A review by jenreaderwriter
Variation by Rebecca Yarros

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Thank you Tandem Collective for sending me the book for a read-along! It was great fun.
I don't know what it is about Rebecca Yarrios but her writing is just so easy to read yet compelling and almost addictive. If I hadn’t been part of the read-along I would’ve just flown through this book (and even then I ended up reading ahead of schedule)! I think Yarros writes dialogue in particular really well, and each character has a unique tone. I was never confused about who was speaking, or the characters who were narrating during the chapter POVs. I know nothing about Ballet but this does have the feel of a sports romance, and it was nice to see some of the sports and the world of ballet. The cast of characters were all unique and felt natural. The only reason I can’t give this a 5 star is that sometimes there were just one too many plot twists, but again I think that’s a staple of Yarros’ books and probably what makes them so addictive and fun to read. Additionally, there are quite a lot of Americanisms and sometimes I had to shut the book and think ‘Do people really talk like that?!’ 

If you like contemporary romance with lots of twists and turns and a great supporting cast of characters, then I recommend this. It’s not a simple boy-meet-girl but a fleshed-out, semi-realistic romance which I thoroughly enjoyed!