16/3 - A lot of other reviewers are seeing Black Swan similarities or are reading the book because they loved the movie. Maybe I'm old, but I'm not thinking of Black Swan, I'm thinking of Center Stage from 2000. I loved that movie when it came out and it's still one of my all-time favourite dance ...
"I'm a dancer in the corps de ballet, just one of the dozens of girls who dance in graceful unison each night. My mother thinks I'm a star, but she's biased." - Bunheads In my mind any work of fiction about ballet, be it book, movie or a tv show, always features one of the following tired and old ...
Hannah is 19 years old. She left her parents and her home when she was 14 and moved to New York City to attend the Manhattan Ballet Academy. Now she is a dancer in the Manhattan Ballet, dreaming about her first solo role and a possible promotion. But when she meets Jacob, a NYU student and a musicia...
(3.5 stars)This book has been on my TBR for a while, and apparently is the basis for a television show of the same name!Here is the Goodreads summary:As a dancer with the ultra-prestigious Manhattan Ballet Company, nineteen-year-old Hannah Ward juggles intense rehearsals, dazzling performances and c...
(Full review can be found on my blog, Paper Riot.)Note: Before I start I would like to say that 3 stars is NOT a bad thing. I have no idea why some people apologize for giving a book "just" three stars, because to me, that's still good. I liked it a lot. Probably not as much as some other books I ha...
Wow... I don't know what to say but this book was really really good... The emotions that Flack pulls you in are just incredible. She makes you cry with Hannah, laugh with her, and ultimately pull for her to get promoted.
Let me say one thing: I admire that Sophie Flack decided to show the life of a ballerina (or, per say, her life as a ballerina) in this novel. That's really respectful. I've searched her up -- would you believe me if I said that I haven't heard of her before? -- and read some of her interviews and w...
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