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Habt ihr schon die neue Netflix Serie „Dein letztes Solo“ gesehen? Nein? Dann lest unbedingt vorher „Tiny Pretty Things“ von Sona Charaipotra und Dhonielle Clayton. Und falls ja, dann tut es trotzdem! Die Serie basiert auf dem Buch und ich glaube viele wissen gar nicht, dass es ein passendes Buch dazu gibt. Es ist 2015 im Harper Teen Verlag erschienen und mir hat die Geschichte richtig Spaß gemacht. Falls ihr Fans von Pretty Little Liars und Black Swan seid, dann ist es genau das richtige für euch. Eine deutsche Übersetzung gibt es auch bereits – ebenfalls 2015 im Heyne-Fliegt Verlag erschienen. Die Geschichte rund um die Ballettschülerinnen Gigi, June und Bette endet mit einem fiesen Cliffhanger und umso mehr freue ich mich darauf schon bald, den bereits zweiten erschienenen Teil „Shiny Broken Pieces“ zu lesen.
I really hope ballerinas aren't as crazy in real live... I enjoyed this story a lot even though it's a bit too much drama at some points. Looking forward to the sequel.
Just a really quick review. Going into this all I wanted was a quick read in between books. Something scandalous and a bit soapy. I was hoping for lots of ballet and drama! Oh well, "Tiny Pretty Things" was such a slow read. I was debating not finishing it but somehow I kept going. This novels biggest problem is that it's not well-structured. Maybe it was released prematurely, I don't know. It could have needed some more editing. Also the ballet setting does not really add to the story. Sometimes I felt like the girls' story of rivalry and pressure could have taken place in any other setting. If you want to read about the physical and mental pressure that is professional ballet you should read [b:The Cranes Dance|12975068|The Cranes Dance|Meg Howrey|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1332944822s/12975068.jpg|18133719] by [a:Meg Howrey|4228949|Meg Howrey|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1332945182p2/4228949.jpg]. It's not fair to compare two novels targeting very different age groups but I just want to throw in a really great ballet novel here. Tiny Pretty Things is a good YA read. The characters are interesting enough to have kept me reading. I just think it could have been so much more.
Ein durchaus gelungener Jugend-Thriller über die Ballerina Gigi, die an eine New Yorker Ballett-Akademie wechselt. Dort schnappt sie der beliebten Bette direkt alle Hauptrollen weg und auch ihre neue Zimmermitbewohnerin June leidet unter ihrem eigenen mäßigen Erfolg. Doch nicht nur müssen die Mädchen mit hartem Training, Druck und ersten Verliebtheiten klarkommen, statt dem üblichen Mobbing scheint jemand Gigi plötzlich ernsthaft aus dem Weg räumen zu wollen - egal, zu welchem Preis. Das Setting ist wirklich mal was anderes und man bekommt einen guten Einblick ins harte Business der Sportart. Auch sonst ist die Story interessant gemacht und es gibt jede Menge kleine Geheimnisse und Intrigen alá »Pretty Little Liars«. Auch der Schreibstil, der abwechselnd aus der Sicht von Gigi, Bette und June erzählt, liest sich relativ flüssig. Dabei sind die drei Hauptcharaktere wunderbar unterschiedlich, gut ausgearbeitet und man findet jede Perspektive auf ihre eigene Art sehr verständlich und menschlich. Dennoch braucht es leider etwas, bis die Geschichte richtig ins Rollen kommt; die Atmosphäre ist gut und die Grundvoraussetzungen gegeben, aber es dauert eben etwas, bis wirklich spannende Ereignisse eintreffen. Trotzdem aber scheint das Potenzial gut genutzt, da einen ein umso besserer Cliffhanger erwartet und man unbedingt zu Band zwei greifen will. Insgesamt also ein außergewöhnliches Buch mit brisantem Thema, vielschichtigen Charakteren und einer interessanten, intrigenreichen Story, wenn jene zu Anfang auch etwas braucht, um in Gang zu kommen. Durchaus empfehlenswert und man will definitiv wissen wie es weiter geht.
I thank this book entirely for getting me out of the worst reading slump ever. This book is beautiful, unique and unlike anything I've read before. The writing style is perfect too and it is very surprising how the authors managed to make all three naratives so different from each other. It is strange but my favourite character is Bette. I know she's VERY flawed and sometimes even cruel but i couldn't help but feel drawn to her, feel sorry for her. Her chapters were the most interesting for me to read. And this is probably an unpopular opinion but I don't really like June. I found myself frustrated and sometimes even disgusted when I was reading her chapters. She always seemed so hypocritical, angry and self-centered. When everyone was shoked by something terrible that had happened, even Bette, she was just so... calm and cold-hearted. She always saw benefit for herself in the most awful situations and I just couldn't agree with such views and behavior. Also, i was so tense at all times because something was constantly happening, always keeping me on my toes. I was intrigued by all the characters, even if i didn't like them. All in all, i very liked this book and can't wait to read the sequel!
When push comes to shove, no one is that good at keeping secrets. I’ve watched the Netflix series before I started reading the books. And I think I prefer the TV show. I love the diversity of the book and June’s Korean family didn’t play a role in the show at all, at least not the Korean culture. But contrary to the show, I feel like there wasn’t any plot at all. In the show, you had the build-up to the Ripper musical. This wasn’t the case in the book. There were two performances - The Nutcracker and Giselle - but the performances didn’t really happen. The reader is not joining the girls in the theatre. There’s a lot of talk but no real climax. Despite that, I’m still reading the second book of the series.
