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3.5 stars. I am not familiar with the ballet world, however, this book is an interesting dive into the world, especially through the eyes of a black woman. I wish the family backstory was more fleshed out; I was a little more invested into it. This book would've been a lot better if it was longer.

abbynordman's review against another edition

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Boring

ekkane's review against another edition

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emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

This is a truly gorgeous debut novel. The lyricism of the writing coupled with Cece’s emotional pain perfectly mirrors the beauty and pain of ballet itself. The exploration of love- for friends, family, ballet, and self- is at times gut wrenching and other times uplifting. I loved everything about this book.

kerrygetsliterary's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

Content Warnings

staceyechin's review against another edition

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Strong character development? No

2.5

dennasus's review against another edition

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slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.25

This was an interesting read about a young black woman in the ballet world. I do like watching ballet in the theatre from time to time and am always so impressed by the dancers skills. This story gives a good insight how much you have to want to do this and how much it takes (physically, emotionally) to get to the top. Or even to be able to do this for a living.

Part of the backstory about Cece's family could have been a bit more fleshed out and even though I absolutely understand why the writer uses so many ballet terms in writing, it made it difficult to read sometimes.

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