Ace of Spades

hardcover, 422 pages

Published June 1, 2021 by Feiwel & Friends.

ISBN:
978-1-250-80081-7
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4 stars (2 reviews)

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.

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. …

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Didn't finish ... But not the author's fault

3 stars

This was on a list of Dark Academia recommendations. And with POC? I borrowed it from the library with a quickness. But I kept waiting for the magic and instead got a Gossip Girl vibe. I watched the original TV show, so I'm not hating. This book just wasn't what I expected.

Which is a shame because I would normally be into a story about the only two Black kids at a private school. Categorize 👏🏽 books 👏🏽 properly 👏🏽