Reviews tagging 'Outing'

Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

499 reviews

cripcor's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

reading slump is OVER!!!!! THANK GOD!!! 

I'm so glad I finally read this book it's fucking WILD. I don't think I have read a book in a Long time with such well done twists. 

I'm trying to think of what I can say without spoilers but just,,,wowie. Private school drama???? Incredible. The way the author instills this sense of fear and in paranoia in both readers and characters is like, seriously insane. I never knew what was going to happen next. I was absolutely going BONKERS. Dark academia with black queer leads and mysteries and secrets!!! Incredible!!

I listened to this on audio while reading it because it is dual pov and the narration was Fantastic. Dual narrators really made me feel connected to these characters and their families like they were real people going through real events. Definitely listen to it if you can.

One thing to note is this book deals very heavily, and openly with antiblack racism. It is central to the story. It also covers many instances of homophobia and classism as well, so I would encourage readers to check trigger warnings (which are listed in the front of the book, and author's website) before reading.

All in all Faridah Àbíké Íyímídé is a wonderfully talented storyteller, I cannot wait to read more of her work!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Homophobia, Racism, Violence, Car accident, and Outing

Moderate: Hate crime, Fire/Fire injury, and Classism

Minor: Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

melist6's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Homophobia, Racism, Outing, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Racial slurs, Car accident, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, and Classism

Minor: Suicide attempt

seren's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Drug abuse, Drug use, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Outing, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

emsavors's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Police brutality, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Outing, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

amalas_bookstop's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This was a twisty, Get Out type of read. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this. This was a bit of a slow start but as the story continued to unfold I understood why. This author loves a dark academic setting that is full of complex social issues. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Toxic relationship, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Outing, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, and Classism

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

kristynpittman's review

mysterious tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime and Racism

Moderate: Misogyny, Racial slurs, Outing, and Toxic friendship

kendraparker82's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

This book bills itself as more light-hearted than it is.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Outing, Toxic friendship, and Classism

Moderate: Drug abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Car accident, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

emilyycat's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

beautifully written characters, I absolutely love love the storyline and that we are able to get details about both students pov.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Stalking, Car accident, and Murder

Minor: Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Outing, and Alcohol

jennlikesreading's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious 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

3.5

Wow. The mystery of this book was absolutely thrilling. While a lot of readers seemed to dislike Chiamaka, I thoroughly enjoyed her character along with Devon. I felt that they had very different lives and distinct personalities which I can appreciate in a multiple POV book. Their characters also felt very realistic from their home dynamic to their school dynamic. 

The reason why I gave this series a 3.5 is because once the mystery was revealed it’s not that I was disappointed it just felt very under explained. I felt that there was really no explanation to what happened to the school especially since the issue was brought to the public’s attention (I thought the epilogue was satisfying). More than that, I don’t feel the story with Belle and Martha was concluded enough, it left me feeling confused. 

HOWEVER there was a lot that I enjoyed about this book, it spoke on very important topics such as systemic racism and eugenics. The story was told in a creative and very disturbing way that will leave you feeling unsettled. I enjoyed this book despite how it all went down. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Racial slurs, Racism, and Stalking

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Car accident, Death of parent, Outing, and Toxic friendship

handove's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

5.0

i have so much i want to say about this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Stalking, Outing, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Car accident, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol