Ace of Spades
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- Author：Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé
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Summary
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。
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。 After all， not only does it look great on college applications， but it officially puts each of them in the running for valedictorian， too。
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。
As 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。 Can Devon and Chiamaka stop Aces before things become incredibly deadly？
With heart-pounding suspense and relevant social commentary comes a high-octane thriller from debut author Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé。
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。 After all， not only does it look great on college applications， but it officially puts each of them in the running for valedictorian， too。
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。
As 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。 Can Devon and Chiamaka stop Aces before things become incredibly deadly？
With heart-pounding suspense and relevant social commentary comes a high-octane thriller from debut author Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé。
Reviews
Imogen Moore
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Ace of Spades ♠️ “The deeper they dig， the harder it will be to come back。 And I refuse to let them bury me。”♠️Gossip Girl meets Get Out…I absolutely loved this book！ The influences were clear as day but （author） made it her own that’s for sure！ The book keeps you on your toes， questioning every theory you have throughout！ It also cleverly draws upon social justice discussions surrounding everyday systematic racism in education， despite being set in the states it certainly draws upon this issue Ace of Spades ♠️ “The deeper they dig， the harder it will be to come back。 And I refuse to let them bury me。”♠️Gossip Girl meets Get Out…I absolutely loved this book！ The influences were clear as day but （author） made it her own that’s for sure！ The book keeps you on your toes， questioning every theory you have throughout！ It also cleverly draws upon social justice discussions surrounding everyday systematic racism in education， despite being set in the states it certainly draws upon this issue in the UK too！ My favourite character is Devon and I don’t think I need to explain why because he is an angel！ Really enjoyed reading this novel！ Highly recommend ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 。。。more
anika
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4。5/5
Melissa
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WOW THIS WAS SO GOOD。 Officially a TOP book of 2021！ Everyone needs to read it！
Booksafternoon
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*Synopsis*Pretty Little Liars meets Gossip Girl in 2021。 This is the type of novel I wouldn’t be surprised to see as a Netflix TV Series a year from now。 Chiamaka Adebayo and Devon Richards are both senior students at the Niveus Academy and they are at the age where dreams and possibility collide together。 With excellent grade records and a plan laid out， they start their last year in high school as school prefects。 Everything is going according to plan… What could go wrong？When the secret ident *Synopsis*Pretty Little Liars meets Gossip Girl in 2021。 This is the type of novel I wouldn’t be surprised to see as a Netflix TV Series a year from now。 Chiamaka Adebayo and Devon Richards are both senior students at the Niveus Academy and they are at the age where dreams and possibility collide together。 With excellent grade records and a plan laid out， they start their last year in high school as school prefects。 Everything is going according to plan… What could go wrong？When the secret identity called ‘Aces’ starts hunting the student body in the form of text messages everyone dismisses it as a ‘bad joke’， but as the messages continue it becomes obvious this is much more serious。 And it becomes also obvious that ‘Aces’ clearly has targeted Chiamaka and Devon specifically - who happen to be the only two black students in the entire school。 Coincidence？ *Thoughts*I was not expecting the ending。 I didn’t guess the twist and it surprised me in a scary way。 At one point， I could feel the suffocating feeling of both characters as everything went wrong， and every ray of light disappeared。 The ending was not what I expected， which was not a bad thing， quite the contrary。 Personally I see it as a well done message about how life really works ‘in the real world’。 It was a very enjoyable 3 days， I couldn’t put my book down。 It’s a 4 star for me this debut novel and I’m looking forward to Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé next works。 :） 。。。more
Stars
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"Dreaming is dangerous" Worth the read！ The execution of this premise is nearly perfect。 Throughout there is a great sense of mystery and guessing who's behind it was a separate ordeal。 The tension builds up well， at times I got physical tensed up listening to the audiobook。 The dual POV is great for the book， and both voices were very distinctive in manner， thoughts and reactions。 I easily imagined the type of people they are and how they even moved， that's how real they felt。 My only major iss "Dreaming is dangerous" Worth the read！ The execution of this premise is nearly perfect。 Throughout there is a great sense of mystery and guessing who's behind it was a separate ordeal。 The tension builds up well， at times I got physical tensed up listening to the audiobook。 The dual POV is great for the book， and both voices were very distinctive in manner， thoughts and reactions。 I easily imagined the type of people they are and how they even moved， that's how real they felt。 My only major issue is how rushed the ending felt。I'm definitely reading more of this author， the writing got my hooked。 。。。more
