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A review by faeriesparks
Tiny Pretty Things by Dhonielle Clayton, Sona Charaipotra
5.0
This was truly amazing!
In Tiny Pretty Things we follow these three girls that go to an elite ballet school. Bette, who's older sister is kind of a legend and she's trying to follow in her footsteps. June, a half-Korean girl that suffers from an eating disorder and has always been the understudy. And Gigi, a black girl that just moved from California and is quickly rising to the top. These girls can get very competitive and things get intense!
My favorite thing about this book was how flawed the characters were - yet I still adored them. These girls strive for perfection when dancing ballet and are willing to do quite the awful things to achieve that. I never knew how to feel about each character. One moment I would love them, then I'd hate them and suddenly feel sorry for them.
There's also somewhat of a mystery aspect to this story because while Gigi is constantly being harassed, it isn't always clear who did what. It made me suspicious of every single character.
Overall I think this was a fantastic book and the fact that it's diverse AND #ownvoices made it 103% better and I definitely, DEFINITELY recommend this! I am so excited to read the sequel!
In Tiny Pretty Things we follow these three girls that go to an elite ballet school. Bette, who's older sister is kind of a legend and she's trying to follow in her footsteps. June, a half-Korean girl that suffers from an eating disorder and has always been the understudy. And Gigi, a black girl that just moved from California and is quickly rising to the top. These girls can get very competitive and things get intense!
My favorite thing about this book was how flawed the characters were - yet I still adored them. These girls strive for perfection when dancing ballet and are willing to do quite the awful things to achieve that. I never knew how to feel about each character. One moment I would love them, then I'd hate them and suddenly feel sorry for them.
There's also somewhat of a mystery aspect to this story because while Gigi is constantly being harassed, it isn't always clear who did what. It made me suspicious of every single character.
Overall I think this was a fantastic book and the fact that it's diverse AND #ownvoices made it 103% better and I definitely, DEFINITELY recommend this! I am so excited to read the sequel!