Book Review - I Feed Her to the Beast and the Beast Is Me by Jamison Shea

 

I Feed Her to the Beast and the Beast Is Me by Jamison Shea is about a young Black woman, Laure Mesny, who wants to be a ballerina for the Paris Ballet. Laure is a perfectionist with a bone to pick. She practices every day in hopes that she can secure a coveted spot in the Parisian ballet. She wants to prove that a Black girl can take center stage in the most elite and cutthroat world. However, after being passed over, she decides to take matters into her own hands. She ventures deep into the Catacombs of Paris and strikes a deal with a primordial God in a pulsating river of blood.

Laure strikes a deal with the entity for power. She wants to be revered as a God. She gains the ability to influence people and gain adoration. The power gives her everything she has ever dreamed of. The power allows her to get everything she has ever wanted and worked for. Laure decides to take revenge as she is tired of being left behind. As Laure climbs the ranks and surpasses her petty and jealous peers and rivals, she leaves a trail of destruction in her wake.

As her power continues to grow, she realizes that she isn’t the only monster around. Someone is hunting her, and Laure finds herself stuck. She doesn’t know who to trust. She is struggling to control her power and the growing darkness in her. Laure will need to decide if she will continue down the road of darkness, or give up her dreams of being a ballerina.

The novel was an okay read. It was a slow burn and boring at times. There were pages where nothing happened. I also found the book to have too many technical details about the ballet that went over my head. I didn’t like/care for any of the characters nor did I care what happened to them. This is the first book in the series, and it ends on a cliffhanger. I didn’t find this book interesting enough to continue reading the rest of the series.