This sampler is just long enough to draw the reader in, while still keeping us craving more. The characters are introduced well, with enough information for us to get to know them as part of the story.

The plot is also well set up, paced fast enough to be engaging but not so fast that we're lost. I'm really excited about reading the rest of the book!

This sneak peak gives just the right amount of whats to come,the story beats seemed planned well for a mystery story. The writing is good as well for the few pages that are there and makes the reader yearn for more. I would describe this as a trailer for the book which looks promising.
From the get go I already got a feel of the two main characters and the relationship to the people around them.
For those who are not great fans of first person present tense narrative at least it is offset by switching points of view so maybe it won't be grating, but I will save my judgements until I can read the whole book.

Okay i am so very much in love with the cover alone. Not only do i see a black girl but a black boy too! This truly warns my heart. We need more poc representation on book covers and this book does it wonderfully

I am really liking what I have read so far! As a Black student as a PWI, I could relate to Devon and Chiamaka and the experiences and feelings that they describe being there. Just the fact that I could relate so much instantly made me more interested in their story and care so much about them in just a few chapters.

The end of the sneak peek has me SO INTERESTED! I need to know what happens to Devon next, and where the storylines of Chiamaka and Devon will intertwine. I cannot wait for this to be released this June. I am so excited! After 23 pages, I am almost positive that I will love this book.

I would definitely be interested in reading the full book. It does seem a bit cliché at the beginning, but I think most stories taking place in high school do. I don't have much to say because the sneak peek wasn't long, but I do like the character building so far!

I've been so intrigued by this book ever since I saw the cover and this sampler only builds my interest! I can't wait to read more and find out more about this school and the mystery that is already building from the first three chapters.

It looks like I might find a dark academia book I love! I was provided a sneak peak, and boy has it made me that much more interested. Our two protagonists are completely unlike each other but their personalities really shine even in the first three chapters. Abike-Iyimide drops us into an atmosphere so hostile beneath its veneer of respectability. From what I can tell, a heavy theme of this novel is about the particular struggles BIPOC deal with when occupying these predominately white--and wealthy--spaces. I'm so excited to read the rest of the story once it comes out. All I have to say is Devon has my heart and Chiamaka is the HBIC I wish I was in High School. Well, maybe I don't want to be exactly like her...

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for providing me with a sneak peak in exchange for my honest thoughts.

I'm not sure if I had a corrupted file or not, but I couldn't read most of the sample as all the words were jumbled together. :/ I was also denied a full arc so I'll be waiting for the official release to check out Ace of Spades.

This sample was way too short! I know it’s going to be a good book since I was only given two chapters but was already sucked into the action and left wanting more! I have only read one other book that was written in first person with alternating viewpoints and I really enjoyed it so I think it’s really cool that this book did the same. Cant wait to hopefully read the full book soon!

Loved the sneak peek and can't wait to get my hands on this book!!! I usually take forever to get into a book but I am hooked on this one.

I do not know what I was expecting when I opened the file. Definitely not what I have read so far. As it is a “sneak peek” there is not much that I can say, especially about the two main characters, Devon and Chiamaka.
He is not popular, loves music and find himself in a position that doesn’t belong to him.
She is the “queen bee” of her school and is envied by her schoolmates. Everyone wants to be in her position.

My first reaction as I finished those few chapters has been: OMG, and then? What happens?
The only thing that I can do now is waiting for the book to be published, because I need to know everything about it.

I really enjoyed this sneak peek! Thank you so much for the chance to read it, I cant wait to read the full book

this sneak peak of this book was great! it hooked me from the start, can’t wait to read more!! excited for 1st June to come.

Thanks to NetGalley, Feiwel & Friends/MacMillan Children's Publishing Group for letting me read and review this chapter sample of Ace of Spades. All opinions and thoughts are my own.

In the brief sample here, it starts a bit slow and then gets really interesting right when the sample ends. I can't wait until the full book comes out because it sounds very intriguing. This starts and goes into the story very much following and fitting the description of the book. It's a lot like what it says, Gossip Girl meets Get Out with these two students who are chosen to be Senior Prefect and Head Prefect with one of them, Chiamaka being the rich one who worked hard to get there and Devon is there on scholarship and then secrets start coming out.

Looking forward to being able to read and know more about what happens when the full book comes out.

I really loved the sample of this book, it seemed like so much is going to happen next and I can't wait for the full book to come out! This was really interesting to read bout, and gripped me from the start, and when it ended I was like "noooo" because I really wanted to continue on and find out everything that happens in the book. The writing is so wonderful and really fits the story, the setting is also amazing since I love books written in a school setting, I only got a glimpse of the characters but they were really fun to read about and hopefully I can learn more about them when I read the full book. I am so invested in this book right now, and can't wait to see what transpires throughout the whole setting. This seems like an amazing mystery/thriller book and I don't read much of those, but for this one I am willing to get sucked into the drama and horrors in Niveus Private Academy!

3/1 Review for Sneak Preview Chapters (Thank you Netgalley and Feiwel and Friends for the preview!)

Wow, this is going to be amazing! I'm already so intrigued by the main characters. I'm finding I'm REALLY into the private school/boarding school mysteries. They always get so twisty and fun! In three fairly short chapters, we've already gotten so much information about who the characters are as people, what they believe, what their goals are, how they think and behave, their background, etc. If the rest of the book is this good, June better hurry up!

This preview of the book sounds interesting so far! Would love to continue reading!

Taking place at a prestigious high school, the story is told from the perspectives of two students: Devon and Chiamaka. Devon is a quiet person who doesn't like to stand out or receive attention. Unlike the other students who come from upper-class families, Devon is at the school on a scholarship and often feels out of place with all the rich kids. Chiamaka is the most popular girl in school and has done everything in her power to obtain her position. She seems intelligent and maybe a little cut-throat. Devon is chosen as a Senior Prefect and Chiamaka as Head Prefect for their final year at their school Niveus.

They both are looking forward to a good final year but when some of their secrets are exposed, their final high school year becomes a lot more eventful than they had imagined.

I'm not usually a fan of high school drama books but this one proves to be pretty promising as it also sheds light on race and wealth inequities. I'm also curious to see how these two characters develop throughout the novel are they both begin with certain flaws. Are they going to end up working together as the only two dark-skinned "popular" students in their school? What is going to bring them together?

This is super intriguing, and I really want more! I think the blurb is really accurate, and that it fills a hole in the boarding school/mystery/dark academia genre. Definitely looking forward to getting my hands on the full book.

This was an excellent sneak peak of this book and had me interested move forward with reading the full story. The alternating perspectives had me eagerly looking forward to the moment when their lives would collide. I also appreciated the black and queer representation.

Is it June 1st yet? I am so excited to read this book in full! Alternating perspectives are always something that intrigues me and the story has already drawn me in from just two chapters!