A review by booktechnerd
Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
5.0
The amount of stress and anxiety this book gave me was worth it in the end!
The first half of this book made me feel so uncomfortable because too many characters reminded me of people I knew in high school. I didn't trust any character and questioned everyone's motives until the very end. Reading this in high school would've made me extremely paranoid. I feel relieved that I'm an adult and my kids go to very diverse schools.
As for the overall story, I was grateful for the, but it felt sort of anti-climactic. I wish that scene would've played out differently. It was a little too rushed, but the epilogue made up for it 1000%!
The first half of this book made me feel so uncomfortable because too many characters reminded me of people I knew in high school. I didn't trust any character and questioned everyone's motives until the very end. Reading this in high school would've made me extremely paranoid. I feel relieved that I'm an adult and my kids go to very diverse schools.
As for the overall story, I was grateful for the
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Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Racism, Toxic friendship, Car accident, Stalking, Homophobia, Violence, and Vomit
Minor: Sexual content, Vomit, Death, Suicide attempt, and Violence