A review by bites_of_books
I Feed Her to the Beast and the Beast Is Me by Jamison Shea

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

There is little space for expressing one's true self in the world of classical ballet, and that couldn't be more true for Laure. She is a black girl who has spent her whole life in devotion to ballet and it still isn't enough. Her devotion to ballet is obsessive and truly all she wants is acceptance and recognition, something that the French institution is not willing to give (especially to someone like her). Laure then finds a different way to belong, to give in to her basic instincts, she finds people who accept her truly for who she is and don't expect her to be perfect. 
This is a book where we can see how, those who are seen as monsters/others/weird/unusual/etc in society are often the ones with the most empathy and humanity than society itself. 
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