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3.77 AVERAGE
3.77 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
tense
medium-paced
dark
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A quick review for the prima ballerina.
The concept of making a dark deal with a mysterious god was enough to get me into reading (or rather, listening to) I Feed Her to The Beast, even after I realized it was for a a younger audience. The opening dialogue in my audiobook was enough to keep me curious all the way through, even after it lost me pretty quickly.
That being acknowledged, I'll keep this short.
It was just fine.
Great ideas with extremely weak (or no) follow through and a rushed ending that crammed the idea of character development into the final chapters without actually doing any of it. None of the relationships felt natural, and the only one that did, Laure and her "best friend," felt like the facade went on far too long for someone as smart as Laure was supposed to be.
Most of the plot carries itself along by Laure running away, literally running into someone, or an event happening (always just a new show, practice, or celebrating the end of one or both of those things.)
The twist villain didn't work and neither did the final fight. Laure also got off incredibly easy with her new found family, given that it's (technically) her fault their supposed best friends died. Josephine and Ciro who? New friend just dropped!
She's not held accountable for anything, her relationship with Andor is so out of nowhere and becomes way too intense between two characters that I felt could make sense together if it was given proper time -- but like, seriously, it feels like they've barely known each other and he wants to worship her like a god?
It was fine.
2 stars for 2 dancing shoes.
The concept of making a dark deal with a mysterious god was enough to get me into reading (or rather, listening to) I Feed Her to The Beast, even after I realized it was for a a younger audience. The opening dialogue in my audiobook was enough to keep me curious all the way through, even after it lost me pretty quickly.
That being acknowledged, I'll keep this short.
It was just fine.
Most of the plot carries itself along by Laure running away, literally running into someone, or an event happening (always just a new show, practice, or celebrating the end of one or both of those things.)
The twist villain didn't work and neither did the final fight. Laure also got off incredibly easy with her new found family, given that it's (technically) her fault their supposed best friends died. Josephine and Ciro who? New friend just dropped!
She's not held accountable for anything, her relationship with Andor is so out of nowhere and becomes way too intense between two characters that I felt could make sense together if it was given proper time -- but like, seriously, it feels like they've barely known each other and he wants to worship her like a god?
It was fine.
2 stars for 2 dancing shoes.
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
challenging
dark
emotional
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
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Ultimately this reads as a story about power. Who gets it. Who “deserves it.” What you would do for a taste of it. And as the adage goes “power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.”
Laure’s story is one of fighting for scraps of recognition in a world built on tearing you down and making you compete with those you thought of as friends for the mere chance at being seen. This one picks up in the last third. The beginning was reminiscent of the movie Black Swan, and then we quickly get into more of a paranormal horror story. It was both hard to read, and addictive. And amidst all of the darkness and cruelty, we still see the threads of naked human craving for affection and respect that make Laure’s monstrous behavior not completely out of bounds.
Laure’s story is one of fighting for scraps of recognition in a world built on tearing you down and making you compete with those you thought of as friends for the mere chance at being seen. This one picks up in the last third. The beginning was reminiscent of the movie Black Swan, and then we quickly get into more of a paranormal horror story. It was both hard to read, and addictive. And amidst all of the darkness and cruelty, we still see the threads of naked human craving for affection and respect that make Laure’s monstrous behavior not completely out of bounds.
This was a fast paced dark and twisted read that I could not put down. The book follows Laure who is a complex morally grey character. I loved her determination, drive, desires, her passion for dance and how far she was willing to go for her dream. I loved seeing her villain origin story unfold and the found family Laure found for herself. I also had a big soft spot for a certain soft monster boy.
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