Publication Date - November 1, 2016
4 stars
Told in five parts from five different perspectives at a New York City performing arts high school, this young adult novel explores topics such as art, race, love and drug use. Joy, Diego, Olivia and Ethan have been friends for many years when a famous, former child actor, Dave, joins their group. As they prepare for their senior showcase in their respective areas, acting and ballet, they deal with their fracturing friendships and unsure futures with a self-absorption which is both annoying and completely authentic. There is a dark foreshadowing that runs through each narrative that while stressful also makes the heartbreaking events at the end a little less overwhelming. This is the second book by the this author that I have read and I am completely impressed by the diversity of her characters and the timeliness of her topics. I also feel as if this book may be a riff on a ballet or play but I haven't done the research yet to confirm this suspicion. If so, it is done very well and retains the feel of epic drama. I received this book from Penguin's First to Read Program in exchange for an honest review.
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