Spin City

Sixteen-year-old Japanese pop maven, Kiyoko Katsuda, may be a self-proclaimed superstar, and eye candy to basically every guy she comes in contact with. But that's as far as it goes, for this Japanese diva has a boyfriend. And, while she and Matteo may be an extremely long-distance couple, they're happy, and that's all that counts. However, when Kiyoko - raised by a diplomat father in basically every fashionable city in the world - is offered the chance to intern at FLIRT Magazine, she jumps at the opportunity, and before she can snap her fingers, is swept away into fashionable New York City, where she will make the crowded streets her own. However, when she isn't assigned the intern beat that she was hoping for - fashion - and gets stuck with music, she's quite disappointed. But it only takes her a short while to realize that music is her thing. And, while fashion is an exciting, trendy hobby, her real passion is creating a soundtrack to the runway that she calls life. Kiyoko, however, has other things on her mind than buckling down and getting to work. She's finally out on her own, and while she's glad to be given so much independence, she feels that her way-too-early curfew is making it difficult for her to enjoy the finer things in life - like clubbing 'till all hours of the night with some of her newfound friends. But when she realizes that she's got a knack for DJ'ing, as well as a definite talent for spinning records, she finds that maybe this internship is giving her the exact thing she needed: a push in the direction of her possible future. Kiyoko may be the wild child of the FLIRT interns, but she's a wild child with personality who will ultimately appeal to readers of all personality types - whether you're a shy sweetie, or an outspoken honey, much like Kiyoko. Kiyoko is one of the most entertaining characters to hit this series. Her fashion sense is to die for, and hipster-chic; while her lingo is fresh, innovative, exciting, and catching - meaning you'll be repeating her "chatspeak" long after you have finished the book. You hear, lads! Out of each of the FLIRT interns, Kiyoko definitely receives one of the biggest life lessons, and even though it takes her a bit to come to terms with it, she most certainly does. Kiyoko is an intriguing character who will most certainly live in your memory for years to come. High fashion fun that continues even after the last page has been turned! Erika Sorocco Book Review Columnist for The Community Bugle Newspaper