The layering in of blood-fueled bargains with supernatural forces feels totally believable when the stakes are already so high. The competitive world of classical ballet is harrowing on its own, from the pins and razors hidden in rivals' toe shoes to the punishing regime of practice. Why shouldn't she take any advantage she can get? As Laure uses the power her bargain has bestowed upon her, she realizes that every choice she makes begins to transform her, and she must decide just how monstrous she's willing to become. When Joséphine shows her the catacombs underneath Paris and urges her to make a bargain with a river of blood and the ancient power that dwells within it, Laure doesn't hesitate. Then Joséphine, the rising star of the Paris Ballet, takes Laure under her wing. But no matter how hard she works, it will never be a fair competition - not while the people in charge tell her to her face that she is too "exotic" because she's Black. As the end of her last year at the academy draws nigh, Laure is vying with her classmates for place in the Paris Ballet. I Feed Her to the Beast and the Beast is Me by Jamison Shea is set in the brutal world of the Ballet Academy of Paris. I Feed Her to the Beast and the Beast is Me Ambition, longing, love - extreme emotions are capable of making us all a little beastly as we strive for what we want most in our hearts.Īs we roll into the dog days of summer, these three YA novels move beyond metaphor as their protagonists physically transform into the creatures that lie within.
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