I adored this one! The tension of the blackmail and the mystery of who Aces is was done really well, and I thought Àbíké-Íyímídé's pacing of the story was fantastic. For a 400+ page book, it absolutely sped by.
I was absolutely clueless as to who Aces was and definitely did not guess before the reveal! The whole story was really well executed and had me on the edge of my seat. I definitely thought it was compelling, and Àbíké-Íyímídé did a great job of creating compelling characters that you were rooting for.
Content Warnings: [cheating, racism, homophobia, fear of parental homophobia, one (not-condoned) off-hand comment that causes discomfort for a character with diabetes, blackmail, stalking, murder, underage drinking, scenes of a non-consensual nature (not really sexual, but still invasive photo-taking) for characters that were under the influence of drugs/alcohol]
I was absolutely clueless as to who Aces was and definitely did not guess before the reveal! The whole story was really well executed and had me on the edge of my seat. I definitely thought it was compelling, and Àbíké-Íyímídé did a great job of creating compelling characters that you were rooting for.
Content Warnings: [cheating, racism, homophobia, fear of parental homophobia, one (not-condoned) off-hand comment that causes discomfort for a character with diabetes, blackmail, stalking, murder, underage drinking, scenes of a non-consensual nature (not really sexual, but still invasive photo-taking) for characters that were under the influence of drugs/alcohol]