I read the book after watching the Netflix series and I actually really enjoyed it and will definitely read the sequel. The descriptions of the dancing parts were really good, which is always something I look forward to in dance/ballet books
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Habt ihr schon die neue Netflix Serie „Dein letztes Solo“ gesehen? Nein? Dann lest unbedingt vorher „Tiny Pretty Things“ von Sona Charaipotra und Dhonielle Clayton. Und falls ja, dann tut es trotzdem! Die Serie basiert auf dem Buch und ich glaube viele wissen gar nicht, dass es ein passendes Buch dazu gibt. Es ist 2015 im Harper Teen Verlag erschienen und mir hat die Geschichte richtig Spaß gemacht. Falls ihr Fans von Pretty Little Liars und Black Swan seid, dann ist es genau das richtige für euch. Eine deutsche Übersetzung gibt es auch bereits – ebenfalls 2015 im Heyne-Fliegt Verlag erschienen. Die Geschichte rund um die Ballettschülerinnen Gigi, June und Bette endet mit einem fiesen Cliffhanger und umso mehr freue ich mich darauf schon bald, den bereits zweiten erschienenen Teil „Shiny Broken Pieces“ zu lesen.
I really hope ballerinas aren't as crazy in real live... I enjoyed this story a lot even though it's a bit too much drama at some points. Looking forward to the sequel.
Just a really quick review. Going into this all I wanted was a quick read in between books. Something scandalous and a bit soapy. I was hoping for lots of ballet and drama! Oh well, "Tiny Pretty Things" was such a slow read. I was debating not finishing it but somehow I kept going. This novels biggest problem is that it's not well-structured. Maybe it was released prematurely, I don't know. It could have needed some more editing. Also the ballet setting does not really add to the story. Sometimes I felt like the girls' story of rivalry and pressure could have taken place in any other setting. If you want to read about the physical and mental pressure that is professional ballet you should read [b:The Cranes Dance|12975068|The Cranes Dance|Meg Howrey|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1332944822s/12975068.jpg|18133719] by [a:Meg Howrey|4228949|Meg Howrey|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1332945182p2/4228949.jpg]. It's not fair to compare two novels targeting very different age groups but I just want to throw in a really great ballet novel here. Tiny Pretty Things is a good YA read. The characters are interesting enough to have kept me reading. I just think it could have been so much more.
Ein durchaus gelungener Jugend-Thriller über die Ballerina Gigi, die an eine New Yorker Ballett-Akademie wechselt. Dort schnappt sie der beliebten Bette direkt alle Hauptrollen weg und auch ihre neue Zimmermitbewohnerin June leidet unter ihrem eigenen mäßigen Erfolg. Doch nicht nur müssen die Mädchen mit hartem Training, Druck und ersten Verliebtheiten klarkommen, statt dem üblichen Mobbing scheint jemand Gigi plötzlich ernsthaft aus dem Weg räumen zu wollen - egal, zu welchem Preis. Das Setting ist wirklich mal was anderes und man bekommt einen guten Einblick ins harte Business der Sportart. Auch sonst ist die Story interessant gemacht und es gibt jede Menge kleine Geheimnisse und Intrigen alá »Pretty Little Liars«. Auch der Schreibstil, der abwechselnd aus der Sicht von Gigi, Bette und June erzählt, liest sich relativ flüssig. Dabei sind die drei Hauptcharaktere wunderbar unterschiedlich, gut ausgearbeitet und man findet jede Perspektive auf ihre eigene Art sehr verständlich und menschlich. Dennoch braucht es leider etwas, bis die Geschichte richtig ins Rollen kommt; die Atmosphäre ist gut und die Grundvoraussetzungen gegeben, aber es dauert eben etwas, bis wirklich spannende Ereignisse eintreffen. Trotzdem aber scheint das Potenzial gut genutzt, da einen ein umso besserer Cliffhanger erwartet und man unbedingt zu Band zwei greifen will. Insgesamt also ein außergewöhnliches Buch mit brisantem Thema, vielschichtigen Charakteren und einer interessanten, intrigenreichen Story, wenn jene zu Anfang auch etwas braucht, um in Gang zu kommen. Durchaus empfehlenswert und man will definitiv wissen wie es weiter geht.
I thank this book entirely for getting me out of the worst reading slump ever. This book is beautiful, unique and unlike anything I've read before. The writing style is perfect too and it is very surprising how the authors managed to make all three naratives so different from each other. It is strange but my favourite character is Bette. I know she's VERY flawed and sometimes even cruel but i couldn't help but feel drawn to her, feel sorry for her. Her chapters were the most interesting for me to read. And this is probably an unpopular opinion but I don't really like June. I found myself frustrated and sometimes even disgusted when I was reading her chapters. She always seemed so hypocritical, angry and self-centered. When everyone was shoked by something terrible that had happened, even Bette, she was just so... calm and cold-hearted. She always saw benefit for herself in the most awful situations and I just couldn't agree with such views and behavior. Also, i was so tense at all times because something was constantly happening, always keeping me on my toes. I was intrigued by all the characters, even if i didn't like them. All in all, i very liked this book and can't wait to read the sequel!
When push comes to shove, no one is that good at keeping secrets. I’ve watched the Netflix series before I started reading the books. And I think I prefer the TV show. I love the diversity of the book and June’s Korean family didn’t play a role in the show at all, at least not the Korean culture. But contrary to the show, I feel like there wasn’t any plot at all. In the show, you had the build-up to the Ripper musical. This wasn’t the case in the book. There were two performances - The Nutcracker and Giselle - but the performances didn’t really happen. The reader is not joining the girls in the theatre. There’s a lot of talk but no real climax. Despite that, I’m still reading the second book of the series.
I read the book after watching the Netflix series and I actually really enjoyed it and will definitely read the sequel. The descriptions of the dancing parts were really good, which is always something I look forward to in dance/ballet books