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3.45 AVERAGE
3.45 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
tense
medium-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
I really enjoyed this book, and it got better and better as it went. The friendship mixed with competition among the main women, the long suffering romance, the revenge. I thought the main characters were well written, complicated people rather than caricatures. And the ending was very satisfying!
dark
informative
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
medium-paced
dark
informative
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
*I received a copy of this book in a Goodreads giveaway. All opinions are my own.*
I wanted to *love* this book. The competitive, often back stabbing, surreal and difficult life of a career ballerina has always been sort of fascinating to me. Set in Paris and at a prestigious ballet academy; you meet 3 best 'friends' who grow up together, living for ballet. Everything else comes second- relationships, health, and sometimes sanity, apparently. I found the characters to all be overly selfish and trapped in the past a little too much for any one of them to be likeable to me. I feel like one of them gets a little redemption in the end. But, telling you which one would give too much away! This book was darker than I was expecting- but not in a creepy way. More in the peeking behind the veil at what sort of things might go on behind closed doors, and the darkness that lives within us- and what that can turn us into.
I wanted to *love* this book. The competitive, often back stabbing, surreal and difficult life of a career ballerina has always been sort of fascinating to me. Set in Paris and at a prestigious ballet academy; you meet 3 best 'friends' who grow up together, living for ballet. Everything else comes second- relationships, health, and sometimes sanity, apparently. I found the characters to all be overly selfish and trapped in the past a little too much for any one of them to be likeable to me. I feel like one of them gets a little redemption in the end. But, telling you which one would give too much away! This book was darker than I was expecting- but not in a creepy way. More in the peeking behind the veil at what sort of things might go on behind closed doors, and the darkness that lives within us- and what that can turn us into.
emotional
mysterious
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
I remember literally nothing of this book nor what it’s about. I kind of had to force myself through this story and that makes me sad cause a murder within a group of ballerinas seemed right up my alley. But they sold this book as thriller to me and that’s definitely what it is not.
This book had such potential: a hidden-from-the-reader mystery, the competitive backdrop of professional ballet in Paris, and feminist themes. Unfortunately, the execution was subpar for me. The mystery didn't feel impactful or loom large enough to hook me, the characters were all insufferable and clueless, poor pacing (the first half of the book was set-up), and the number of side plots were distracting. I think focusing the story on the feminist themes could've made this more compelling for me.
Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an advance reader copy in exchange for an honest review.
Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an advance reader copy in exchange for an honest review.
dark
emotional
reflective
medium-paced