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riberius's review
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
fae_bae's review
challenging
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
sometimeaftermittnight's review against another edition
3.75
was a little slow but i got super into it by the end!! the definition of, “aren’t you tired of being nice? don’t you want to just go apeshit?
ilaxaria's review
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
2.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Murder, Racism, Toxic friendship, Self harm, Classism, Emotional abuse, and Bullying
Moderate: Vomit
Minor: Body shaming
tspoon3330's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
A deliciously dark tale of twisted desires, fair weather friends, and found families.
boomwormbrittany's review
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I Feed Her to the Beast and the Beast Is Me follows Laure who is an aspiring ballerina who is trying to be a part of the cut throat world of the Parisian ballet. When she has the opportunity to sacrifice a part of herself to get ahead, there is nothing she wouldn't do to get ahead of those who would keep her down.
I thought this was such an interesting book to read. I do want to say that I know absolutely NOTHING about ballet other than it's cut throat and pretty brutal to the people who are a part of it. That being said I thought that this was a really interesting behind the scenes look at that scene and not only how brutal it is for normal ballerina's but with ballerina's who are people of color.
I thought Laurie was an intersting main character to follow. She is very much who she is and proud of who she is. She's someone who will do anything to get ahead including selling part of her soul to this unknown entity in the Paris catacombs. I don't think she was meant to be a likable character but she was realistic and I loved that about her. She had an appetite to get ahead and she wasn't going to let anyone tell her no.
A lot of this story does revolve around the ballet and the very difficult nature of what that entails. That being said, since it is so focused on ballet, it is not a quick paced book by any means but it is a fascinating one that will keep you hooked.
This book is also a horror so if you are sensitive to gore to descriptions of gore, I would recommend maybe being wary going into this. I didn't find the "gory" scenes to be too grotesque as this is still Young Adult but I could see how it could make other people uncomfortable.
Overall, I thought this was a pretty solid book. I enjoyed my time while reading it. I'm not sure if I will pick up the second book as I felt this was a great wrap up to the end and I wouldn't need more from the story. If you are looking for an interesting, Young Adult horror book to read, definitely pick this up.
I thought this was such an interesting book to read. I do want to say that I know absolutely NOTHING about ballet other than it's cut throat and pretty brutal to the people who are a part of it. That being said I thought that this was a really interesting behind the scenes look at that scene and not only how brutal it is for normal ballerina's but with ballerina's who are people of color.
I thought Laurie was an intersting main character to follow. She is very much who she is and proud of who she is. She's someone who will do anything to get ahead including selling part of her soul to this unknown entity in the Paris catacombs. I don't think she was meant to be a likable character but she was realistic and I loved that about her. She had an appetite to get ahead and she wasn't going to let anyone tell her no.
A lot of this story does revolve around the ballet and the very difficult nature of what that entails. That being said, since it is so focused on ballet, it is not a quick paced book by any means but it is a fascinating one that will keep you hooked.
This book is also a horror so if you are sensitive to gore to descriptions of gore, I would recommend maybe being wary going into this. I didn't find the "gory" scenes to be too grotesque as this is still Young Adult but I could see how it could make other people uncomfortable.
Overall, I thought this was a pretty solid book. I enjoyed my time while reading it. I'm not sure if I will pick up the second book as I felt this was a great wrap up to the end and I wouldn't need more from the story. If you are looking for an interesting, Young Adult horror book to read, definitely pick this up.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore
Minor: Racism and Abandonment
izzy_eden's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
pterawaters's review
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5