redwhiteandroyalreads 's review for:

The Ballerinas by Rachel Kapelke-Dale

3.0

dark emotional tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This was a strange book, I was expecting it to be more of a mystery/thriller than it was. Instead of that, it turned out to be a slow-paced contemporary about female friendship and the art of ballet. I found it to be quite slow even though it was less than 300 pages long, so I ended up listening to the majority of it on audio. That was the better option for me because I thought the audiobook was quite good. The exploration of female friendships and the conversations around how society views women were the most compelling parts of this for me. It wasn't really what I was expecting in terms of genre and pace, but I ended up having a pretty good time with it.