Without going into a lot of detail about the magic in this book, in Spectacle we witness characters using their powers for good, for an advantage, for cons, and for something entirely more sinister. And that's part of what I love about Zdrok's book - is that not only does everyone's magic speak to a very intimate piece of themselves, but it also exacts a hefty toll. Whenever you have books where the characters have dangerous powers, the question always comes up - should we use our powers? And what is the cost? Magic without a price has never made sense to me. Whether you're in the mood for a story about a girl discovering her powers (and struggling with the question of using them), or a good murder mystery, you're in for a treat. What I wasn't counting on, is how obsessed I would be. I knew I was going to really enjoy Spectacle from the beginning. If you've been searching for a book that is full of mystery, mysterious powers, and power that can be both a blessing and curse. Spectacle is one of those historical fantasy books that is able to serve up the right story with all the flairs of the past. As the killer continues to haunt the streets of Paris, it becomes clear that Nathalie's strange new ability may make her the only one who can discover the killer’s identity-and she'll have to do it before she becomes a target herself. Nathalie's search for answers sends her down a long, twisty road involving her mentally ill aunt, a brilliant but deluded scientist, and eventually into the Parisian Catacombs.

When the body of another woman is retrieved from the Seine days later, Paris begins to buzz with rumors that this victim may not be the last.

That is, until the day she has a vision of the newest body, a young woman, being murdered-from the perspective of the murderer himself. Her job is to summarize each day’s new arrivals, a task she finds both fascinating and routine. Sixteen-year-old Nathalie Baudin writes the daily morgue column for Le Petit Journal.

Spectacle is a YA murder mystery from debut author Jodie Lynn Zdrok in which a young reporter must use her supernatural visions to help track down a killer targeting the young women of Paris.

Spectacle by Jodie Lynn Zdrok