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Sixteen year old Paris Secord s aka DJ ParSec career and life has come to an untimely end, and the local music scene is reeling No one is feeling the painthan her shunned pre fame best friend, Kya, and Paris s chief groupie, Fuse But suspicion trumps grief, and since each suspects the other of Paris s murder, they re locked in a high stakes game of public accusations and sabotage.Everyone in the ParSec Nation DJ ParSec s local media base including the killer is content to watch it play out, until Kya and Fuse discover a secret Paris was on the verge of major deal that would ve catapulted her to superstar status on a national level, leaving her old life and old friends behind With the new info comes new motives New suspects And a fandom that shows its deadly side As Kya and Fuse come closer to the twisted truth, the killer s no longer amused But murdering Paris was simple enough, so getting rid of her nobody friends shouldn t be an issue New Read Spin [ author ] Lamar Giles [ Kindle ePUB or eBook ] – kino-fada.fr Instagram Twitter FacebookPinterestWow, Scholastic went edgy When I was a kid, I think the most controversial book I ever read from a Scholastic imprint was Louis Sachar s HOLES I m honestly psyched about this, because I ve gone on rants before about how way too many young adults books try to over simplify and over sanitize their content to make it kid friendly, when we live in a world that really isn t kid friendly and kids are going to look for content they relate to.In Instagram Twitter FacebookPinterestWow, Scholastic went edgy When I was a kid, I think the most controversial book I ever read from a Scholastic imprint was Louis Sachar s HOLES I m honestly psyched about this, because I ve gone on rants before about how way too many young adults books try to over simplify and over sanitize their content to make it kid friendly, when we live in a world that really isn t kid friendly and kids are going to look for content they relate to.In that sense, SPIN is the perfect book, because it has a story to tell and it doesn t try to censor anything or dumb anything down SPIN is a...Fun, fast paced, gripping mystery I had an inkling about the whodunit part but there were a few other twists that I didn t see coming.First, if you re looking for diverse characters, this is for you It s not diversity for diversity s sake In other words, this isn t some dude jumping on the diverse YA bandwagon He s been writing for a while The author himself is a POC and shock he understands that POC aren t all the same We have rich people, poor people, people who love music, people who code Of all races This will appeal to any YA reader.Looking beyond the diversity tag, we simply have an excellent YA thriller It First, if you re looking for diverse characters, this is for you It s not diversity for diversity s sake In other words, this isn t some dude jumping on the diverse YA bandwagon He s been writing for a while The author himself is a POC and shock he understands that POC aren t all the same We have rich people, poor people, people who love music, people who code Of all races This will appeal to any YA reader.Looking beyond the diversity tag, we simply have an excellent YA thriller It s a pretty ...Man, this was so good I always think Giles s thrillers are good but I think this is my fave so far I just loved the voices, loved the pacing, loved the way he incorporated the dark web, fandom and standom , and social justice, and also made it a friends...I ve read other works by this author before in anthologies so I was excited to read a full length novel It did take me some time to get into the story but once I did, I was hooked I enjoyed how in depth this book was when it came to music, shady people and the intense fandom as well This book also touched on the lack of media coverage when a person of color is killed which I thought was an important topic as well When the killer is revealed I honestly wasn t expecting it to be that person I I ve read other works by this author before in anthologies so I was excited to read a full length novel It did take me some time to get into the story but once I did, I was hooked I enjoyed how in depth this book was when it came to music, shady people and the intense fandom as well This book also touched on the lack of media coverage when a person of color is killed which I thought was an important topic ...3.75I wish Giles would take some thriller writing workshops from E Lockhart or Jennifer Lynn Barnes because this book could have been so good He was missing some character development that would have made this book a 4 star or .This book is basically a thriller whodunit in the music rap world which in itself is nuanced Considering the mysterious deaths of Biggie and Tupac, this setting is not out of the ordinary My issues with this book are minor but it was a lot of little things that ad 3.75I wish Giles would take some thriller writing workshops from E Lockhart or Jennifer Lynn Barnes because this book could have been so good He was missing some character development that would have made this book a 4 star or .This book is basically a thriller whodunit in the music rap world which in itself is nuanced Considering the mysterious deaths of Biggie and Tupac, this setting is not out of the ordinary My issues with this book are minor but it was a lot of little things that added up The pacing was my biggest issue The first third was a set up for our two main characters and things didn t start kicking in until 35% in Kya was an interesting character and had a lot of grief that