Tiger Malt + YA horror. I dunno how I feel about the book. It‘s got a compelling premise and it does interesting things with the notion of the unlikeable protagonist, but there‘s a lot of unnecessary repetition and the relationships don‘t quite ring true to me. It reminds me of early Libba Bray in that respect. Intellectually, the connections should work, but in practice I want a bit more depth than Shea has put on the page.
Felt like I needed to throw in a non-fiction book to the mix of books I‘m reading at the moment.
This one looks so interesting!
pickThe glorious but tragic story of Danina Petroskova‘s life before she became “Granny Dan” to the narrator. After her passing, her granddaughter finds a simple box filled with letters wrapped neatly in ribbons, toe shoes 🩰, and other memorabilia of a ballerina‘s life. The setting is before and during the Russian Revolution in early 1900s.
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pickDetermined and talented, this Native-American prima ballerina, rarely discussed in mainstream pop culture, was a force in the dance world of the 1940s-1960s. She tried to honor her Osage heritage & live her dreams. For it‘s frank discussion of her father‘s alcoholism, I would recommend this for 9 years and up. #5stars #dance #indigenousculture
Enjoy this magical image, brought to you by AI. This is a place I would‘ve liked to have been when I was a child. I love the story of Swan Lake, and I was always fond of the animated ‘The Swan Princess‘.
At the hour, Marie is still queen of the gorgeous kingdom, where we see brilliant Christmas Forests everywhere, rivers of orangeade, orgeat, and attar of roses, diaphanous palaces of sugar finer than snow and more transparent than ice. And finally, all kinds of magnificent and miraculous things—provided your eyes are sharp enough to see them.
#NutcrackerAndTheMouseKing #ETAHoffmann #TheTaleOfTheNutcracker #AlexandreDumas #Classics #Christmas 🩶🩶
My only nonfiction book of the month but it was a good one.
pickThe history of the Dance Theatre of Harlem and the founding ballerinas is important to see the determination of young black girls striving to fulfill their dreams. Making their dreams a reality and forming a life long sisterhood under the tutelage of Arthur Mitchell is art history that needed to be told. Thanks to the author & The Swans for sharing their story. Thanks to the publisher & NetGalley for the opportunity to read this fascinating book.
