It literally feels like someone or something is pressing on your own chest while reading.

It’s truly amazing to see how the author manages to create this heavy and stuffy atmosphere. Imagine: it’s the middle of the night and you’re walking alone in a dark forest and because you’re scared, you can’t help but look behind you every seconds. While reading the book, you can’t help but think something bad is going to happen. I don’t know if it’s becauseI don’t know if it’s because I’m a POC or not, but once I truly put into my mind that Chiamaka and Devon were the only two Black students in Niveus, my brain started to raise all the red flags. I’m not a huge thriller reader but the author managed to pull me in the story. To be quite honest I’m not the biggest fan of Gossip Girl but I was quite interested by the book once I heard it was pitched as Get Out meets Gossip Girl - because it just sounds so interesting right? Let me tell you: it does more than just sound interesting. This does not effect my opinion in any way.Īce of Spades is one of my most anticipated 2021 releases and dear I was not disappointed by it.

Can Devon and Chiamaka stop Aces before things become incredibly deadly?Īn e-ARC was provided by the publisher in exchange of an honest review. Shortly after the announcement is made, though, someone who goes by Aces begins using anonymous text messages to reveal secrets about the two of them that turn their lives upside down and threaten every aspect of their carefully planned futures.Īs Aces shows no sign of stopping, what seemed like a sick prank quickly turns into a dangerous game, with all the cards stacked against them. After all, not only does it look great on college applications, but it officially puts each of them in the running for valedictorian, too. When two Niveus Private Academy students, Devon Richards and Chiamaka Adebayo, are selected to be part of the elite school’s senior class prefects, it looks like their year is off to an amazing start. June 1st 2021 by Feiwel Friends ‣ 432 pages ‣ YA, contemporary thrillerĪdd Ace of Spades on Goodreads and/or buy the book on Blackwells or Bookdepositeryĭiversity: black gay mc, queer nigerian-italian mc, black side characters, bi side character, mlm, wlw, nigerian author (#ownvoices)Ĭontent/trigger warnings: racism, homophobia, murder attempt, suicide attempt, harassment, cyberbullying, revenge porn, character being outed, violence, mention of death penalty/death row Gossip Girl meets Get Out in Ace of Spades, a YA contemporary thriller by debut author Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé about two students, Devon & Chiamaka, and their struggles against an anonymous bully.

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