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A review by hayleyslibrarycard
Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé
dark
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
2.75
I wish I liked this more as everyone seems to absolutely love it!
I found the characters one dimensional and much preferred Devon’s perspective than Chiamaka but the whole book did feel like a massive trauma dump when literally everything bad that could possibly happen to Devon happened.
I don’t really have much to say tbh, i found it a bit too obvious and not as thrilling or suspenseful as I wanted it to be. It also was just hitting you over the head with some pretty obvious “racism is bad” themes
I found the characters one dimensional and much preferred Devon’s perspective than Chiamaka but the whole book did feel like a massive trauma dump when literally everything bad that could possibly happen to Devon happened.
I don’t really have much to say tbh, i found it a bit too obvious and not as thrilling or suspenseful as I wanted it to be. It also was just hitting you over the head with some pretty obvious “racism is bad” themes