had little to no focus in the first 35% I wish Giles would have gone into her her mental state and her relationship with her motherFor the first 35% the narrators were barely grieving and the investigation into Paris murder...I love Giles characters and this time he gave me three great ones DJ ParSec, real name Paris Secord, is a sixteen year old up and coming DJ ready for fame and most importantly fortune or was before she was murdered Being questioned in the police station are Fuse, basically her social media hype girl, and Kya, her childhood best friend But the questioning doesn t last long because the girls parents refuse to let the police keep questioning them, plus they swear they just found Paris dead and I love Giles characters and this time he gave me three great ones DJ ParSec, real name Paris Secord, is a sixteen year old up and coming DJ ready for fame and most importantly fortune or was before she was murdered Being questioned in the police station are Fuse, basically her social media hype girl, and Kya, her childhood best friend But the questioning doesn t last long because the girls parents refuse to let the police keep questioning them, plus they swear they just found Paris dead and don t know what could have happened This alternates between the present where Kya and Fuse, who don t like each other, try to figure out what happened to Paris while reconciling how their relationships had deteriorated prior to Paris death We get to know Paris in flashback chapters that show her rise and struggle with leaving it all behind in order to make it Giles gives us three different girls, with different families and struggles who are all trying to find their way, while shining a light on...A really compelling mystery about a murdered DJ, her two closest friends fans who at the time of her death were on the outs with her, and about police brutality, black justice, racial inequality in the media there was a lot here reminiscent of Tiffany D Jackson s MONDAY S NOT COMING , and about social media and technology and the Dark Web The twists here are solid and compelling, and both Kya and Fuse both have outstanding voices This is my first Giles and won t be my last Though Angi A really compelling mystery about a murdered DJ, her two closest friends fans who at the time of her death were on the outs with her, and about police brutality, black justice, racial inequality in the media there was a lot here reminiscent of Tiffany D Jackson s MONDAY S NOT COMING , and about social media and technology and the Dark Web The twists here are solid and compelling, and both Kya and Fuse both hav...Giles has a winner here Gripping from the start, I loved this mystery about the murder of a talented young DJ I think teen readers will LOVE this book the social media, the friendships, school life and language was all spot on And it will certainly appeal to our high taste readers s o to Nic Stone even with the length Giles manages to layer in a lot here the characters meditate on class, race, and whose story gets told in the media and why I will absolutely be purchasing two copies for Giles has a winner here Gripping from the start, I loved this mystery about the murder of a talented young DJ I think teen readers will LOVE this book the social media, the friendships, school life and language was all spot on And it will certainly appeal to our high taste readers s o to Nic Stone even with the length Giles manages to layer in a lot here the characters meditate on class, race, and whose story gets told in the media a...This book was DOPE.The mystery was well done, with enough red herrings to keep me entranced And the beautiful acknowledgment and integration of current and past hip hop was extremely on point.My only complaint was the audiobook, which would have done better to secure younger narrators to match the tone of the text Bahni Turpin is always amazing, but there were a lot of times throughout the book where it was easy to forget the intended ages of the characters AND one of the other narrators tend This book was DOPE.The mystery was well done, with enough red herrings to keep me entranced And the beautiful acknowledgment and integration of current and past hip hop was extremely on point.My only complaint was the audiobook, which would have done better to secure younger narrators to match the tone of the text Bahni Turpin is always amazing, but there were a lot of times th...Thank you to Edelweiss and Scholastic for the advance Kindle copy of this 1.29.19 release All opinions are my own 5 for this engaging thriller When teen DJ ParSec Paris, to her friends is found dead, her childhood best friend and new friend groupie promoter have to put aside their major differences as they search for her killer They find themselves being pursued by a dangerous fan group as they near the truth I absolutely love that this book has older characters and a gritty premi Thank you to Edelweiss and Scholastic for the advance Kindle copy of this 1.29.19 release All opinions are my own 5 for this engaging thriller When teen DJ ParSec Paris, to her friends is found dead, her childhood best friend and new friend groupie promoter have to put aside their major differences as they search for her killer Th...Overall, it was a decent mystery I was a little disappointed in the reveal because a I d already figured it out and b it was a little anti climatic I liked the main two girls, though I sometimes struggled remembering which point of view I was in I did like the style and that it was a diverse book ...
- 16 November 2018 Lamar Giles
- Hardcover
- 400 pages
- 1338219219
- Lamar Giles
- Spin