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aphroditesmoon · 6 months

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to the people who follow me for my book content, these are some authors that i no longer support:

pierce brown: one of the earliest authors to share the "i stand with israel" posts. (I guess rebellions are only cool for plot points. I loved red rising but ive always found it to be a whitewashed version of the hunger games, and b4 u go "but hunger games characters r white too!!" No theyre not. Katniss was supposed to have darker skin. The movie franchise whitewashed her.)

sarah j maas: has made it clear that her grandmother was in the IDF and is proud of her israeli heritage. I liked her when i was like 14. I grew to realise just how much queerbaiting and subtle racism there is in her books.

victoria aveyard: i loved her for a very long time, red queen was the series that pulled me back into reading and she have been one of my biggest inspiration in being a writer, but she had made a statement of standing in neutrality, and she have made a tiktok of her Starbucks order while everyone is trying to boycott starbucks for their donation to israel. I hope her words and actions are only of ignorance and that she'll learn to do better soon. but until then, I've completely lost my respect for her.

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IN RETURN: HERE ARE SOME AUTHORS WHO HAVE BEEN SUPPORTING AND DONATING TO PALESTINE AND WRITE AMAZING BOOKS:

- Rebecca F. Kuang: The poppy war trilogy, yellowface, Babel.

- Olivie Blake: The atlas six trilogy, One for my enemy, Alone with you in the ether, Masters of death.

- VE Schwab: A darker shade of magic series, The invisible life of Addie Larue, This savage song (monsters of verity) duology.

- Chloe Gong: These violent delights duology.

- Faridah abike iyimide: Ace of Spades.

- Leigh Bardugo: The grishaverse, Ninth house.

- Tracy Deonn: Legendborn series.

- Xiran Jay Zhao: Iron widow series.

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thetryhardaesthete · 8 months

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Books That Feel Like Movies

As much as I am a book lover, I also have a deep appreciation for film. I often hear people describe books as "cinematic", and I wanted to share some novels I've read that I think fit the bill

NOTE: Cinematic doesn't necessarily mean there's a movie of it yet, these are just books that made me feel like I was watching a film

The Seven Husbands Of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

One of the most gorgeously written books of the modern era, TSHOEH is one of Jenkins Reid's best. Truly worth every bit of hype and more, this powerful and emotional book is a must-read

Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë

For fans of classic literature, Wuthering Heights is perfect if you want a book that feels like a stunning motion-picture. In fact, it's one that I'd love to see director Todd Haynes take on, I feel like he'd do remarkable things with it. The prose is wonderful, you can see and feel everything right along with the characters

Ink by Alice Broadway

Broadway's Skin trilogy is unfairly underrated (I still need to read the third installment), I implore people to give it a try. Not only are the covers beautiful, the story is wonderfully told and every character feels so real

They Both Die At The End by Adam Silvera

This one isn't everyone's cup of tea, but I really love it. Not only are the characters well-rounded and easy to root for, the descriptions and prose is magnificent - I hope this one gets an adaptation at some point!

Ace Of Spades by Faridah Àbìkè-Íyímídé

A gripping and thought-provoking thriller with lots of fantastic representation, this felt like a full-on series and I loved every moment of it. It's another one that I'd love to see be brought to screen. The way it's written makes it rich with filming potential

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brokehorrorfan · 3 months

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The White Guy Dies First: 13 Scary Stories of Fear and Power will be published in hardcover, e-book, and audio book on July 16 via Tor Teen. The 320-page young adult horror anthology is edited by Terry J. Benton-Walker.

It features stories from 13 BIPOC authors: Adiba Jaigirdar, Alexis Henderson, Chloe Gong, Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé, H.E. Edgmon, Kalynn Bayron, Karen Strong, Kendare Blake, Lamar Giles, Mark Oshiro, Naseem Jamnia, Tiffany D. Jackson, and Terry J. Benton-Walker.

The White Guy Dies First includes 13 scary stories by all-star contributors, and this time... the white guy dies first. Killer clowns, a hungry hedge maze, and rich kids who got bored. Friendly cannibals, impossible slashers, and the dead who don’t stay dead. A museum curator who despises “diasporic inaccuracies.” A sweet girl and her diary of happy thoughts. An old house that just wants friends forever. These stories are filled with ancient terrors and modern villains, but go ahead, go into the basement, step onto the old plantation, and open the magician’s mystery box because this time, the white guy dies first.

Pre-order The White Guy Dies First.

