I am happy to be today’s stop at Hope Blog Tour.
I really enjoyed reading this novel and I want to say thanks to Dancing Poodle Press for providing me a digital copy of this book and to Giselle from Xpresso Tours for giving me this opportunity.
Hope by Grier Cooper
(Indigo Ballet Series, #2)
Publication date: April 26th 2016
Genres: Contemporary, Young Adult
When Indigo is singled out for a coveted solo she feels her dreams are finally within reach, until she finds out she’s dancing with Felipe Gonzalez, the school’s smolderingly hot rising star. In the days that follo
w, Indigo questions everything she thought was true and finds herself making surprising choices.
After a fateful piece of paper reveals the truth, Indigo must ask herself the hardest question of all: can she take control of her own future to create the life she wants?
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My Review:
In this, second book in the Indigo Dreams series, our main protagonist, a 17 years old Indingo, is not in Connecticut anymore.
She lives in New York where she goes to School of American Balet.
She has a lot going on. She’s trying to be the best dancer she could possible be. In order to reach her goal, she has to overcome some challenges that are standing on her way. Above that, she has to make piece with herself and learn how to deal with situations she finds herself in.
Like every teenager, she has a lot of going on in her personal life too.
This is the story of a young girl who’s trying to live up to her dream, but it is also a story of growing up, finding the streinght in yourself and coming of age.
Although this is the second book in the series, it could easily be read as a standalone.
The character cast is totally different from the one in the first book. The only character that is present in both books is Indigo. Others just got some mention and that is it.
I liked the first book in the series, but I liked this one even more.
Maybe I got used to the writing style, maybe I found the characters I met in this novel to be better, or maybe I just liked this period of Inigo’s life more.
This book does not deal with serious topics as it’s prequel, but it still tells the story about important things.
The writing style is pretty simple and I finished this book faster then I tought I would.
Now, when I read both books in the series, I can say that Indigo really grew on me.
Even though this book ended with the full circle closed, I would’n mind reading about Indigo again.
If the author decides to write another book in Indigo Dreams series, I’ll be glad to pick it up.
This book doesn’t have special quotes, it does not have moments you’d like to remember after you finish the story, it does not leave you breathless, but it does give you one thing: a comfortable feeling all the time you’re reading it.
Once again, I had a feeling I was watching a good teenage drama on TV and it felt like home.
Giveaway
- e-book copy of “WISH”, book #1 of the Indigo Ballet Series and a $10 Amazon giftcard
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About the Author:
Grier began ballet lessons at age five and left home at fourteen to study at the School of American Ballet in New York. She has performed on three out of seven continents with companies such as San Francisco Ballet, Miami City Ballet, and Pacific Northwest Ballet, totaling more than thirty years of experience as a dancer, teacher and performer.
Her work has been praised as “poignant and honest” with “emotional hooks that penetrate deeply.” She writes and blogs about dance in the San Francisco Bay Area and has interviewed and photographed a diverse collection dancers and performers including Clive Owen, Nicole Kidman, Glen Allen Sims and Jessica Sutta. She is the author of Build a Ballerina Body and The Daily Book of Photography.
I am going to read the first one once I finnish the book I am currently reading!
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I hope you’ll enjoy it! 🙂
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This is definitely the type of book my oldest sister would enjoy reading. Thanks for the excerpt
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Great review! This sounds like a light, fun read! Glad you liked it! 🙂
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Thank you Giselle! 🙂
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This sounds like a really good plot bookwise
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I think this sounds like a fun story. I like the sound of the synopsis and think the cover is quite beautiful.
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Yes, the cover is gorgeous!!
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Thank so much for hosting HOPE today! Glad you enjoyed it:)
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Thank you for the visit. I had a good time reading it. 😀
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This sounds pretty cute! I’ve never actually read about ballet before… Actually, no, I have! But that was Nora Roberts so it doesn’t count. Thanks for sharing, Irena!
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This series was also my first ballet read. And I forgot to mention it in my review, but in the end of the book it has a list of ballet moves and phrases and an interduction how do they look like.
Sorry if this sounds weird, I’m just too tired and can’t speak English anymore…
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