Drina Ballet Series #5 Drina Dances Again

Drina Adams is back again at the Dominick Ballet School in London, after a holiday in Italy—ready for a term's hard work.  But when Drina goes to see her friend Rose in the country, she pulls a muscle and there is no dancing for Drina for a few weeks.  Instead, she has the chance to act in Barrie's Dear Brutus, which is enjoyable and exciting, although acting will always be second-best for Drina.  Then she has the superb luck to dance at the Edinburgh Festival as Little Clare in Casse Noisette—and Rose goes too, as understudy.

The above summary was taken from the dust jacket of the British edition.

This book starts off very interesting and enjoyable.  Most of the book is pretty good.  A few spots are heavy on the travelogue, and I skimmed those parts. 

I enjoy that Drina's big secret, that her mother was the famous ballerina Elizabeth Ivory, is gradually revealed to one or two characters at a time, over the course of multiple books.  The secret is revealed to two important characters during this story. 

This series is centered around Drina's secret and her long road to success as a ballerina.  I love getting the payoff pieced out bit by bit so that it can be savored.

This book is overall very good.  I liked it better than Drina Dances in Italy but not quite as much as the first three books in the series.