The Ballerinas

5 for the cover!
3 for the book….

I enjoy the ballet. I begged my mother for ballet lessons as a child, and because she walks to her own beat, she signed me up for Hula dancing instead. Alas, the plie was not to be for me. Enjoying ballet, I thought I would be enthralled and riveted to the pages of this book. Sadly, it didn’t live up to my expectations. It took me a long time to read this as I kept putting it down to do other things. Was this a bad book? NO, I did enjoy it, but it failed to wow me as I had hoped.

Making the cut. It’s hard – nearly impossible. There is the physical and mental toil, not to mention the long hours, dedication and endurance involved. But Delphine, Lindsay and Margaux go through the ranks. They are friends and as friends they do things together and even share a secret or two. When Delphine returns to Palais Garnier Opera House to choregraph and further her career, she must face the fact that things change, and some secrets don’t stay buried.

This book was a little too slow for me and failed to connect or want to root for any of the characters. Sometimes that works in a book and doesn’t affect my enjoyment of it. I think feeling a connection would have worked for me more in this book. But with Delphine – that was never going to happen. Plus, don’t get me started on the male characters. What I did like it how she explored friendship, how it grows and changes, how ambition and drive affect people. But there was no wow factor for me.

Others are enjoying this book more than I did so please read their reviews and decide for themselves.

Thank you to St. Martin’s Press and NetGalley who provided me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All the thoughts and opinions are my own.