title: Toe to Toe
author: Falon Ballard
publisher: G.P.Putnam's Sons
publication date: March 10, 2026
pages: 336
peppers: (on this scale)
warnings:
- workplace sexual harassment
- mentions of disordered eating
summary: When ballerina Allegra's creative director tells her that she needs to have more sexuality in her dancing, she hires exotic dancer Cord to teach her how to move.
tropes:
- teach me
- two different worlds
- can't overcome my past
what I liked:
- the interactions between the two
- the choreography
- their relationship and lessons
what I didn’t like:
- mean mom wasn't believable to me
- I didn't entirely get his issues
overall rating: 4 (of 5 stars)
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