A Review of "The Dancing Master" by Julie Klassen

This is the fourth book by Julie Klassen that I have read. I consider her one of my favorite authors and I have high expectations for her novels because I know how good they can be. Unfortunately, this novel was a disappointment. It wasn’t bad, but it just wasn’t as good as the others I have read. I would give this book 3.5 stars, but because she is a favorite author of mine I rounded up and gave the book a 4. The title is “The Dancing Master” and that’s who I felt the book was about. The impression that I had from the book is that it was mostly about Alec and his struggles moving into the new town. The book was also from Julia’s perspective and we read about her problems as well, but I felt that it wasn’t the main point of the book. I also thought it would be more of a romance novel, but it wasn’t. There was a love story in the book, but it wasn’t the main theme in the book. That is ok and some readers may prefer to read a novel with a little less romance, but I wish it had a bit more. There were a few twists in the book, which is one of the things I love about Klassen’s writing. The dancing issues weren’t as interesting to me, which is probably another reason why I didn’t give the book 5 stars. Everyone has his or her own preferences and likes and dislikes. This book just didn’t do it for me. I would still recommend it to Julie Klassen fans. If you are a new Julie Klassen reader I would recommend reading one of her other novels first. Again, this isn’t a bad book; it just isn’t one of Klassen’s best in my opinion.

I received this book for free from Bethany House Publishers for my honest review.