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Faridah’s 2024 Year in Books

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Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

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in London, The United Kingdom

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Young Adult, Thriller, Mystery

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November 2017

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Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé is the instant New York Times, International bestselling, & Award-winning author of ACE OF SPADES and WHERE SLEEPING GIRLS LIE. In 2024 she was a world book day author with her title THE DOOMSDAY DATE and she also has a Marvel Spider-Verse story coming out this year where she writes a new Spider-Verse character known as Spider-UK/Zarina Zahari. Faridah is an avid tea drinker, a collector of strange mugs, and a graduate from a university in Scotland where she received a BA in English Literature. She also has an MA in Shakespeare Studies from Kings College London. When she isn’t spinning dark tales, Faridah can be found examining the deeper meanings in Disney channel original movies.

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Average rating: 4.09 · 124,517 ratings · 24,465 reviews · 21 distinct works • Similar authors

	Ace of Spades 4.13 avg rating — 98,396 ratings — published 2021 — 37 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Where Sleeping Girls Lie really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 17,876 ratings — published 2024 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ace of Spades Sneak Peek 4.18 avg rating — 2,793 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Four Eids and a Funeral by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé (Goodreads Author), Adiba Jaigirdar (Goodreads Author) 3.61 avg rating — 2,289 ratings — published 2024 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Doomsday Date 3.29 avg rating — 708 ratings — published 2024 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Much Ado About Persephone: A Where Sleeping Girls Lie Pride Story 4.21 avg rating — 146 ratings — published 2024	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	PRIDE & PROMISES: An Ace of Spades Pride Story 3.46 avg rating — 97 ratings — published 2024	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Doctor Who: Fifteen Doctors 15 Stories by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé (Goodreads Author), Steve Cole, Eoin Colfer 4.29 avg rating — 35 ratings — published 2024 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Spider-Man: Stories from the Spider-Verse by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé (Goodreads Author), David Betancourt, Preeti Chhibber (Goodreads Author) 3.74 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 2024 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Faridah Àbíké-íyímídé 4 Books Collection Set (Ace of Spades, Ace of Spades - Special Edition, Where Sleeping Girls Lie & The Doomsday Date World Book Day) 4.08 avg rating — 13 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Ace of Spades (2 books)
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Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé (Goodreads Author)

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Where Sleeping Girls Lie (2 books)
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Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé (Goodreads Author)

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According to the calendar, we’re already halfway through 2024. That means it’s time for our annual midyear check-in, where we suss out...

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“I stop myself from apologizing-because what would I even be sorry for? Existing too loud?”
― Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé, Ace of Spades

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“Growing up, I realized quite quickly that people hate being called racist more than they hate racism itself.”
― Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé, Ace of Spades

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“They say love and hate are the same, just at different ends of the blade”
― Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé, Ace of Spades

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Faridah’s Quotes

“You write in order to change the world, knowing perfectly well that you probably can't, but also knowing that literature is indispensable to the world... The world changes according to the way people see it, and if you alter, even but a millimeter the way people look at reality, then you can change it.”
― James Baldwin

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“A room without books is like a body without a soul.”
― Marcus Tullius Cicero

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“They're your parents. They're meant to love you because. Never in spite.”
― Patrick Ness, Release

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“When people don't express themselves, they die one piece at a time.”
― Laurie Halse Anderson, Speak

tags: death, inspirational, voice

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“They say terrible things are done in darkness, but terrible things are also done in a light too blinding for anyone else to look at directly.”
― Akwaeke Emezi, Dear Senthuran: A Black Spirit Memoir

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