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Reverence
by Milena McKay
This book is not just a romance novel.
This book is Milena McKay holding a sword and luring you in with a gripping story and impeccable style until you willingly fling yourself onto that sword to have your soul destroyed. More than once.
If that sounds dramatic, consider that this is a book set in Paris, about two rival ballerinas, at the Paris Opera Ballet. If drama isn't anything you can stomach, you should move on.
That being said. This book is not cruel for cruelty's sake or dramatic for no reason. No there is a finer point, as always with McKay books.
Set in the 80ies it picks up on the atrocities happening behind the iron curtain that the western world chose to conveniently ignore and still does. It picks up on the horrors of the HIV crisis, too. Not exactly the stuff of run of the mill romance novels. Then again, Milena McKay books are never just that.
She never forgets about levity when needed, and humor, too. There is spice, and true love in spades and all the tragedy makes the love story that much stronger. The two main characters are lovable, complex and feel like they could be real people. Actually, all characters do.
And if you've read any other of McKay's books you'll come across a few familiar characters. It's like visiting old friends.
There is also a part in the beginning that decidedly feels like watching a specific episode of The West Wing. I don't know if that is just my imagination but I choose to believe it is on purpose.
Is it flawless? No. But they're all insignificant compared to the brilliance of all the rest of the book.
In summary, read the book. You won't be the same but it's worth the pain.
This book is Milena McKay holding a sword and luring you in with a gripping story and impeccable style until you willingly fling yourself onto that sword to have your soul destroyed. More than once.
If that sounds dramatic, consider that this is a book set in Paris, about two rival ballerinas, at the Paris Opera Ballet. If drama isn't anything you can stomach, you should move on.
That being said. This book is not cruel for cruelty's sake or dramatic for no reason. No there is a finer point, as always with McKay books.
Set in the 80ies it picks up on the atrocities happening behind the iron curtain that the western world chose to conveniently ignore and still does. It picks up on the horrors of the HIV crisis, too. Not exactly the stuff of run of the mill romance novels. Then again, Milena McKay books are never just that.
She never forgets about levity when needed, and humor, too. There is spice, and true love in spades and all the tragedy makes the love story that much stronger. The two main characters are lovable, complex and feel like they could be real people. Actually, all characters do.
And if you've read any other of McKay's books you'll come across a few familiar characters. It's like visiting old friends.
There is also a part in the beginning that decidedly feels like watching a specific episode of The West Wing. I don't know if that is just my imagination but I choose to believe it is on purpose.
Is it flawless? No. But they're all insignificant compared to the brilliance of all the rest of the book.
In summary, read the book. You won't be the same but it's worth the pain.