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Where Sleeping Girls Lie by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

January 4, 2026 by Jen K Leave a Comment

The novel begins as Sade starts private boarding school in England. Early on, we understand there are things about her past that Sade is hiding. She is haunted by the ghost of a dead girl in her past, her mother committed suicide when she was 10, and her father was strict, keeping her locked up and homeschooled. The only reason she is at school now is because he died so she is making her own decisions. After meeting her roommate Elizabeth and Elizabeth’s friend Baz, […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery, Young Adult Tagged With: boarding school, class, Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé, institutional racism

Jen K's CBR18 Review No:3 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Young Adult · Tags: boarding school, class, Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé, institutional racism ·
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Another win from this author!

Where Sleeping Girls Lie by Faridah Abíké Íyímídé

March 22, 2024 by narfna Leave a Comment

Thanks to NetGalley and Macmillan Audio for the ARC. It hasn’t affected the content of my review. Don’t go in expecting another thriller like Ace of Spades and you’ll be fine. This is more of a straight mystery than Íyímídé’s debut; it is slower paced and there is both more passing of actual time in the story, and time spent with characters just talking to each other. In a way, it’s a lot more atmospheric than Ace of Spades. It sort of traded in the […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, Mystery, Young Adult Tagged With: ARCs, audiobooks, boarding school, British, Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé, LGBTQIA, mystery, narfna, Natalie Simpson, Where Sleeping Girls Lie, YA mystery, Young Adult

narfna's CBR16 Review No:18 · Genres: Audiobooks, Mystery, Young Adult · Tags: ARCs, audiobooks, boarding school, British, Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé, LGBTQIA, mystery, narfna, Natalie Simpson, Where Sleeping Girls Lie, YA mystery, Young Adult ·
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A playing card with a black woman on top and a black man on bottom

How are you supposed to win if the deck is stacked against you?

Ace of Spades by Faridah Abike-Iyimide

March 12, 2023 by RevGirlUtena Leave a Comment

I have spent the better part of a month trying to write this review. I really really really wanted to love this book. For the first seventy-five percent, I was really into the mystery and the characters, but the last quarter of this book goes completely off the rails. To the point that it makes me dislike the rest of the book. Devon is a student at the prestigious Niveus Academy. However, he is one of only two black students and is also a scholarship […]

Filed Under: Suspense Tagged With: Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

RevGirlUtena's CBR15 Review No:15 · Genres: Suspense · Tags: Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé ·
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An intense and timely YA thriller.

Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

July 26, 2022 by narfna Leave a Comment

I’ve decided to keep this rounded down to four stars for now, because while the rest of the book was absolutely great, the climax was a little underwhelming for me, and that’s the moment you’re waiting for in a thriller. The epilogue ended the book on a great note, but this wasn’t a perfect read. It was very, very good, though, and I will definitely be checking out everything from this author going forward. If this is the book she can write at 21 years […]

Filed Under: Horror, Suspense, Young Adult Tagged With: ace of spades, Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé, horror, LGBTQIA, narfna, Suspense, thrillers, YA, YA horror, ya thriller, Young Adult

narfna's CBR14 Review No:116 · Genres: Horror, Suspense, Young Adult · Tags: ace of spades, Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé, horror, LGBTQIA, narfna, Suspense, thrillers, YA, YA horror, ya thriller, Young Adult ·
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