“In Spin Cycle, author Alfredo Botello takes on the issues that, for most of us, are often too difficult to even think about: duty, responsibility, burden, envy, and shame, but also those we cherish such as love, trust, family, and friendship. He puts the reader in front of a mirror and asks “What would you do?” . . . The characters in the novel are the people we all know; they are us, and Botello masterfully brings the reader in to share their world, which is our world. Ezra, the protagonist, learns to cast off the turbulence and distractions that obscure the tough choices we ultimately must face . . . A touching story told with intelligence and humor, its dialogue pulls no punches and cuts deep to an issue which touches nearly all of us.”