A review by crownjules73
The Italian Ballerina by Kristy Cambron

2.0

I was excited to read this book because it is based on true events. The story is a remarkable one, and the characters from the past are fairly believable, although I struggled to connect with them. I also got lost in the past timelines, as if I had missed a bit, although this was probably exacerbated by my sporadic reading of the book (I found it very put-downable). The “present day” storyline was romantic and a little too clichéd and obvious for me (millionaire footballer with love+rat reputation suddenly becomes sensitive marriage material.) I was looking for a depiction of Italy under German occupation but aside from the facts I’d already read in the synopsis, I don’t feel like I learned much of what it must have been like to live through those times. Thank you for the advance copy but I would probably not have finished it if I hadn’t had to write this review.