Monday, September 28, 2015

Ballroom Blitz, by Veronica Schanoes

Tor.com, April 1, 2015; 8,246 words
Rating: 3, Good, ordinary, story

Jake and his brothers are doomed to dance forever unless he can find women willing to help break the curse.

Mini-Review (click to view--possible spoilers)

Pro:  Very nice angle that Isabel dances because it's the only time she doesn't feel depressed. Then it makes total sense that she's unhappy on the 100th night, because she knows it will end. That she comes on the last night anyway is a huge sacrifice for her. Which makes it all the more satisfying when they end up together.

Con: Everything is on the surface. It's a good story, but it has no depth.

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