Reviews with content warning for Violence - I Feed Her to the Beast and the Beast Is Me

So what if she’s the Devil? At least the Devil has a JOB. At least she’s ACTIVE in the COMMUNITY!

Seriously, this book had me stressed since before the supernatural things even started happening. This book was an excellent insight at the elitist and cutthroat world that is ballet. This book was filled with terrible characters and I LOVED IT!!! This was a villain origin story in which ambition may have gotten the best of Laure, desperate to climb to the top, to the point where she was willing to sacrifice her own soul (and even worse, her ability to dance!). I loved seeing everyone who was horrible to Laure get what they deserved, and watching Laure slowly become corrupted by her newfound powers. My only complaint would be the pacing, which was slow at times, but I’m really excited to see how the story escalates in the next book!

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scrubsandbooks's review against another edition

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dark mysterious 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

4.0

A highly competitive field with unhinged female characters? Sign me the eff up. It's the "good for her" meme in book format. I've read books featuring ballet before so a lot of the terms were familiar to me but none of it would alienate readers who are unfamiliar especially if you love a good story about teen girls giving in to their dark side and monsters who grant corrupt wishes. Very Black Swan-esque and the narrator, Kristolyn Lloyd did an amazing job putting in emotion into the dialogue.

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phoenixsiren93's review

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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

5.0

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reiowashere's review

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dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

This book was a little bit of a slog to get through, but I still enjoyed it. Interesting story idea, but wish there was more focus on the characters. Laura was a Hella brat in the beginning, but I think she had a decent character growth by the end, I’ll probably read the sequel when it comes out, I don’t know if it’s a comment on the themes of systemic racism, but she was killing me with the wanting to be both feared, and loved by all. I wish she just pick a stance. I also thought the wording was a little too flowery. I got lost a lot and didn’t really understand why or what sometimes overall, middle of the road for me.

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islesbiyana's review against another edition

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challenging 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

2.5

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devynreadsnovels's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious reflective 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

4.0

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bubblybelle's review

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adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

3.75

this was a fantastic villain origin story that provided very insightful commentary on the toxicity and racism that pervade the entertainment industry. definitely some weird pacing in the first half and a couple of minor plot holes in my opinion, but overall, a wonderfully spooky read and incredible debut.

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ladymadestar's review

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dark mysterious tense medium-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

5.0

Absolute stunner of a debut novel. The beginning felt a bit slow to me, but it truly brought us into Laure's world. We see her passion for the ballet. Her struggle to be accepted by her peers. The way she feels about her place in the ballet, especially as a black girl in a sea of white girls in France. She's already playing in hard mode in the ballet due to that. When one is pushed so far, where do you go?

The story was compelling, I found the twists exciting. I'm a big fan of horror, and the body horror in here was wild and well described. Looking forward to more from Jamison Shea.

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