The best way I’ve found to try to understand others is by reading about different life experiences. While I may face prejudice or discrimination due to my gender or sexuality, I’ll never know how it feels to face pervasive bias due to my skin colour. As our world becomes smaller with increased social media and technology, the prevalence of racism in everything from societal institutions to daily interactions is becoming common knowledge. While significant political change may be slow, this awareness has led to the diversification of characters and authors in literature, which I am more than happy to take advantage of as it expands my world and improves my reading experience at the same time.

I don’t want to dig too deep into Ace of Spades and ruin the slow, deliberate reveal. However, I will say these characters were compelling, and the entire premise was both fascinating and horrifying.