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

5.0

This is potentially the most outstanding debut novel I have ever read, and the fact that Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé is so young just goes to show how much potential is stored in the next generation. I'm not usually a fan of YA fiction but this is written spectacularly well, the characters were well developed and I felt that I could relate to quite a lot of the feelings experienced by our two protagonists, Chiamaka and Devon, at some point or other in my own life. There were a couple of intense themes that were tackled but they were handled tastefully and realistically, and I particularly liked how they were woven into the central plot. This book really exceeded my (already pretty high) expectations; I couldn't trust most of the secondary characters, and Àbíké-Íyímídé had me pointing the finger at almost everyone. I pride myself on being able to catch the twist(s) in thrillers, but this had me guessing until the very end. I will definitely be keeping an eye out for Àbíké-Íyímídé's future work.

Massive thank you to NetGalley for providing me with this eARC in exchange for an honest review.