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Shiny Broken Pieces
by Sona Charaipotra
1. [b:Tiny Pretty Things|18710209|Tiny Pretty Things (Tiny Pretty Things, #1)|Sona Charaipotra|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1413576484s/18710209.jpg|26568298] | ★★★★
3.5 stars.
After the intensity of Tiny Pretty Things, this honestly seemed relatively tame. There are still horrifying pranks and interpersonal drama (lots of it), but the focus becomes a lot more introspective as the girls prepare for life after the Conservatory — the future is uncertain and all actions have consequences.
So many moments made me want to yell at these characters to stop hurting each other and/or themselves, but there are also quite a few heartwarming moments, particularly between some of the girls and their parent(s). None of it feels like filler, though on the flip side it's kind of emotionally exhausting keeping up with all the shenanigans; pretty much every story arc gets closure.
It's a solid read, fairly consistent with the previous book. And now I really want to go watch a bunch of ballet videos.
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3.5 stars.
After the intensity of Tiny Pretty Things, this honestly seemed relatively tame. There are still horrifying pranks and interpersonal drama (lots of it), but the focus becomes a lot more introspective as the girls prepare for life after the Conservatory — the future is uncertain and all actions have consequences.
So many moments made me want to yell at these characters to stop hurting each other and/or themselves, but there are also quite a few heartwarming moments, particularly between some of the girls and their parent(s). None of it feels like filler, though on the flip side it's kind of emotionally exhausting keeping up with all the shenanigans; pretty much every story arc gets closure.
It's a solid read, fairly consistent with the previous book. And now I really want to go watch a bunch of ballet videos.
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bullying, eating disorder (binging & purging), mentioned past animal death (butterflies), mentioned relationship between teacher & underage student, on-page discovery of suicide attempt, bloodrep: