Take a photo of a barcode or cover
3.45 AVERAGE
3.45 AVERAGE
dark
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cancer, Death, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Abortion
dark
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
medium-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
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Had a hard time getting into this book to begin with. I got half way, then stopped reading it for like a month and a half. I just don't care about the characters, and it wasn't holding my attention at all anymore.
Thank you to St Martins Press and NetGalley for the #gifted copy of the book.
The Ballerinas by Rachel Kapelke-Dale is a story of friendship. Ballet is such a challenging profession and it can be cut throat. I have several friends who did this for years. It takes immense dedication. The characters in this book weren't very likable, but I enjoyed the feminism undertones. Overall, this is a solid read.
The Ballerinas by Rachel Kapelke-Dale is a story of friendship. Ballet is such a challenging profession and it can be cut throat. I have several friends who did this for years. It takes immense dedication. The characters in this book weren't very likable, but I enjoyed the feminism undertones. Overall, this is a solid read.
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I wish there was more suspense, but a good setting
dark
emotional
sad
tense
slow-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
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for allowoing me to review this title.
I found this book to be less of a thriller and more a study on long term friendships. It's about growth and change, It's beautifully written, engaging, and touching.
I found this book to be less of a thriller and more a study on long term friendships. It's about growth and change, It's beautifully written, engaging, and touching.
The title of the book, The Ballerinas, implies this book will be about dancers and bsllet. While those certainly were key plot elements and themes, that was merely the part of the iceberg visible above the surface. What lay beneath is a vast and complex view inside a multitude of different relationships from mother/daughter, life-long female friendships, lustful teenaged desires. Internal conflicts with personal identities, just to name a few. Love, redemption, guilt, desire, passion, desperation, selfishness, betrayal. I swear the layers of this book peeled away like the biggest most complex onion. I was transfixed by this novel, by these relationships. Although I never quite connected to any of the characters in a profound way, I really didn't need to. I simply needed to watch the dance. And it was mesmerizing.
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for granting me the opportunity to read this book in exchange for my honest opinion. It was a pleasure.
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for granting me the opportunity to read this book in exchange for my honest opinion. It was a pleasure.