#the white guy dies first #adiba jaigirdar #alexis henderson #chloe gong #h.e. edgmon #book #gift #tor books #faridah àbíké íyímídé #kalynn bayron #kendare blake #lamar giles #mark oshiro #naseem jamnia #tiffany d. jackson

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rhysknees · 1 year

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What to read next

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thatsmybook · 12 days

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"Since the 2nd grade when I started being bussed in to white schools, I've spent my entire life proving that I belonged in elite white spaces that were not built for Black people. I got a lot of clarity through what happened with the University of North Carolina. I decided I didn't want to do that anymore. That Black professionals should feel free and actually perhaps an obligation to go to our own institutions, and bring our own talents and resources to our own institutions and help to build them up as well.

This is not my fight. I fought the battle that I wanted to fight which is - "I deserve to be treated equally and have a vote on my tenure". I won that battle.

It's not my job to heal the University of North Carolina. That's a job for the people in power who created the situation in the first place."

This is Nikole Hannah-Jones Pulitzer-prize winning investigative journalist announcing to Gayle King on CBS News in July 2021, that she has declined a tenured professorship at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and will instead take a position as the inaugural Knight Chair in Race and Reporting at Howard University, an Historical Black University (HBCU).

This is a real world scenario echoed in YA fiction in both Legendborn by American author Tracy Deonn (set at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, where Bree deals with racism and exclusion at her new school whilst grieving the loss of her mother); and in Ace of Spades by British author Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé (set at a fictional elite all white high school, Neveus Academy where the only two Black students are subject to increasing instances of racism and physical threat).

That young adult fiction is speaking to current times in different genres, especially those written by Black voices, is so exciting and enriching to all readers.

#legendborn #ace of spades #tracy deonn #faridah àbíké íyímídé #UNCChapelHill #dark academia #arthurian retelling #nikole hannah-jones

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chanelslibrary · 9 months

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🌙 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰🌙

Ace of Spades

Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5

This book is accurately described as Gossip Girl meets Get Out. With dark academia vibes this mystery/thriller dives deep into issues like high school drama, homophobia, racism, and more! Popular girl Chiamaka has nothing in common with musical prodigy Devon but when a masked bully starts attacking them both…they must find out what it takes to bring down a hidden nemesis!

How do I put into words what this book means to me and how it had impacted me?!😩 I’ll try! The writing in this book is incredible. Chiamaka and Devon are so complex, with flaws but also the capacity to grow which they do by the end of the book! And the THEMES!!!!! I want to have an in depth discussion with Faridah (or a book club lol) about all the subtle/not subtle themes throughout the book—like the LITERAL SPADES!

*spades are so poignant in Black culture!*

I could go on but I won’t spoil anything! Addressing issues like systemic racism, homophobia, etc. is very tough and uncomfortable for people to talk about, but in this book it is digestible in a way where you can see how it affects these two main characters so radically. I strongly encourage everyone to read this book!

*also I got this beautiful Revolution Card Deck that I thought was so fitting for this book! It features different prominent Black leaders throughout the deck🤍*

𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 (+): Black representation, LGBTQ+ representation, audiobook narrators are great!,

𝐧𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 (-): none

𝐂𝐖/𝐓𝐖: mention of death

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almosthomefree-blog · 10 months

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Happy to share a special pulp influenced alternate cover card for Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé's new book 'Ace of Spades'. This is an exclusive pre-order bonus! Faridah is an exceptional talent, so do yourselves a favour and scoop this book up! #aceofspades

#ace of spades #faridah àbíké íyímídé #pulp #vintage pulp #new novels #horror

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therefugeofbooks · 1 year

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some queer ya books i enjoyed last year ✨️

#booklr #books #book photography #ace of spades #ás de espadas #faridah àbíké íyímídé #loveless #sem amor #alice oseman #how it all blew up #foi assim que tudo explodiu #arvin ahmadi #like a love story #tipo uma história de amor #abdi nazemian #read in 2022 #books and flowers #the refuge of books

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bookishjules · 4 months

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worth living

maya c. popa, duress // noah kahan, growing sideways // unknown // unknown // gabriel mistral, selected prose and prose-poems // megan chance, the spiritualist // faridah àbíké-íyímídé, where sleeping girls lie // james baldwin, giovanni's room // @bookishjules, from @ann-perkins4 // emily lloyd jones, the hearts we sold // the strumbellas, shovels & dirt // albert camus // antoine de saint-exupéry // the strumbellas, shovels & dirt // jeff buckley

#the opposition of those noah kahan and strumbellas lyrics have been itching at me for a long time #web weaving #words #noah kahan #the strumbellas #maya c. popa #gabriel mistral #faridah àbíké íyímídé #james baldwin #emily lloyd jones #<- that one i learned is actually often misattributed to virginia wolf #albert camus #antoine de saint exupéry #jeff buckley

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minim236 · 1 year

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Favourite Book characters - [2/5]: Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

Chiamaka Adebayo ♠

“I don’t straighten my hair because I hate it; I straighten it because everyone else hates it for me.”

“I didn’t invent this twisted system that pits us against each other and makes us do crappy things for status—but I do know how to play it.”️

#faridah àbíké íyímídé #minimmakes #M's fave book characters #ace of spades #book reccs #bookblr #dark academia #faridah àbíké-íyímídé #character posters #dailyfictionalblackgirls #bookedit #photoshop

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slaughter-books · 2 months

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Day 8: JOMPBPC: Empowered Women Empower Women

❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🩷

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nataliekabra · 5 months

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FOUR EIDS AND A FUNERAL E-ARCS ARE OUT SOON LESSGOO EVERYBODY WISH ME LUCK THIS HAS LITERALLY BEEN MY DREAM COLLAB SINCE BEFORE IT WAS ANNOUNCED

#four eids and a funeral #adiba jaigirdar #faridah àbíké íyímídé

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shellzcrispynuggets · 8 months

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Favourite book?

This question is both a blessing and a curse.

I want to say Ace of Spades, but I also want to say Radio Silence, but I’ll say Ace of Spades.

It’s the type of book that makes you think a lot afterwards and I believe books like that are quite special

#Not that radio silence isn’t special of course but yea #Faridah put her foot in that book it was insane #ace of spades #faridah àbíké íyímídé

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doctoreads · 2 months

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They say don't judge a book by its cover but I absolutely judged this book by its gorgeous cover. What can I say? I'm only human after all!

This is definitely a slow-burn and I'm usually not a big fan but I liked the plot enough to keep going. The writing was also beautiful and managed to paint a solid setting for the story to unfold.

If you don't mind slow-paced stories and I mean really slow, the kind where nothing really happens till the last quarter of the book, then you'll enjoy this one way more than I did.

#books #book review #where sleeping girls lie #faridah àbíké íyímídé

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nat-reviews-books · 2 months

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Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

When the only two black students at Niveus Academy start getting school-wide text message blasts detailing their secrets, Chiamaka and Devon need to find out who is behind the mysterious messages.

I really enjoyed this book. I started with a hardcover from the library, but I don't have a lot of time to sit and read a book for hours (which is what I wanted to do with this one), so I switched to the audiobook about 40% through. This reminded me a bit of Gossip Girl and Pretty Little Liars, but more sinister.

Recommended for: people who enjoy Pretty Little Liars and/or Gossip Girl, people who enjoy private school as a setting, someone looking for an interesting mystery

Content warnings: death, racism, bullying

#books #reviews #book review #ace of spades #faridah àbíké íyímídé

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thatsmybook · 12 days

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A book recommendation for Felice in Young Royals, that will make her feel seen and understood, is Young Adult novel, Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-íyímídé.

This Get Out meets Gossip Girl inspired thriller, is perfect for lovers of Dark Academia.

Set in an elite all white high school, where the only two Black kids, Devon and Chiamaka, start to feel that all is not right in their last year of school. Their dreams for their future, and their lives, are at risk from a mysterious entity called Aces.

Chiamaka is also the popular girl in her school and is mixed-race like Felice. This book was published the month before Young Royals season one came out, so I would totally recommend d it to be on Felice's tbr. It's also featured in Heartstopper Season one episode one - Isaac is reading it at Charlie's sleepover party.

The author Faridah, who is Black-British, queer and Muslim, was writing Ace of Spades during her first year at a Scottish university, aged 19. The book was part inspired by her experiences there.

About the teenage friendships in Ace of Spades, Faridah has said:

"Something that gets left out of t.v. shows and books often is how much friendship means a lot to teenagers. I think friendship breakups are more common and more hurtful than romantic ones when you're growing up, because those are your main relationships. I really wanted to highlight how toxic friendships and unhealthy relationships can look like. As well as ones that are good but flawed. I think it's really important to show teenagers that. When I was younger there were so many friendships I had that were definitely toxic but I had no words to articulate why they were because I guess everybody's desperate for friendship and nobody wants to be alone."

You can listen to this and the rest of this conversation on @probooknerds podcast. This episode is from June 2021.

#young royals book recommendations #young royals #ace of spades book #faridah àbíké íyímídé #felice ehrencrona #lgbtq+ YA #dark academia #Isaac Henderson's books #us cover artist #Adekunle #uk cover artist #Kingsley Nebechi #Nigerian authors #Nigerian artists

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