Random Book Things

  Random thoughts, incorrect quotes and activism :)  

[vilevolks-deactivated20230518]

ace of spades spoilers

chiamaka shyly kissing belle is killing meeeee what a cutie omggg

[wisewarriorqueen]

bestie are you- are you done the book? Because if so-

[tometalk]

Read 6/6-6/7

Four Stars

This was such a wild ride! I was so sucked into the mystery of Aces and some of these scenes gave me serious chills. Reading this late at night was uhhh maybe not the best choice. I enjoyed nearly every second of this book and the things I didn’t really like are small and more me nitpicking aspects of the story. Chiamaka and Devon were excellent narrators. I love the differing perspective each brought to the story. Chiamaka comes from a wealthy family but never fit in at school until she makes a plan to claw her way to the top in high school. Devon is a scholarship student who loves music and can’t wait for the day when he can help his mother out of poverty. I loved the way each secret about the two was slowly revealed and got worse and worse and the book went on. I think if you know the premise of Get Out, on of this books comps, it is fairly easy to guess at what’s going on but the journey to that discovery was still amazing.

I’m still a little confused by aspects of Terrell’s character. There are some threads that were laid out and then never discussed again. I understand the purpose behind some of them and without getting too spoilery the idea is to cast suspicion on to every other character in this book including our narrators. However, I think there were some things that warranted further explanation and examination. I’m also a little on the fence on how I feel about Chiamaka’s easy acknowledgement of her sexuality. On the one hand, yeah for some people there’s not really any big questioning moments or worry about being anything but straight. On the other hand, in the beginning of the book Chiamaka is shocked that Devon is gay because he’s Black. If she feels that way about Devon why would she not feel any kind of dilemma about her own sexuality? The epilogue was another aspect I was iffy on but because it’s literally the end of the book, I can’t really say much about it. All in all this was a great book, I highly enjoyed it and I look forward to reading more from Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé.

[dkafterdark]

y'all I started reading Ace of Spades and I'm feeling so much rage and anxiety holy shit I hate everyone at Chiamaka and Devon's school ESPECIALLY Jaime and Scotty

[reasonsforstaying]

the problem about reading a debut novel that just came out a month ago is that there is like NOBODY making content about it. i just read ace of spades by faridah ábíké-íyímídé and MY GOD IT WAS SO GOOD but MY GOD I AM SO SAD. wHERE IS THE CHIAMAKA AND DEVON FANART.??? WHERE ARE THE PLAYLISTS???? WHERE ARE THE HCS?? WHERE ARE THE POSTS ABOUT IT?? THIS IS A DISASTER :(

[wisewarriorqueen]

Jesper: Well, now I can actually say that I fell for you :)

Wylan: You literally tripped and fell down the whole staircase, how are you still alive

[gowone]

no but seriously WHY are there so many train emojis what am i supposed to do with all these 🚋🚃🚞🚝🚄🚆🚂🚈🚅🚇🚉🚊

[secretbulbasaur]

[illegallize]

you've changed

thank god for that

[inejship]

nina zenik is the kind of person to have matthias break up with her for 34 min just so that she could hear sour by olivia rodrigo at its fullest .

this also works perfectly considering he’s dead

[wisewarriorqueen]

JHDSJSHDJSDHSHS YU DIDN’T 

[mi-zumono]

luca pixar summary

[superhero--imagines]

Woooooow so just finished the ballad of songbirds and snakes and daaaaaamn does this put the hunger games in a whole new light.

Can you imagine, Snow sitting there watch Peeta and Katniss, thinking Katniss is the one to watch out for. Thinking ‘oh she’s the one to watch out for’, because she’s just like Lucy Gray isn’t she? Probably right down to the way she looks.

He’s probably writes off Peeta, slightly unnerved about the way he seems to remind him a bit of Sejanus, but he’s no threat. Sejanus’ sense of justice was his ultimate downfall after all.

It’s not until it’s interview night, that he starts to get this prickling sensation that somethings wrong. And he’s watching Peeta do his little “do I smell like roses” bit getting increasingly more paranoid, because something about this is wrong. And he can’t tell why. It’s not until Peeta drops the “because I came here with her” that he finally understand why.

Peeta might look like Sejanus, a good, kind and just boy.

But he knows how to play people like Snow.

And he see’s it so clearly. Lucy Gray, and the version of himself he might have been had he just made one different decision-

And it haunts him

[wisewarriorqueen]

*wesper in the middle of an argument*

Wylan: I searched everywhere

Jesper: What?

Wylan: I looked through hundreds of files

Wylan: Searched through text messages

Wylan: I even searched the closet

Wylan: But I still couldn't find where I asked for your opinion

Jesper:

[wisewarriorqueen]

Kaz: I wish I was a dinosaur.

Wylan: Why? 'Cause they're big and scary? Because they're—

Kaz: Because they're all dead.

Inej: Kaz no-

[wisewarriorqueen]

*The crows leaving Ketterdam

Kaz: What's that smell?

Nina: ...Fresh air?

Kaz: I don't like it

[wisewarriorqueen]

Mathias, to Kaz: Look, let's just agree to say "I'm sorry" on the count of three. One, two, three.

[Silence]

Mathias: Now, see, I'm just disappointed in the both of us.

[wisewarriorqueen]

Kaz: Did you have to stab him?

Mathias: You weren't there. You didn't hear what he said to me.

Kaz: What did he say?

Mathias: 'What are you going to do, stab me?'

Inej: That's fair.

[wisewarriorqueen]

*The crows in the middle of a heist, Wylan is talking with his father*

Jan Van Eck: Was I a bad father, Will?

Wylan: My name is Wylan.

[wisewarriorqueen]

*Kanej in line for Mcdonalds*

Kaz: What’s taking so long?

Inej (driving) : It seems like the car isn’t moving.

Kaz:*reaches to honk*

Inej: *slaps hand away*

Inej: Don’t you dare.