I NOW UNDERSTAND THE HYPE!
let's get one thing straight: i miraculously guessed the plot twist and ending somehow. yes, I, who never sees anything coming made correct hypothesises. That's all. I just wanted to make that clear for my own future self :)
actual review/gush
what the heck. I never knew that a booktok rec could be this good? idk. Welp, 1/4 books is a good one ig.
SO where do i begin... aha!
We have two MC:
-Chiamaka (the most popular girl in her high-school)
-Devon (the most introverted and lowkey dude of the school)
both are of black heritage and are the only black students in the school. They both are elected head prefects during their senior year and when everything seems to be going their way a mysterious and most unsettling threat appears in their path to success.
Aces.
in a swirl of chaotic rumours and accusations our two main characters have to,
1) withstand the undesired attention they get when private information/secrets comes out to the public.
2) find a way to take Aces down before they lose themselves and ruin their chances at an acceptance in an ivy league college
IN SHORT:
-Dark academia vibes
-mystery
-homophobia and racism
-twisted characters
-heart-breaking truths
For me, this book was a solid book but wasn't as remarkable as when i'd turned the last page. Yes, i experienced the satisfactory feel of "what do i do now?" but it wasn't as prominent so as to attribute 5 stars to this book. Maybe it's because i wasn't invested in the characters. Don't get me wrong, i was invested in the plot but not the characters to be precise. So yeah, 4 stars. The complexities of race and hatred is mind-boggling to me, since I've only experienced it in subtle manners. However these two main characters had much more to deal with and i found myself utterly disgusted and grateful for not being in that kind of circumstance. (not that i wish this on anyone at ALL)
anyways i finally finished a book and it was a solid read.
See you next time XOXO,
-ACES