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A review by marie_22
Pointe of Pride by Chloe Angyal
emotional
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
2.75
I was really intrigued by the premise of this story. The main characters, Carly and Nick, are ballet dancers (or former dancer in Nick’s case), who travel to Australia for their friends’ wedding. I love ballet, so I was excited to read a story about ballet dancers, which I don’t see very often.
At first, I struggled to get into the story. The writing style seemed a bit clunky, the characters barely talked to each other, it was a lot of inner dialogue. But after the first 20% or so the story definitely picked up, and I enjoyed myself, even though it was a bit ridiculous at times (the third-act conflict was definitely over the top).
One thing I want to point out is that this book depicts pelvic pain and Carly’s struggle with it. This isn’t a topic I see very often (or at all) in romance books, even though it’s an issue for a lot of people and I think it was realistically represented here; the author even put more information on it at the end of the book, and I just thought that this was really great and important.
I struggled with the writing style, but overall I enjoyed the story.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for the E-ARC in exchange for an honest review!
At first, I struggled to get into the story. The writing style seemed a bit clunky, the characters barely talked to each other, it was a lot of inner dialogue. But after the first 20% or so the story definitely picked up, and I enjoyed myself, even though it was a bit ridiculous at times (the third-act conflict was definitely over the top).
One thing I want to point out is that this book depicts pelvic pain and Carly’s struggle with it. This isn’t a topic I see very often (or at all) in romance books, even though it’s an issue for a lot of people and I think it was realistically represented here; the author even put more information on it at the end of the book, and I just thought that this was really great and important.
I struggled with the writing style, but overall I enjoyed the story.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for the E-ARC in exchange for an honest review!