Devan
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This definitely fulfills the promise of being a twisty page turner and takes inspiration from the likes of "Gossip Girl，" "Pretty Little Liars，" "Get Out，" and "I Know What You Did Last Summer。" It was one I struggled with putting down and pretty much read it one sitting。 I look forward to reading more from this author。 This definitely fulfills the promise of being a twisty page turner and takes inspiration from the likes of "Gossip Girl，" "Pretty Little Liars，" "Get Out，" and "I Know What You Did Last Summer。" It was one I struggled with putting down and pretty much read it one sitting。 I look forward to reading more from this author。 。。。more
Cath
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This book is phenomenal。 It lived up to and exceeded all expectations I could ever have。
The BookSnom
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I am still in shock over this book， but the ending was 👌🏼
Jude: The Epic Reader
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Well， that gave me anxiety but I binge-read it。 I've never seen Gossip Girl but I did get a whole ton of Pretty Little Liars' vibes。 Like a lot。 I was really invested in the mystery of it all （view spoiler）[though it all turning out to be a racism thing was a little obvious and the fact that the main characters didn't really consider that was a little weird （hide spoiler）]。 I liked how we have two black students that are from different backgrounds experiencing the same things from their peers a Well， that gave me anxiety but I binge-read it。 I've never seen Gossip Girl but I did get a whole ton of Pretty Little Liars' vibes。 Like a lot。 I was really invested in the mystery of it all （view spoiler）[though it all turning out to be a racism thing was a little obvious and the fact that the main characters didn't really consider that was a little weird （hide spoiler）]。 I liked how we have two black students that are from different backgrounds experiencing the same things from their peers and how it affects both of them in different and similar ways。 。。。more
Lily
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I finished this book in a day。 I think that speaks for itself a whole bunch。This book is just so。 good。 It's well-written， engaging， builds up tension so well and fleshes out the characters that matter！And plot twist after plot twist！ Faridah loves her plot twists！ And me too！And ooooh boy that ending。 It's wonderful！I can't stop using exclamation marks！ I'm just so excited about this book！ I finished this book in a day。 I think that speaks for itself a whole bunch。This book is just so。 good。 It's well-written， engaging， builds up tension so well and fleshes out the characters that matter！And plot twist after plot twist！ Faridah loves her plot twists！ And me too！And ooooh boy that ending。 It's wonderful！I can't stop using exclamation marks！ I'm just so excited about this book！ 。。。more
Olivia Corneyea
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this book was truly amazing。 wow。
G
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oh wow。 what’s better than dark academia with an amazing female lead？？？？？ exactly。 5/5， i loved this SO much。 blew me away。
Olivia Bath
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this book restored my faith in ya。
bella carr
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fast paced， addictive， and chilling。 the comparison of gossip girl and get out were completely spot on。
Russell J。 Sanders
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Two students at a ritzy preparatory academy， both Black， the girl a privileged rich young woman， the boy poor and from the ghetto and on scholarship， are tormented by a cruel unknown cyber-stalker in Faridan Abike-Iyimide’s novel Ace of Spades。 The author’s development of plot and characters is so compelling the reader will pretty much suspect everyone who surrounds the couple as they try to find out who is doing this。 And when the reader finds out， they will be astounded。 As I read， two words c Two students at a ritzy preparatory academy， both Black， the girl a privileged rich young woman， the boy poor and from the ghetto and on scholarship， are tormented by a cruel unknown cyber-stalker in Faridan Abike-Iyimide’s novel Ace of Spades。 The author’s development of plot and characters is so compelling the reader will pretty much suspect everyone who surrounds the couple as they try to find out who is doing this。 And when the reader finds out， they will be astounded。 As I read， two words came floating through my mind， two words that are quite often reserved for film reviews: taut thriller。 Ace of Spades is indeed a thriller， and， told in alternating chapters by the pair， one wants to keep reading if only to get the viewpoints of each narrator all collected into a neat bundle。 Abike-Iyimide’s novel is quite an accomplishment。 And to describe more would be an injustice to the author and the reader。 One small thing bothered me， though。 The author， in her notes， says she deliberately tried to make the school and setting universal， but once the reader realizes the school is somewhere in the United States， I was quite bothered by the author having the boy call his parents ma and pa。 This is a savvy， urban Black young man。 In my experience， being American and having read countless books set in all pockets of the United States， ma and pa are designations usually reserved for rural characters， those who live far off in the mountains or who work on the farms。 And that brings up another concern that truly bothered me。 The author grew up in South London。 The school she describes—and admits to in the voice of one of the characters—is a British-style prep school。 So why does she have the audacity to confine her tale of racism and homophobia to the US？ Yes， we have an abundance of both problems， but if she truly wanted her novel to be universal， she could have set it in her own country。 But she didn’t。 And I’m sure she has her reasons。 And those reasons must be valid， for this is a truly ambitious， well-written， enjoyable novel。 。。。more
