For some reason this book did not keep my attention. It was unfortunately a little boring and predictable. It was fairly easy to guess what was going to happen next and there was no wow factor to the book. I was able to finish the book but would not read it again.

I felt like this book was missing something! Highly predictable but still a pleasant read! Thank you netgalley for the free arc in exchange for an honest review!

Cleverly, Sophie Dance in the Dark (The Lost Twin #2), 320 pages. Sourcebooks Jabberwocky, MAY 2018. $8 (paper). Language: PG (4 swears, 0 ‘f’); Mature Content: G; Violence: PG (some danger).

Twins Scarlet and Ivy Gray are both safely back in Rookwood School. Now that the evil headmaster Mr. Bartholomew and the cruel Miss Fox are both gone, life is much simpler. When the ballet teacher, Miss Finch, announces that the school ballet this year is going to be Sleeping Beauty, Scarlet can only see that she wants to be the titular character. Ivy, though, is dealing with a bully and when Miss Finch goes missing, she gets only more upset and worried. Something is still not right at Rookwood, but no one will listen to her.

Younger readers may enjoy this light mystery after having read the first in the series. This one is not quite as tense and dangerous as the first, though. I don’t see how this can go any further than the two.

EL – OPTIONAL. Cindy, Library Teacher

The girls are back at Rookwood school now order has been restored. Though their best friend Ariadne hasn't come back and bully Penny is still there and restarts making trouble for Ivy.



When the girls get the chance to audition for a theatre show of ballet Sleeping Beauty, the girls are excited but Scarlet more so as she wants the main role of Aurora so starts getting secret lessons after class with Miss Finch to improve. So when her teacher disappears mysteriously, a new teacher, Madame Zelda, shows up randomly and something seems off, just where is Miss Finch?



There's also the case now that she's here, horses are being set free and girls getting pushed out of Windows, fights, letters and more strange dreams and behaviour, just what is happening next at this school?



The girls also have to find out more about their mother after they believe she covered her past self by using a fake name and finding out they have an aunt right by them in this town!



I enjoyed this book but would be better starting with the first book in the series and working my way to this one. I would've liked more dance including in the story as the cover and title are a bit misleading but there was a good continuing mystery to the story of Scarlet and Ivy.



Many thanks to the publishers for allowing me to review this book for them!

Sorry but I couldn't get into the book at all. I tried though, I'm so sorry for my ADD brain.