From the Cover:
Azalea is trapped.
Just when she should
feel that everything is before her…beautiful gowns, dashing suitors, balls
filled with dancing… it’s taken away. All of it.
The Keeper
understands. He’s trapped, too, held for centuries within the walls of the
palace. And so he extends an invitation.
Every night, Azalea
and her eleven sisters may step through the enchanted passage in their room to
dance in his silver forest.
But there is a cost.
The keeper likes to keep things.
Azalea may not realize
how tangled she is in his web until it is too late.
My Rating:
3 Stars
My Thoughts:
I’m almost ashamed to admit it, but I was first drawn to
this book because of its amazing cover. Turns out, what was inside wasn’t half
bad either. Entwined is based off the story of the 12 dancing princesses, and
does a pretty good job of telling the Brothers Grimm tale, albeit with a few
additions. I thought Dixon did a good job of creating the characters,
especially with there being so many (12 princesses, plus everyone else). The
addition of the Keeper was an interesting take on the story, since there wasn’t
really any explanation of why the sisters had to dance every night in the
Brothers Grimm tale. It was good, but the story did seem to drag on after a
while, so I had trouble finishing it quickly (the same story could have fit
into half as many pages if it hadn’t repeated itself so much). Also, the
setting was pretty much 19th century England remixed (but with
different country names), so I felt like Dixon could have spent more time on
world building to make the story more unique. Azalea bugged me at points because
she was so determined to protect her family, but her decisions usually created
more harm than help, or were completely accidental. Overall, I thought this was
an okay book, and if you’re looking for a dystopian, fairytale-inspired story
(and you’re not a huge stickler for world building), I would recommend it.
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