niamh
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HUGE trigger warning: racism， black trauma， homophobiaoh my god this book is so important please read this！！！！
rachel
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Incredible。 This book is so powerful and well-written。 Please read it。
thatbookwormgirl
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This book was fully captivating。 This twist on a mystery gave me more socially relevant Pretty Little Liars vibes。 For lovers of twisted mysteries， this book is sure to give you your fill。 With LGBTQIA+ representation laced throughout the entirety of the book， it allowed for even more diverse groups to be included in the book。 I do think some ends were wrapped up too quickly and never really explained， so that is why it is a four star read， but I highly recommend picking up this book！
Juli（◕ᴗ◕✿）
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I wish I could give this book more stars！ I recommend it SO MUCH GO READ IT NOW
Mairead
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2。5
DanielsReadingThoughts
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Holy F*** that book is good！
felice
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4。5*
Camila
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3。5 ⭐️
Teju
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This was some effing good food！！！ Growing up I read books like this but always with white leads and never about anything much deeper than petty popularity drama。 And I enjoyed them at the time， but a book like this with leads I can relate to， about things that I have felt， that is so real even in its fiction？ It touches my beard deeply。 Too some， the plot may seem outrageous， but many Black people know it is sadly too real。 I was on the edge of my seat and blew through it in 3hrs！ Àbíké-Íyímídé This was some effing good food！！！ Growing up I read books like this but always with white leads and never about anything much deeper than petty popularity drama。 And I enjoyed them at the time， but a book like this with leads I can relate to， about things that I have felt， that is so real even in its fiction？ It touches my beard deeply。 Too some， the plot may seem outrageous， but many Black people know it is sadly too real。 I was on the edge of my seat and blew through it in 3hrs！ Àbíké-Íyímídé is amazing！ Loved the voice and her characters。 Can’t wait to see what she does in the future！I’m so utterly glad to have Nigerian characters in books now。 I never had that when I was the age of the characters here。 。。。more
Barbara
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this reads like a fever dream
HaileyAnne
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Holy。 ****。 This。 Book。It was thrilling， engaging， twisty， and just SO GOOD。 You know when a book just stresses you out？ But in a good way？ This is one of those books。Just amazing。
Ahnny Al-rahim
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It was a good debut and I enjoyed the latter part of the book a lot I can say for certain it didn't start at the pace I was expecting， the plot twist wasn't that much of a twist tbh and I think that kind of killed my zeal to finish this book on time The main characters try to uplift the script but it doesn't work so well ， Devon is pretty decent as an MC， Amaka is brilliant I loved her POVsIn the end the writing didn't really do much for me ， the pacing was poor and it just didn't do enough for It was a good debut and I enjoyed the latter part of the book a lot I can say for certain it didn't start at the pace I was expecting， the plot twist wasn't that much of a twist tbh and I think that kind of killed my zeal to finish this book on time The main characters try to uplift the script but it doesn't work so well ， Devon is pretty decent as an MC， Amaka is brilliant I loved her POVsIn the end the writing didn't really do much for me ， the pacing was poor and it just didn't do enough for my standards of a good dark academia 。。。more
asiya
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actual rtc but i feel so seen…understood？？ this legitimately made me emotional and the fact that she started this as an eighteen-year-old freshman ？？ I HAVE TOO MANY THOUGHTS LIKE THE LAYERS OF ANTI-BLACKNESS 。。 i am just
Jill Heather
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This was so much fun。 Had a few first book issues， but I'm excited to see what's next。 This was so much fun。 Had a few first book issues， but I'm excited to see what's next。 。。。more
Adam Cummins
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It’s just very clever。 That’s all。
Reference
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hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Ace of Spades&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft
The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Ace of Spades&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0