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

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I Feed Her to The Beast is a sinister, villainous story about a girl who is willing to sacrifice anything to succeed in the punishing world of ballet. I liked how the flawed, dark energy of Laure, the protagonist, was applied against the book's cutthroat yet opulent environment. The more unforgiving and discriminatory the ballet institution treats her, the more Laure thirsts for the dark power of some enchanted blood-lake to make them all accept her as the best. I wasn't satisfied with the culmination of some story arcs, where it felt like the mystery was left unresolved, but overall this was a subversively alluring read.
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