904 reviews for:

The Ballerinas

Rachel Kapelke-Dale

3.45 AVERAGE

eacrunden's review against another edition

2.0

reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Started off strong before absolutely shitting the bed

escullin's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional reflective tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

penguins_save_lives's review against another edition

3.0

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Every time I think I find a promising book about ballerinas, I only find disappointment. While I am certain that there must be companies out there that are nightmare-inducing horrors, it's exhausting to recycle that trope over and over. This book is better than average, but still includes violence, cutthroat competition, and sexual encounters that don't quite ring true. Add all that together with the big "secret" not being quite so big after all, and you'll find a decent enough book that non-dancers will enjoy.

beeriley's review against another edition

4.25

dark emotional reflective tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

lucymphillips0's review against another edition

3.0

challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

brookequesnel's review against another edition

3.0

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: Yes

annecath's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional reflective tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

tarian's review against another edition

3.75

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

novelvisits's review against another edition

4.0

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Debut novelists have been on

julianastevv's review against another edition

4.25

dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes