Victoria leans back against the leather of the seat and closes her eyes. It’s every gym class that the new foster kid was laughed out of, every party she showed up to only to realize the invite has been a prank designed to make her the entertainment. This is intended as a final embarrassment, to make sure the only memory anyone may retain of Anna Gale is of stupidity. Standout Moments: The curl of Victoria’s lip is cruel, and it’s clear that Anna is already beneath her contempt. Victoria and Anna have captured my heart and I couldn’t recommend this book more.
This is such a beautifully written book that I know I will reread many times. Lola Keeley takes her time to develop these characters and their relationship so I am fully invested. While Anna has a heart of gold she has a steely determination that Victoria admires.Īnna’s feelings for Victoria move from hero worship to disdain back to hero worship and finally to love. She has had a trauma in her life that could have broken her but made her all the more determined to fulfill her dream of being a ballerina. She can’t help but gravitate to Anna, not just for her talent, but for her inherent goodness. Victoria sees a kindred spirit in Anna, a much younger, but just as dedicated ballerina. She has mini flings but doesn’t open her heart up to anyone, until her heart makes the decision for her.
Her icy exterior is how she keeps people at a distance. Ballet is in her soul and she can never give it up. A former ballerina whose career was cut short due to injury, who still feels pain everyday. But along the way, hero worship turns to something more and Victoria’s icy exterior is thawed by the girl next door Anna. Anna must deal with the jealousy of other dancers and Victoria’s former flame. Victoria begins training Anna and the two become closer. Victoria’s job is on the line and the best chance she has to save it is to make Anna the star of her season. But it doesn’t take long for Victoria to see that Anna has that something special that makes a star.
Anna’s initial meeting with Victoria makes her feel her hero worship may be misguided. She comes from Iowa to train with her idol, the greatest ballerina of them all, Victoria Ford. So my ballet knowledge is limited, but I know a fantastic story when I read one and Lola Keeley’s debut novel qualifies.Īnna Gales is the new ballerina at the Metropolitan Performing Arts Center in New York. All I know about ballet is from childhood when Mikhail Baryshnikov was on tv with those too tight tights and I was grossed out.
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