So...it's been a while since I finished this book, but I only just barely realized that this is a (view spoiler)[retelling of the ballet Giselle. (hide spoiler)] (At least, that's what I'm interpreting.) This realization makes me like this book quite a bit more. Agh, such a great idea. 
 BUT.... 
 THIS IS NOT WHAT THE BALLET WORLD IS GENERALLY LIKE. THIS IS NOT BALLET. It makes me sick. Dancers are not typically TV-drama "mean girls" and yet every ballet book is like this! Stop perpetuating these terrible and hurtful myths! It pains me to read in reviews "wow, now I'm glad I never pursued a dance career" and "now I know how terrible the professional dance world is." THIS IS FICTION. Although a minority of ballet schools, companies, and dancers may be cutthroat, they are a MINORITY!