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A review by laurelthebooks
I Feed Her to the Beast and the Beast Is Me by Jamison Shea
dark
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Ballet brings to mind the ephemeral, the elite, and the kind of soft beauty that is backed by absolute iron discipline. In Shea’s novel, Laurence Mesny strives to become the best ballerina amongst the competitive Parisian ballet. After being constantly overlooked despite her skill she strikes a deal with an unknown power to bring her to the top. As she drives forward she discovers that she isn’t the only monster here though.
The book covers obsession, insecurity, pettiness, power balances, and the slowly dawning realization that the validation we are told to strive for might not even exist. I adored the setting and characters in this novel, and I definitely can see this appealing to ballet lovers and those who adore a good young adult villain origin story.
This book fascinates and intrigues, although the execution fell a tad flat to me I still adored so many parts of this. It has some gore descriptions, but it falls surprisingly low on the creepiness factor. I’d love to know what you thought of you’ve read this!
“What kind of person becomes a monster only to embrace their curse and build a sanctuary with it?”
The book covers obsession, insecurity, pettiness, power balances, and the slowly dawning realization that the validation we are told to strive for might not even exist. I adored the setting and characters in this novel, and I definitely can see this appealing to ballet lovers and those who adore a good young adult villain origin story.
This book fascinates and intrigues, although the execution fell a tad flat to me I still adored so many parts of this. It has some gore descriptions, but it falls surprisingly low on the creepiness factor. I’d love to know what you thought of you’ve read this!
“What kind of person becomes a monster only to embrace their curse and build a sanctuary with it?”