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Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé
4.0
dark emotional mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

What a wild ride from start to finish! Ace of Spades is a top notch thriller that will have readers constantly guessing just how far the culprit will go to besmirch the reputations of two promising students with secrets to hide. 

The institutional racism/social eugenics angle was such a great realistic element to the story. It's a hard truth knowing that there are many places like this school that are extremely biased against their students of color and do nothing to help them excel or even pass a school environment. And it's not like places are subtle about it, much like here.


Also, glad no redemption for Belle. There's no coming back from setting up someone for murder because of a racist school, even if you say sowry.


Definitely worth its hype.