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imstephtacular's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Mental illness, Sexism, Medical content, and Death of parent
Moderate: Ableism, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Eating disorder, Vomit, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment
kleedc73's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
Graphic: Mental illness, Sexism, and Violence
kcrockford's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.25
Graphic: Chronic illness, Violence, Grief, Car accident, and Death of parent
Moderate: Mental illness, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders and Sexism
cc_shelflove's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Mental illness, Sexism, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Moderate: Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, and Alcohol
Minor: Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Dementia, Car accident, and Gaslighting
growintogardens's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Graphic: Death, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexism, Medical content, and Grief
Minor: Forced institutionalization, Car accident, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Abandonment
mmarlborough's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Death, Sexism, and Death of parent
Minor: Infidelity
sarahweyand's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
I wasn't sure what to expect going into this book but I was pleasantly surprised! The Spectacular does a great job of teaching readers about the Rockettes and their history, and includes a lot of interesting facts and information I didn't know before reading. I would say this book is a mystery first and a historical fiction second, which is opposite from what I was anticipating, but I enjoyed it nonetheless.
I liked reading about Marion's struggles and personal growth being a woman in the 50s, which was realistic and therefore extremely frustrating. I liked her as a character a lot, but some aspects of the story didn't work as well for me as I wished. The romance was sweet at the end but very insta-lovey and too full of poor communication for me to get invested. In addition, the scenes with the police officers didn't feel all that realistic (not in terms of their ineptness but in terms of their communication and information sharing with Marion and Peter).
Overall, I think people will enjoy this book if they love mysteries or historical fiction. I haven't read any books about Rockettes, so that was an interesting niche to me as well. Will definitely be on the lookout for more Fiona Davis in the future!
Graphic: Sexism and Murder
Moderate: Death of parent