The Music and the Mirror

De: Lola Keeley

Narrado por: Abigail Rakocy

Anna is the newest member of an elite ballet company. Her first class with her mysterious idol Victoria almost ruins her career before it starts. When she shows she might be a potential star, Victoria chooses Anna to launch a new season around.

Now Anna must face down jealousy, sabotage, and injury, not to mention navigate the circus of friends and lovers within the company. The pressure builds as she knows she must pour everything she has into opening night and prove to her rivals and herself that Victoria’s faith in her is not misplaced.

In the process, Anna discovers that she and the daring, beautiful Victoria have a lot more than a talent for ballet in common, and that not every thrilling dance can be found on stage.

©2018 Lola Keeley (P)2018 Ylva Publishing

My favorite book

First of all: I just wanted to say that I’ve read this book 5-6 times cover to cover. I recently downloaded Audible and saw that this was available to listen to. The Music and the Mirror was my first purchase. I instantly fell in love with the narrator’s style and the different inflections she put in her voice with all of the characters.
The story is beautifully crafted; with its twists, turns, and drama, this is one you cannot pass by. This book made me laugh, gasp, and almost cry when it finally came to an end. I wasn’t sad about the ending…just that it ended. I could follow Anna and Victoria’s story line until they were both senior citizens.
Do yourself a favor: pick this up now. You won’t regret it!

Wonderful

Amazing story I loved this book so much The characters were spot on and the narrator brought this story to life for me

5 stars

This is one of those books that I loved reading and love even more listening to.
Palpable chemistry between the main characters and a glimpse into the world of professional ballet dancers I've known nothing about, but found fascinating. The narration enhances the story further - it's among my favourite audiobooks.p

I'm in love!❤

I fell in love with this book and have read it countless times. The budding romance between Anna and Victoria throughout the story is not at all rushed and flowed quite nicely. I enjoyed Anna's growth and increasing boldness throughout the story. I do wish I had learned more about Victoria than was revealed but I have also been hoping for a sequel that may delve into her more. The supporting characters: Jess, Irina, Delphine, Gabriel, Ethan, etc were all just as engaging and made the story hard to put down. I've been waiting for the Audible version to come out and will definitely keep my eyes and ears open for more from Lola Keeley, who is a phenomenal writer.

The narrator was not entirely what I was looking for but she didn't at all take away from the story. I was honestly hoping Stephanie Murphy had been chosen to narrate as she has a nack for making a story really come alive with her voice changes and the passion she pours into the stories she narrates.

Heart thrilling, heart wrenching

A beautiful story that makes you feel and live the joys, struggles, and loves of the two main characters and their journey. Well worth the tears!

Wow

When people told me this was the best book of the year I was skeptical. It absolutely is. The build up is amazing, the ending is amazing. I can’t wait until I read it again.

Stunning story and amazing narration!

Absolutely in love with this beautiful story! Both main characters are beautiful and how they come together is amazing! I listen to the audio book after having read the book and it completed the story in my head because the narrator brings it to life beautifully!

the music and the mirror

I love this book one of my favorites. I will definitely be looking up other books by this author I'm absolutely impressed by the romance and charm of this book. PS Abigail was the perfect Voice for this book

A heart tied with ribbons

A outstandingly high embodiment of emotional rollercoaster. A leading Ice Queen with a stubborn ballerina. If you can listen to the end with an either a laugh or a tear, you are better than I.
A. Rakocy brings the characters to life in this story. Took me right in and just brushed me out when it finished.

so good

no brainer 5-star - 13 hours flew by, I could easily listen for 13 more - narrator, Abigail Rakocy, was great

Loved, loved, loved.. this story. The author is either involved in ballet or really did her research because everything felt real and authentic (granted I don't know much about ballet beyond a yearly attendance to the nutcracker but I was impressed). I loved the description of the dancing, what is looked like and felt like. I wish I could see the photos from the photo shoot described in the book. In fact, I would suggest googling some photos of ballerina's to enhance your visualization of the dance poses and just how graceful these professionals really are.

I am not normally a huge fan of ice queens, but Victoria is an amazing character and her behavior and attitudes make sense for who she is what she does for a living. She is not being mean just to be mean. Anna's ability to deal with Victoria's behavior in the most positive ways also helps to temper my normal response of "why does she have to such a bitch?" :) I would even say that Victoria rarely strays into straight up bitch territory, she is strict, demanding and biting at times, but not really bitchy.

This is slow burn and when they finally get together its great. The angst at this point is fairly low. The drama comes from the other story elements and not so much between how the characters feel for each other, other then a little wobble of assumptions right at the beginning.

I really enjoyed everything about this story and I would read an entire series of books about them, the ballet performances they are involved in and their lives together until they retire as graceful grande dames to their villa in the south of France. Please Ms Keeley?