For February we are off to Vegas! We will be spending time with Jack and his closest friends—the asexual support group he met through fandom forums. For Jack to uncover some family secrets and that means infiltrating a high-stakes gambling club with links to organised crime... It's a wild time!
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Publisher: HOLIDAY HOUSE
Date: 7 November 2023
Language: English
Paperback: 352 pages
ISBN-13: 978-1682636237
Reading age: 14+
What happens in Vegas when an all-asexual online friend group attempts to break into a high-stakes gambling club? Shenanigans ensue.
For fans of Alice Oseman and Casey McQuiston, a hilarious and heartfelt story that will captivate readers looking for found family and a heist.
"A fast-paced, thrilling diversion."—Kirkus Reviews
Some people join chess club, some people play football. Jack Shannon runs a secret blackjack ring in his private school’s basement. What else is the son of a Las Vegas casino mogul supposed to do?
Everything starts falling apart when Jack’s mom is arrested for their family’s ties to organized crime. His sister Beth thinks this is the Shannon family’s chance to finally go straight, but Jack knows that something’s not right. His mom was sold out, and he knows by who. Peter Carlevaro: rival casino owner and jilted lover. Gross.
Jack hatches a plan to find out what Carlevaro’s holding over his mom’s head, but he can’t do it alone. He recruits his closest friends—the asexual support group he met through fandom forums. Now all he has to do is infiltrate a high-stakes gambling club and dodge dark family secrets, while hopelessly navigating what it means to be in love while asexual. Easy, right?
A wild romp told in a can't-look-away-from voice, Aces Wild is packed with internet friend hijinks and ace representation galore!
Abandonment
Ableism
Acephobia/Arophobia
Toxic relationship
Gaslighting
Classism
Cursing
Emotional abuse
Sexism
Violence
Blood
Stalking
Alcohol
Injury/Injury detail
Infidelity
Forced institutionalization
Vomit
Dysphoria
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