Nocturne is Phantom of the Opera meets the Persephone & Hades myth. Instead of a young budding opera singer, we have our barely legal prima ballerina. Enter a mysterious, tall, dark, and handsome patron who we're not sure is the villain or not; chaos subsequently follows. 

It's been so long since I did ballet (10 years of it but over 20 years ago LOL) that I had to look up a bunch of the terms used but I love when technical language is used to immerse the reader in the specific setting; it makes it feel real since a professional wouldn't dumb down their language for their internal monologue. And I'd say a majority of Nocturne is internal monologue so if that bothers you, I'd suggest not reading this. I did need to remind myself a couple times that Grace is for most intents and purposes a child, a deeply troubled one at that, when she became a bit whiny. 

Overall, I thought this storyline was unique especially with using the ballets performed as devices in the plot. I was able to put most of the pieces together before the reveals near the end but some were definitely meant to be obvious to the reader vs Grace so it didn't affect my enjoyment of the story as it unfolded. Grace's character development was solid and consistent as well. 

I did feel like the pace became a little slow at some point and a couple of things could have been explained better. I also felt that some of the historical references were thrown in more to make the reader remember it wasn't modern day, instead of always being relevant to the plot or setting which made it a little disjointed at points. 

Thank you NetGalley for providing me with this copy.