This was wonderful. Mazie is an easy character to root for, but she isn't perfect. She makes stumbles and missteps. She hurst people even if that hurt isn't always intentional. I was deeply surprised when reading the Author's note to discover Crowder knew very little about musical theatre prior to her research for this novel. As I was reading, I was most impressed by how industry accurate it was for the time period and how much insight she had into the process Mazie would have to go through. This just proves what an author can do with dedicated research. Mazie's relationship with her family and hometown boyfriend, strained by Mazie's desire to chase her dreams, was handled well. Crowder is so good at writing relationships and didn't disappoint. As a lover of Crowder's historical fiction and Broadway, this book was a perfect for me.