Mary's Reviews > The Spectacular

While I haven't made much progress on her books, I have loved Fiona Davis ever since reading The Masterpiece, and The Spectacular just reinforced the fact that I need to read her entire backlist. I love the way she blended a present time period with 1956 New York City, and though I had heard in passing of the bomber that was running rampant at the time, it was nowhere near as detailed as what I got from this story. Granted Davis did change some details to fit her storyline, but it was still a very interesting look into life as a Rockette, Radio City Music Hall, and the first criminal profiling. Marion becomes a regular little sleuth as she starts trying to help with the investigation after not only being affected by the bomber at RCMH but also spending more time with a certain someone.

There were a lot of genres vying for attention here and the blend of historical fiction, family drama, mystery, and a dash of romance was perfectly done. I also loved the audiobook and Rachel L. Jacobs & Kimberly Farr are narration queens as they bring a young and older Marion to life. I can't tell you how much I loved the decision to have 2 narrators, 1 for each time of the MC's life, and this just really enhanced both the audio and the story for me. The Spectacular shocked me at times and made my heart hurt at others, but it was nothing short of fantastic and if you read historical fiction at ALL, you should definitely read this novel.