From the Parisian Stage to the depths of the Catacombs
A dark story of ambition and power set in Paris, Laure is willing to do anything she has to to rise to the level only seen by her privileged, white peers. Morally grey she is not – she has very little concern for anyone and is willing to maim, tear down and even kill anyone standing in her way.
While this is ballet, and everyone is cutthroat, even Laure's supposed best friend, by the middle of this story everyone being horrible all of the time did really start to grate on me, and the story started slogging A LOT. Laure's thoughts could be somewhat repetitive and I didn't really care about most of the characters as they exited the scene.
It picked up well at the end, though, with a brutal, bloody ending as Laure finally chose her path and her friends, and it does give me a lot of hope for where the next book could go. I'm hoping for a few new settings and interested to see if Laure will remain the main character.
While this is ballet, and everyone is cutthroat, even Laure's supposed best friend, by the middle of this story everyone being horrible all of the time did really start to grate on me, and the story started slogging A LOT. Laure's thoughts could be somewhat repetitive and I didn't really care about most of the characters as they exited the scene.
It picked up well at the end, though, with a brutal, bloody ending as Laure finally chose her path and her friends, and it does give me a lot of hope for where the next book could go. I'm hoping for a few new settings and interested to see if Laure will remain the main character.