#243 – Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé (with Kate Hergott of Bookwild)

Tune in as Kate Hergott (Bookwild) jumps onboard the program for a breakdown of Ace of Spades, the 2021 YA mystery-thriller book by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé that follows two Black students at a private school as they endure dogged harassment from an anonymous threat who’s looking to expose their secrets and sabotage all the hard work they’ve put into creating a good life for themselves. Chiamaka being a Blair Waldorf type, the racialized element of Black people’s hair, drawing connections between this novel and One Battle After Another, and a recommendation for the Peter Jackson film Heavenly Creatures turn out to be a few of the talking points on this episode.

TW: racism, misogynoir, homophobia, outing of queer characters, death, murder, violence, car accident (in the past), gaslighting, emotional abuse, infidelity, implication of sexual assault (in the past), parental death (in the past), suicide attempt (in the past), suicidal ideation, drug use and abuse, alcohol, fire, vomit, and gun violence

Spoilers start at 19:25

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