I was, like a lot of people, misled about what this book was about. It wasn't really about dance, nor was it really about the kidnapping of her friend. Theo went through a lot of bad stuff in her past and it messed her up. She made horrible decisions because of it - especially with the "love interest." I was hoping they would be able to be together but... sadly Theo was mostly content to be "that girl." Also, I noticed, like a lot of others, that if she was SO DETERMINED to get into a ballet school and become professional, what the hell was she doing smoking weed and cigarettes and drinking so much? While I get that a lot of teens do those things, if they are so bent on becoming professional ballet dancers, they tend not to do those things, in my experience. 
 In the end, Theo grows, does the right thing, and finally, FINALLY talks to Donovan. But the first 3/4 of the book are all about Theo and the bad choices she made and continues to make. It's powerful book, but not an easy book.