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Nocturne by Alyssa Wees

5.0

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

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"Sleep comes to mortals every night of their lives, while death only comes but once."

Orphan Grace Dragotta has always wanted to be a ballerina but, when she is given the role of prima, a mysterious benefactor changes everything. With Death and Sleep battling it out on stage for the soul of The Girl, Grace realizes there's a battle also taking place off stage. 

As a former ballet dancer and lover of The Phantom of the Opera, the way Alyssa Wees brings together the hauntingly beautiful nature of both is extraordinary. I highly recommend this book to all ballet lovers and those who enjoy a good fantasy with a side of romance thrown in. 

ARC provided by NetGalley and Random House Publishing Group in exchange for a fair review.