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missjustynak 's review for:
The Ballerinas
by Rachel Kapelke-Dale
Overall great story idea. Enjoyed looking into a ballerina's life. Enjoyed the complexities each individual character dealt with and the relationships between them - their internal struggle. With that said, I didn't like any of the characters, with the exception of Stella, and I felt that there was no maturity/growth for any by the end of the book. It felt like the story was leading there the whole time, but the characters never quite got there.
I took off stars because the beginning, middle, and end themes did not match up. The start felt like it was introduced as a mystery thriller - a ballerina rivalry. I was anxiously waiting for the big reveal. The reveal fell flat. Did not live up to what it was built up to be in the beginning. I actually was so underwhelmed that it almost made me stop listening.
Then the whole back and forth between past and present led no where. As it was happening I thought it was going to lead up to something bigger, but like the big reveal, although informative and somewhat interesting, really it was just a deeper insight into Delphine's life.
And then ending... well, I thought it went too far into the "huh, well that just happened" and was a little too random.
Great narration.
Loved the cover. Totally what drew me in.
I took off stars because the beginning, middle, and end themes did not match up. The start felt like it was introduced as a mystery thriller - a ballerina rivalry. I was anxiously waiting for the big reveal. The reveal fell flat. Did not live up to what it was built up to be in the beginning. I actually was so underwhelmed that it almost made me stop listening.
Then the whole back and forth between past and present led no where. As it was happening I thought it was going to lead up to something bigger, but like the big reveal, although informative and somewhat interesting, really it was just a deeper insight into Delphine's life.
And then ending... well, I thought it went too far into the "huh, well that just happened" and was a little too random.
Great narration.
Loved the cover. Totally what drew me in.