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Ace of Spades (edició 2023)

de Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé (Autor)

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Suspense. Thriller. Young Adult Fiction. Young Adult Literature. HTML: This program includes an author's note read by the author. Gossip Girl meets Get Out in Ace of Spades, a YA contemporary thriller by debut author Faridah �b�k�-�y�m�d� about two students, Devon & Chiamaka, and their struggles against an anonymous bully. All you need to know is . . . I'm here to divide and conquer. Like all great tyrants do. �Aces 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 �b�k�-�y�m�d�. A Macmillan Audio production from Feiwel & Friends .… (més)

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Títol:	Ace of Spades
Autors:	Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé (Autor)
Informació:	Square Fish (2023), Edition: Reprint, 448 pages
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Rating: 3.5/5

I have so much to say. Let's start off with the plus's. It's been a really long time that a book has kept me from putting it down and I finishing it in a day. The book is very gripping and swallows you whole. The writing is good and the character development is amazing for one of the leads but okayish for the other.

Was it predictable? Not completely! A few things were very obvious but I think this also lines up with the agenda of the 'Opressor/s'.

Coming to why it wasn't a 5 star read, the book felt a little stretched out towards the end. The epilogue was 3 chapters. The last line was amazing, I have to accept that I didn't see that coming but a lot of what happend in the book felt implausible.

The next paragraph may be perceived as spoilers by some even though I am not revealing anything essential to the plot of the book, so please refrain from reading it if you don't want to.

One important thing that gets to me is how the teens in trouble will not go to the parents. I know that not all parents are supportive and even if they would be, they aren't vocal enough for the kid to believe or trust them but running with that narrative and letting kids deal with life threatening trauma by themselves sets a negative example and I don't think it should be endorsed. (

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AnrMarri | Aug 1, 2023 |

The first 25% was OK then it got way too boring because stuff that could be done in a few chapters was made to drag out for the rest of the book.

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bellac89 | Jul 29, 2023 |

I had high hopes for this one, but unfortunately, it didn't quite live up to the hype for me. It had good parts in it and some parts I liked, but there was a lot of the story that was a bit too predictable.
It is a lot like Gossip Girl and Get Out. It also reminded me of I Know What You Did Last Summer, which is where some of it being too predictable came from with the similarities there. It's a YA contemporary thriller with a private school with intrigue and everything. This does discuss and touch on some important topics like racism, prejudice, and such. There are also m/m and f/f relationships with the main characters in the story as well.
Also for trigger/content warnings, Profanity/Language, Sexual Content, Racism, Blackmail, Suicide, Death, and Violence.
If you're looking for a thriller and you liked Gossip Girl, Get Out, or I Know What You Did Last Summer then you might like to check this one out. (

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Kiaya40 | Jun 19, 2023 |

Book was great, i love the main characters and the queer rep. The second half was alot better than the first one and the book lost me a bit in the middle, but at the end of the day i really cared for what is happening to the characters and how things are going to end up. Im happy with the ending but i wish we had more of Devon and Chiamaka being happy with their partners and in work coz that part was very sweet. (

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chardenlover | Jun 10, 2023 |

A great thriller where the aggression is so insidious that you don't realise how tense you have become until you are a total ball of nerves. The paranoia that our main characters developed was really well written and believable. There are a few stories and films I am reminded of with this novel but I won't say as I think they will serve as spoilers. I actually won't say too much more because it's one of those stories that I think you are better off knowing very little about. A great and topical YA thriller with excellent character development.

CW: car accident, murder, racism, homomisia, public outing, gaslighting, images of unconscious girl shared, suicide ideation/attempt, drug use (

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Nom de l'autor	Càrrec	Tipus d'autor	Obra?	Estat
Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé	—	autor primari	totes les edicions	calculat
Nebechi, Kingsley	Autor de la coberta	autor secundari	algunes edicions	confirmat

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ALA Rainbow Book List (2022)

Books Are My Bag Readers Award (Guanyador – Young Adult Ficton – 2021)

Branford Boase Award (Llista llarga – 2022)

British Book Award (Llista curta – Ficció infantil – 2022)

Edgar Award (Nominat – Young Adult Novel – 2022)

The Flume: NH Teen Reader's Choice Award (Runner-Up – 2023)

Georgia Peach Book Award for Teen Readers (Guanyador – 2023)

Jhalak Prize (Llista curta – 2022)

Jhalak Prize (Llista llarga – Children's / YA – 2022)

Jhalak Prize (Llista curta – Children's / YA – 2022)

Lincoln Award: Illinois Teen Readers' Choice Award (Nominat – 2023)

NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work (Guanyador – Youth/Teens – 2022)

Oregon Reader's Choice Award (Nominat – Grades 9-12 – 2024)

Pacific Northwest Library Association Young Reader's Choice (Nominat – Senior – 2024)

Rhode Island Teen Book Award (Llibre d'honor – 2023)

Sequoyah Book Award (Nominat – High School – 2023)

The White Ravens (2022)

William C. Morris YA Debut Award (Finalista – 2022)

YA Book Prize (Llista curta – 2022)

Yellowhammer Book Awards (Top Ten – 2022)

Distincions

Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults (2022)

Llistes notables

Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl (High School – 2023)

School Library Journal Best Book of the Year (2021)

Tayshas High School Reading List (2023)

YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults (2022)

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Devon Richards

Chiamaka Adebayo

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Niveus Academy

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YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults (2022)

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For all the Black kids drowning in the sunken place, desperately trying to claw their way out, this book is for you

And for my mum, who believed in me first and gave me my love of fables

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Suspense. Thriller. Young Adult Fiction. Young Adult Literature. HTML:

This program includes an author's note read by the author.
Gossip Girl meets Get Out in Ace of Spades, a YA contemporary thriller by debut author Faridah �b�k�-�y�m�d� about two students, Devon & Chiamaka, and their struggles against an anonymous bully.
All you need to know is . . . I'm here to divide and conquer. Like all great tyrants do. �Aces
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 �b�k�-�y�m�d�.
A Macmillan Audio production from Feiwel & Friends