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3.77 AVERAGE
3.77 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
The concept was okay…
Black ballerina in Paris learns the age old tale of having to work 10x harder than her white peers to realize that it doesn’t matter how good she is at her craft because she will never be white. She later finds herself making a deal with a demon to claim what she desires.
I know the book wouldn’t be the book if the FMC made better decisions but that alone was frustrating. I kept thinking “A Black girl would never do this.”
Plot aside, the execution is what fell flat for me & made it a drag for me to get through. There is a LOT of ballet jargon & pot holes that made it a read that left me with questions rather than answers.
I wouldn’t read it again.
Black ballerina in Paris learns the age old tale of having to work 10x harder than her white peers to realize that it doesn’t matter how good she is at her craft because she will never be white. She later finds herself making a deal with a demon to claim what she desires.
I know the book wouldn’t be the book if the FMC made better decisions but that alone was frustrating. I kept thinking “A Black girl would never do this.”
Plot aside, the execution is what fell flat for me & made it a drag for me to get through. There is a LOT of ballet jargon & pot holes that made it a read that left me with questions rather than answers.
I wouldn’t read it again.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism, Blood, Murder
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Jennifer’s body meets black swan. I hate the French but loved this book! Some pacing issues but overall an excellent debut! I’m very excited to read the next
challenging
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Laure took me on a rollercoaster ride of emotions… sometimes I was rooting for her, sometimes I wanted to wring her neck! But for now I’m gonna stick beside her. My little demon ballerina 😜… can’t wait to read the next one.
