A review by queensprout
The Ballerinas by Rachel Kapelke-Dale

5.0

This story was such a nice read to have. It’s an easy read but it isn’t boring in the least. The premise of the two friends having a secret between them that involves the third in their trio is built and worked up to steadily but with hints throughout. The story flips from the past and present of the main character and with each switch to the past it gradually moves forward until it catches up with the present, usually I don’t like when this is done in stories but the way it was written was smartly done and kept me engaged. I did feel the ending was a bit rushed and could’ve used maybe a couple more chapters, but it does wrap their stories up and it does give the finality of the trio.

There is a certain point in the book where one of the characters, who I thought was on a redemption road, does a complete 180. I did not see that coming from them and I have never turned on a character so fast before. I left that chapter, chapter 20, and had to leave the room because I was so angry with them. For it to have that level of effect speaks volumes to the author’s writing abilities.