This book began painfully slowly and suffered early from second book in a series.
However, the plot line picked up and the action moved quicker for the second two-thirds of the book. The story is interesting and readers will enjoy the unbelievable methods of travel and ridiculous villains.
I don't care for the stereotyped characters but feel Ginns offered hints of further character development to come. Equally, I don't like how the main character, Samantha, treats her younger brother. Hopefully, this will resolve in the next book.
The humor is there throughout including the over the top Broadway production the oldest sister puts together. Middle grade will enjoy the ridiculousness of the opulence involved.

I wasn't sure what to expect, but I enjoyed reading this. An interesting story with fun characters. Well written.

This series is very creative and clever and I loved having the Spinner parents more involved in the plot this time. In this second book in the series, there are clowns everywhere instead of ninjas. The clowns are just as mean and nasty as the ninjas and really gross in their own way. A little too high on the yuck meter for me, but I am not the intended audience. Unfortunately the puzzles and extra content were not included in the digital ARC I reviewed, although I am assuming the added value will be very similar to the first book in the series. Readers who fell in love with Sam and Nipper in Super Secret Plans will be happy to follow them into Spetacular Specs.

Thank you to Random House and NetGalley for providing a digital copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

The second book of this series was as fun to read as the first book and I look forward to more in the series. I love the fantasy and imagination that was put into this story. The adventures Samantha has with her brother are exciting and keep the reader engaged. I suggest before reading book 2 that you read book 1.

I received this from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.