Sonya Bright’s Reviews > Abigail: Nice Girls Finish Last > Status Update

I was just thinking how the ballet world is shown fairly well in this book - and then the teacher hands the main character a brand new pair of pointe shoes to compete in. Shoes she's never seen before, let alone tried on, broken in, or danced in.

This is not how pointe shoes work. They take hours of preparation before you can dance in them. And because they're all handmade, you have to pick and try your own!