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This book was so much fun! I thoroughly enjoyed myself while reading this. It was fast-paced always action packed which reminded me why I started reading. Great book to get you out of a reading slump. But the writing was really poor and the dialogue often cringy and unrealistic nevertheless, had quite a stable plot.

A fast paced, action packed thriller of a story that I believe to be The U.K’s answer to “The Hate U Give” (THUG). A story that explores social injustice at the hands of corruption, a story that turns the lives of 4 teens upside down when they become privy of too much information and the decision they need to make - stay silent and go on the run or take a stand and have justice prevail.. I thoroughly enjoyed the story, dialogue and the characters we followed and I also liked the story’s structur...

A YA thriller set in one night in a tower block in a UK city as teens find themselves on the run from police after they film a horrifying episode of police brutality. This is a really unique concept for a novel. It really focuses on the community created in tower blocks and on the damage of gentrification on poor, ethnic communities. It’s got a lot to unpack, especially in the light of Grenfell. I’m really excited to teach this in a few weeks and I can see the kids getting really into it, althou...

Disclaimer: I received this free from the publisher via NetGalley.Hari and Jamal witness and film a murder of an unarmed man from their estate. A murder committed by police. Soon, they find themselves running and being hunted by the very people who are supposed to be protecting them. They soon discover, along with Taran and Anna, that there is something much bigger happening in their estate.‘He pushes past so many people in the block whose lives intersect with his own, who live above, below, nex...

Positives:- The first chapter did make me want to keep reading but it was a little confusing trying to understand where exactly the main character was seeing the big thing happening.- The inclusion of Roberts as a character was a great idea as I, like the characters in the book, couldn't work out whose side he was on.- Despite the writing, the story is fast-paced and it was difficult to put the book down.- The story had lots of twists and turns and it was nice not being able to guess what was go...

* I received an ARC of this book from the publisher through NetGalley. This in no way affected my opinion of the book.After Taran’s twin brother witnesses a murder, it suddenly becomes a giant game of cat and mouse in their tower block. Them vs the police. Them vs everyone else. Hari and her friends soon learn there’s something else happening in the estate, something that will uproot from everything they knew. Run, Riot tackles some pretty important topics. Racism, police brutality, corruption a...

A book outside of the United States that tackles both gentrification and police brutality? I didn’t even imagine I could come across something like this, it feels like such a personal problem here nobody else could possibly be suffering the same way as us right? But this book managed to tackle the subject and felt like it was happening in my neighborhood not 3000 miles away. We see the lives of poor people, immigrants, working class families just trying to make it while the people with power sta...

What do you do when the people who’ve vowed to serve and protect you are the ones causing trouble? Sadly, the teens we follow through the course of this novel are forced to find out.Thanks to NetGalley for granting me access to this prior to publication. It’s an explosive read, with a growing sense of injustice and anger that builds to an unforgettable climax. I’d like to say we were truly in the realms of something that could never happen, but know that’s not the case.We follow Taran and her tw...

*2.5 starsi liked this book's commentary on gentrification corrupt authority, specifically in terms of racism and classism in the police force as well as rich and powerful companies that have no regard for actual people. i also loved the emphasis on how important close-knit communities are, especially among minorities. i don't think i cared really enough about each character to enjoy it as much as i could have because i just never found myself excited to pick it up, but i do really appreciate th...

I read this in two days. If you know me, you will know how impressed I must have been. I was totally gripped. Nikesh has much to say and does it with integrity, magic storytelling, authentic voices and big morals. Bravo, sir. I hope you get many more ratings of this book than there are currently (I'm only 77th). I will definitely be getting lots of my school pupils to read this soon!

Run, Riot spends a single night following a group of teenagers trying to hide in their tower block after they video police murdering another teenager from their neighbourhood. It addresses police brutality, corruption, gentrification and racism as the the group uncover a plot between police, politicians and housing developers.The book felt really current and it was great to see these elements written about in a UK context, when more of this kind of YA is based in the US. The middle class tenants...

Tough read exploring corruption and greed. But also inspiring young people to take the lead in exposing these types of social injustice.

I really enjoyed this book. I thought that the plot was very unique and interesting

I wanted to absolutely love this, the pages did fly by, I liked Taran and it is such and important topic and concept. The writing was decent, the only let downs were I felt all the adult characters were flat and the same, and the children only distinguishable by catchphrases rather than personality. I did like this though so a good, quick, exciting, topical YA (I would say middle grade??) book!

This is a powerful, page-turning, through-provoking YA novel involving teenagers, gentrification and corruption. So absorbing it made me miss my stop TWICE (so probably best read at home and not while using public transport!)

This is a powerful story of community and using your voice. I adored Taran, Hari, Anna, Jamal and their fight for what is right. This story has moments that induce sadness, fear, anger and hope. Whilst reading this I couldn’t help but get excited for all the young people who will read this book and just GET it. This is the kind of life that is massively under represented in UKYA and I’m so glad this book exists for those young people. The UK’s answer to THUG.A big thank you to NetGalley, Hodder

3.5 starsMeatspace was brilliant, an on-the-money look at a social-media-obsessed world. Shukla here turns to the YA audience and a selection of other hot topics: gangs, violence, corruption.Twins Taran and Hari live in a rundown estate, after their Dad's chemo and unfairly rising rents out-priced them from a nicer area. They've settled there, made friends. In a THUG-like (Angie Thomas) scenario though, things come crashing down very quickly.The tragic setup that they film sets up a community-sp...

Definitely picked up in the second half - an enjoyable thriller which feels, thematically, like the UKYA answer to The Hate U Give. Loads of timely & important issues brought to the fore and short 'chapters' (bursts of time) keep the pace flowing.

Run, Riot by Nikesh ShuklaRun, Riot is a contemporary YA novel that follows a group of British teens over the span of about 24 hours that'll change their lives and the future of their neighborhood. An adrenaline-fulled story almost only set in a single building, this story manages to tackle big topics through the eyes of young people who won't let the corrupt adults take their home and their community away.Among many other important topics, the novel explores gentrification in great dept. I was