Spin by Lamar Giles - ADVISABLE

Spin by Lamar Giles, 387 pages. Scholastic Press (Scholastic Inc.), 2019. $17.99

Language: PG13 (22 swears, 0 “f”); Mature Content: PG; Violence: PG13

BUYING ADVISORY: HS – ADVISABLE

AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE

Both at the scene to discover their friend’s, DJ ParSec’s, dead body, nemeses Kya and Fuse throw dirt on each other to prove who the better friend was. Unforeseen consequences quickly make them both regret their actions, but it’s too late—they must work together to find the murderer as demanded by extremist ParSec fans. Or else.

The overall mystery was exciting to read, but my favorite thing about this book is that there were multiple compelling secrets to uncover other than the main one. However, I was disappointed that the big reveal seemed to be something that I, as the reader, would never be able to solve on my own because Giles did not give me the clues I would need to do so. While the violence has a rating of PG13 for multiple descriptions of the murder scene and threats with various weaponry, Giles does not go into the gory details.

Reviewer: Carolina Herdegen