to shoulder so much trauma without knowing who you are fully must absolutely suck. No one's perfect, but no one's absolutely evil either. It's just the asexual support group and they know they've got each others backs no matter what.
I loved every moment of this book. I loved how it showed asexuality was complicated, a spectrum, and everyone under the umbrella is different. I loved how it didn't try and be a fantasy, it was just kids trying to be adults, but realising they're still just kids in the end.
Secondly, I WANT TO SCREAM ABOUT THIS BOOK FROM EVERY SINGLE ROOFTOP BECAUSE OF HOW AMAZING IT IS!!
I'll start off by clearing up some misconceptions other reviewers have put in their reviews. It is not a story like Army of the Dead/Army of Thieves, it's a coming-of-age tale about a group of kids trying to find out what it means to be them, while being their clumsy, sarcastic, sassy, ace/aro selves while also trying to take down the head of the local organised crime. There are heists, and a lot of spy work, but it's a bunch of kids with no experience in this stuff. If you're wanting super sophisticated and well planned attacks, this aint it, but also I think that's what makes this better in a way.
There was also mentions about a deaf side character being written terribly, but as someone who's hard of hearing I personally don't think this to be the case. Siblings act like siblings, and not every deaf person is "stereotypically deaf". It'd have been nice to have it be more of a topic, but she's a small side character so I'd say it works in my honest opinion.
I love all the characters. I love just how honestly clumsy and young everyone is. Trying to shoulder so much trauma without knowing who you are fully must absolutely suck. No one's perfect, but no one's absolutely evil either. It's just the asexual support group and they know they've got each others backs no matter what.
I loved every moment of this book. I loved how it showed asexuality was complicated, a spectrum, and everyone under the umbrella is different. I loved how it didn't try and be a fantasy, it was just kids trying to be adults, but realising they're still just kids in the end.