It’s about two Black students fighting for their future in an institution and surroundings hell bent on bringing them down. It sucked me in with interest and fear and only left me after I’d read the book in almost a sitting.Īce of Spades is a twisty, gripping queer YA academic thriller confronting the themes of systemic racism and white supremacy that leaves you shocked and disturbed.

But I decided to go through with reading it anyway and I’m honestly left spellbound by this powerful debut. Not gonna lie even though I was interested by the summary, I wasn’t sold. With heart-pounding suspense and relevant social commentary comes a high-octane thriller from debut author Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé. Can Devon and Chiamaka stop Aces before things become incredibly deadly? 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.Īs 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. After all, not only does it look great on college applications, but it officially puts each of them in the running for valedictorian, too. 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. 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.

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