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Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé
3.5
challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

I loveee the way this author writes characters and i definitely enjoyed this book; my mistake however was reading where sleeping girls lie first which I enjoyed much more. I liked the idea of this book and how it shows racism and think that what happened at Niveus is very realistic.  Especially in environments like private schools with rich white kids. I think the only thing i didn’t like was the plot twist and big reveal; it fell flat for me. I really liked Chiamaka and her will to never give up no matter how many messed up things happened
I also didn’t like that literally EVERYONE was in on it at the school and the reporter; I wish the teacher didn’t end up being bad solely because I wish Devon could have one adult on his side oml this poor boy has gone through it.