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willowshelter's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
emalia113's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
4.5
brittradomski's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
isabelle_rosewrites's review
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
darquedreamer's review
4.0
The Midnight Dance is a daring, heart pounding read! It was full of character, intrigue, and mystery. This fast paced read is sure to captivate and move you!
What can I say about The Midnight Dance? I found it mysterious and thrilling. I felt like it held inspiration from The Phantom of the Opera. It offered danger, passion, and unexpected twists that I found fascinating! This one was truly unique.
I enjoyed the world building and plot. Though, I wish the world building had had a few more details, and the plot was not so fast paced, I still felt that they were both well done, and elegantly written. The writing style used was quite beautiful and entrancing. I was drawn in to the story and to the main characters.
I saw beauty and strength in our main character, Penny. Though, there were times she wasn't as relate-able as I would have liked, I felt a connection to her. She was brave, and determined to find answers to the mysteries of her memories, the school , and The Master.
I was so intrigued by The Master of the school. He was dark and brooding, mysterious, and handsome. He added a layer of depth and captivation to the story, as well as harboring many entertaining secrets.
And, finally, there was Cricket. Cricket was a necessary character that added a little mystery to the story. I would have liked him to be a touch more developed, but he added a layer of passion and empathy to the story, nonetheless. He was brave and caring, and definitely alluring.
My final thoughts are that of enjoyment and thrills. I wouldn't classify this as a contemporary book. I would say it falls more under the mystery genre, grazing the horror genre. I cannot say more without giving spoilers, but there is definitely more than meets the eye here, and it is very interesting! I really enjoyed the plot twists and the thrilling mystery. The Midnight Dance was a unique, must read!
Thank you to Xpresso Book Tours for providing me with this free e-ARC in exchange for me honest review!
What can I say about The Midnight Dance? I found it mysterious and thrilling. I felt like it held inspiration from The Phantom of the Opera. It offered danger, passion, and unexpected twists that I found fascinating! This one was truly unique.
I enjoyed the world building and plot. Though, I wish the world building had had a few more details, and the plot was not so fast paced, I still felt that they were both well done, and elegantly written. The writing style used was quite beautiful and entrancing. I was drawn in to the story and to the main characters.
I saw beauty and strength in our main character, Penny. Though, there were times she wasn't as relate-able as I would have liked, I felt a connection to her. She was brave, and determined to find answers to the mysteries of her memories, the school , and The Master.
I was so intrigued by The Master of the school. He was dark and brooding, mysterious, and handsome. He added a layer of depth and captivation to the story, as well as harboring many entertaining secrets.
And, finally, there was Cricket. Cricket was a necessary character that added a little mystery to the story. I would have liked him to be a touch more developed, but he added a layer of passion and empathy to the story, nonetheless. He was brave and caring, and definitely alluring.
My final thoughts are that of enjoyment and thrills. I wouldn't classify this as a contemporary book. I would say it falls more under the mystery genre, grazing the horror genre. I cannot say more without giving spoilers, but there is definitely more than meets the eye here, and it is very interesting! I really enjoyed the plot twists and the thrilling mystery. The Midnight Dance was a unique, must read!
Thank you to Xpresso Book Tours for providing me with this free e-ARC in exchange for me honest review!
littlelarks's review
2.0
Fooled by a beautiful cover once again!
This book is barely about ballet (& I was so! excited for a YA book about ballet) & is filled with some of the most cringe-worthy dialogue and tropes I’ve read in a while, I don’t think I made it through a single page without rolling my eyes at least once.
This book is barely about ballet (& I was so! excited for a YA book about ballet) & is filled with some of the most cringe-worthy dialogue and tropes I’ve read in a while, I don’t think I made it through a single page without rolling my eyes at least once.
merlin_reads's review against another edition
2.0
This was another book where the cover fooled me! I've wanted to read this one for awhile, but, sadly, it disappointed me. And also confused me a little.
Meet Penny. She's a ballet dancer at a private finishing school owned by the ellusive 'Master". But something strange is going on, Penny starts getting these horrible headaches followed by memories that aren't hers. Or are they? As Penny starts unraveling the mystery, along with the adorable kitchen hand Cricket, the tale just gets weirder and weirder.
Ok first off, let's just start with this Master person. We as readers know who he is from the flashbacks in the book. However, it is very disturbing how he has all these girls only call him Master and bend to his every will. And even though it's not mentioned, I got some heavy sexual assault vibes, but that might have just been me. Another thing about him I didn't get was his end game. Why was her altering these girls memories? Was he trying to create the perfect match for himself? Was it just to show he could? WHAT WAS HIS END GAME?
And Penny herself, although props to her for wanting to find the truth, made some flat out dumb decisions. Actually, everyone in this book is guilty of that. Especially all of the people who knew what Master was doing but didn't do anything about it... Because of this, it was hard to get behind the love story that popped up.
I will say I did enjoy Katz's writing style. But the story just wasn't for me. Too many things didn't make sense and it was just overall disturbing.
Meet Penny. She's a ballet dancer at a private finishing school owned by the ellusive 'Master". But something strange is going on, Penny starts getting these horrible headaches followed by memories that aren't hers. Or are they? As Penny starts unraveling the mystery, along with the adorable kitchen hand Cricket, the tale just gets weirder and weirder.
Ok first off, let's just start with this Master person. We as readers know who he is from the flashbacks in the book. However, it is very disturbing how he has all these girls only call him Master and bend to his every will. And even though it's not mentioned, I got some heavy sexual assault vibes, but that might have just been me. Another thing about him I didn't get was his end game. Why was her altering these girls memories? Was he trying to create the perfect match for himself? Was it just to show he could? WHAT WAS HIS END GAME?
And Penny herself, although props to her for wanting to find the truth, made some flat out dumb decisions. Actually, everyone in this book is guilty of that. Especially all of the people who knew what Master was doing but didn't do anything about it... Because of this, it was hard to get behind the love story that popped up.
I will say I did enjoy Katz's writing style. But the story just wasn't for me. Too many things didn't make sense and it was just overall disturbing.
maestrocp's review
4.0
More of a 3.5 for the opening because it takes a moment to grasp what exactly is happening but once the theme is clear it gets a 4 For mystery development and that gothic thriller feeling. Really enjoyed it by the end. Found it a lush, adventures read—-and a heroine that really does grow and develops a strong sense of self by the end.
lazygal's review
3.0
Definitely creepy and far less about ballet than the cover promises. The biggest problem is that the suspense parts are a little muddy or perhaps poorly plotted, certainly far less so that the life at the school and the confusion Penny has about who she is and what's happening to her. It also would have been nice had more of the characters been fully fleshed out, but overall that matters less than the mystery of the Gran Teatro.
ARC provided by publisher.
ARC provided by publisher.
brisk28's review
3.0
It definitely wasn’t bad, but it’s also not my favorite. Tbh, I picked it up because I thought it was about ballet.