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Dance of lies
“My protector is gone, revealed to be a monster. But I remind myself that I am not a damsel. I’m no princess bound within a tower.”
A Dance of Lies is Brittney Arena's debut novel and what a debut it is. This book is the first part of what will be a duology.
A book that appealed to me mainly for several reasons. I love political games and interweaving lies and truths through a book. In addition, the book promised a story full of betrayal, choices, dancers, music, intrigue and a protagonist finding her way in this world.
Yet that was not the biggest reason why I just wanted to read this book, no it also proves that you can learn to deal with pain. It is a way for the author to deal with her own pain and sympathise with a dancer colliding with the new limits of her own body. It is a heartwarming story for someone who knows what this is like. How it feels to no longer be able to do what you used to be able to do and have to learn to deal with the pain. Because it is there, despite everything you do.
Although the beginning of this book was rather slow going and it took me a while to really get into the story, this soon got a lot better when the political game really got going. It is a true romance and even though I am not a fan of romance, it also kept me gripped. For me personally, there were just a bit too many possible romantic interests (can a girl really be that pretty?) but then again, I know the yearning pleases other readers. There is no smut but there is steamy!
Lies, truths, revelations and so much more. If that's what you love then this book is totally for you.
This is an ARC read thanks to Netgalley
A Dance of Lies is Brittney Arena's debut novel and what a debut it is. This book is the first part of what will be a duology.
A book that appealed to me mainly for several reasons. I love political games and interweaving lies and truths through a book. In addition, the book promised a story full of betrayal, choices, dancers, music, intrigue and a protagonist finding her way in this world.
Yet that was not the biggest reason why I just wanted to read this book, no it also proves that you can learn to deal with pain. It is a way for the author to deal with her own pain and sympathise with a dancer colliding with the new limits of her own body. It is a heartwarming story for someone who knows what this is like. How it feels to no longer be able to do what you used to be able to do and have to learn to deal with the pain. Because it is there, despite everything you do.
Although the beginning of this book was rather slow going and it took me a while to really get into the story, this soon got a lot better when the political game really got going. It is a true romance and even though I am not a fan of romance, it also kept me gripped. For me personally, there were just a bit too many possible romantic interests (can a girl really be that pretty?) but then again, I know the yearning pleases other readers. There is no smut but there is steamy!
Lies, truths, revelations and so much more. If that's what you love then this book is totally for you.
This is an ARC read thanks to Netgalley
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