A Midnight Dance by Joanna Davidson Politano has been my favorite book I've read so far this year. It has been a while since I have stayed up all night reading, but I could not stop. The author used her words to dance right into my heart. The story tells the history and culture of ballet set in London in the 1830's and honestly I found myself quite surprised that I fell in love with a novel about ballet.
The first chapter starts out with some excitement and a bit of a mystery, but soon the author gives some clarity. Fast forward five years and there is so much mystery that surrounds Ella as she tries to uncover who she is and what really happened to her mother. Throw in some romance and you have an amazing story that will captivate you.
From the Back of the Book:
All theater romances are tragedies. Ella Blythe knows this. Still, she cannot help but hope her own story may turn out different than most and certainly different that the tragic story of the Ghost of Craven Street Theater. Yet as she struggles to maintain her tenuous place in the ever shrinking ballet company, win the attentions of principal dancer Philippe and avoid company flirt Jack, Ella cannot deny the uncanny feeling that her life is mirroring that of the dead ballerina.
Is she dancing ever closer to the edge of her own tragic end? Or will the secrets that are about to come to light offer release from the past?
Mystery and romance make the perfect dance partners in this evocative story!
I can't wait to read more books by this author. Thanks to Revell for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.
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