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

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

1.0

Poorly written. A lot of loose ends. Conflict/whole plot of the story resolved in one chapter. A waste of time. The author completely dropped the ball in their approach in attempting to tackle racism, classism and eugenics. Made Chiamaka conveniently bisexual when it suited the storyline then nothing came of it.
Jamie clearly started the fire. Devon ended up with Terrell? What happened to Andre? What was the point of Devon’s father being on death row? What happened to Devon’s brothers? Chiamaka was just okay with her white father being racist? The whole family dynamic between all of the characters was unrealistic. How did Belle’s sister come back from the dead? What even happened with Belle? What happened with Jack?
More importantly what happened to the time that I’ll never get back from reading this “book”?
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