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The Ballerinas by Rachel Kapelke-Dale
3.0

A trio of Paris Opera Ballet dancers: narrator Delphine, Lindsay the American, and Margaux who happens to be gay make their way through the school, the company, and poor choices. When Delphine, now a choreographer, returns to Paris from St. Petersburg after a breakup, she wants her friendships to resume, and maybe to finally sleep with that hot guy she said no to when she was a virgin.

Good and bad things happen, Delphine is a jerk, and maybe there's a little manslaughter, but everyone learns something in the end. I guess that's my snarky way of saying this book is okay. I didn't love it, but I wouldn't kick it out of bed.