#BlogTour: Watch Her Fall by Erin Kelly@mserinkelly @HodderBooks @HodderPublicity @eleni_lawrence #WatchHerFall #ErinKelly

Book Synopsis:

Swan Lake is divided into the black acts and the white acts. The Prince is on stage for most of the ballet, but it’s the swans audiences flock to see. In early productions, Odette and Odile were performed by two different dancers. These days, it is usual for the same dancer to play both roles. Because of the faultless ballet technique required to master the steps, and the emotional range needed to perform both the virginal Odette and the dark, seductive Odile, this challenging dual role is one of the most coveted in all ballet. Dancers would kill for the part. 

Ava Kirilova has reached the very top of her profession. After years and years of hard graft, pain and sacrifice as part of the London Russian Ballet Company, allowing nothing else to distract her, she is finally the poster girl for Swan Lake. Even Mr K – her father, and the intense, terrifying director of the company – can find no fault. Ava has pushed herself ahead of countless other talented, hardworking girls, and they are all watching her now. 

But there is someone who really wants to see Ava fall . . .

Watch Her Fall is available in ebook and hardback now. You can purchase your copy using the link below of through your local indie book store.

My Review:

Watch Her Fall is an incredibly addictive, gripping thriller that I really enjoyed. I read this book over a couple of days which is no mean feat for a mother of three. It’s going to be hard to review this book as I don’t want to give anything away.

I was quickly drawn into the book and into the competitive world of ballet which is something that has always intrigued me. I loved learning more about how a ballet company is run and to learn about the interesting relationships that exist there despite being tainted by underlying competitiveness. Its definitely a world that I’m glad I don’t inhabit so I was happy to be able to experience it through the characters. The book isn’t just set in this world though and I enjoyed the other setting that the author describes throughout the book too.

The characters were very interesting creations that kept surprising me. The author has a clever way of letting the reader understand them and their background so that you start to feel that you know them well. I don’t think I particularly warmed to any of the main characters which meant I didn’t take anyones side so I could try to work out what was going on without any bias. There were some character’s I loved to hate and would have loved to meet in real life so I could give them a piece of my mind and others who I’m very glad I haven’t come into contact with yet.

The story goes back and forth in time as we visit different characters to learn about what happened from their point of view. The author slowly reveals the truth of what happened, gradually chipping away at what the reader believes to be true until the whole story is revealed. I have to confess to being a little confused when this first happened as it meant that the story went in a completely different direction then it had been but I soon got used to the changes.

I found this story to be completely addictive and often found myself trying to fit a few more pages in when the kids were occupied or sneaking to the toilet so I could read some more. I really wanted to find out what would happen next and often found myself completely wrong footed when a new twist was revealed as I never saw them coming.

I’ve read all of this author’s previous books and I’d definitely be recommending this to everyone to read. In fact I have already purchased copies for my sister and my mum as I think they would enjoy it. I think it would make a good book club read as there would be lots to discuss.

Huge thanks to Eleni from Hodder and Stoughton for my copy of this book and for inviting me onto the blog tour.

About The Author:

Erin Kelly is the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Poison Tree, The Sick Rose, The Burning Air, The Ties That Bind, He Said/She Said, Stone Mothers and Broadchurch: The Novel, inspired by the mega-hit TV series. In 2013, The Poison Tree became a major ITV drama and was a Richard & Judy Summer Read in 2011. He Said/She Said spent six weeks in the top ten in both hardback and paperback, was longlisted for the Theakston’s Old Peculier crime novel of the year award, and selected for both the Simon Mayo Radio 2 and Richard & Judy Book Clubs. She has worked as a freelance journalist since 1998 and written for the Guardian, The Sunday Times, Daily Mail, New Statesman, Red, Elle, Cosmopolitan and The Pool. Born in London in 1976, she lives in north London with her husband and daughters. erinkelly.co.uk twitter.com/mserinkelly.