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A Dance of Lies

Brittney Arena

3.97 AVERAGE

thebookishpersuasion's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

bubblewombat's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous emotional tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This is a book I think I'd like better upon reread, and I'm not so sure the audiobook was the correct choice either. There's nothing particularly wrong with it, but I found it hard to focus on, so I'll read it by myself next time for sure.

The plot moved at a snail pace, and nothing happened until the last third, which may have affected my rating. I wasn't really in the mood for a slower paced book, to be honest.

I (wrongly) assumed this was a standalone as well, but since that didn't turn out to be the case, the pacing makes more sense and I'm more willing to forgive it (hence the reread comment).

What I did enjoy was Vasalie as a character (for the most part, when she wasn't making silly choices), the worldbuilding, the disability rep, and, as a dancer myself, the dances she performed (even if those could get a bit repetitive).

Though I would've liked to have seen the aftermath of her performances, it would've made for more impactful rep. Usually there'd be a time skip, and we can assume she was resting in between, but I wanted to see it.

Also, this series (duology?) would've been so much better if it was whychoose, I'm just saying. It seemed like it was heading in that direction for a good while there.

The love interests and side characters could've used more development, but it wasn't that bad for a debut book. I will be reading the next one when it's out.

3.5