Fearless (Fearless Series Book 1) by Mandy Gonzalez Review

Hi! As some of you may know, Fearless was one of the top anticipated reads of the year. I read this book in eight days, and if you know me, that is fast for me to read a book. I wanted to do a review of this book because I loved it so much, and I wanted to talk about how much I devoured this book.

 

Info

Title: Fearless (Fearless Series Book 1)

Author: Mandy Gonzalez

Genre: Middle Grade, Contemporary, Mystery

Publication: April 6^th, 2021

Edition Read: Hardcover

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Rating: ***** (5 stars)

Explaining my star rating 

Characters

One of the first things that drew me to love this book was the characters. I loved each and every one of them, and I wanted to know more about their stories. The characters in this book were delightful, so I needed to give them a star in my rating. We follow Monica, a girl from California who moves to New York City for a job as an understudy. In New York City, she meets April, Hudson, and Relly, other kids in the cast, and they have a bond. All of the characters in this book were fun, and they each their own distinct voice. In any book I read, I’m drawn to a friend group, family, or found family, and this friend group was excellent because they all balanced each other out. My favorite character was Monica, I loved her persistence and her personality. Also, like me, she had a love of theatre. 

Plot

I don’t want to spoil the book for people that would like to read this, so I’m going to keep this general. The plot of this book follows the ghost of the Ethel Merman Theatre. The kids need to follow the clues and save not only their show but also the Ethel Merman theatre as a whole. I don’t read mysteries, but this one was so much fun and I want to read more mysteries in the Middle-Grade Genre.   I had so much fun reading the plot of this book that I needed to include the plot in my star rating.

Setting

The setting in this book is New York City and the Theatre. This novel had me feeling all the feels and missing being in New York City, and seeing shows, so I knew that I needed to make sure to give it a star in my review. The setting in the theatre was detailed, and I love that because I loved see what the theatre looked like through the character's eyes.

Writing

The writing in this book was excellent. Anyone who reads Middle-Grade, no matter what age group, will enjoy the writing in this novel. The detailed writing adding to the story and not distracting the reader from the plot or the characters is why I wanted to include the writing in my star rating.

Enjoyment

As you can probably tell, I enjoyed this book so much and I can’t wait to read the second book when it comes out next year. This book was so much fun, and it hit me with all the theatre feels.