Just when Azalea should feel that everything is before her — beautiful gowns, dashing suitors, balls filled with dancing — it’s taken away. All of it. And Azalea is trapped. The Keeper understands. He’s trapped, too, held for centuries within the walls of the palace. So he extends an invitation.
Entwined
By heatherdixon
Entwined is a teen/YA novel by Heather Dixon, based off of the Grimm Fairy Tale of the Twelve Dancing Princesses. The main character is Princess Azalea, the eldest of twelve royal sisters who all love to dance. When their beloved mother dies, their stoic father – the king – prohibits the girls from dancing during the year of mourning. But their …
Such a great fairy tale retelling! Loved the dancing references, I had to google all of them as I read!
First of let me say this book was entirely too long.. it was completely unnecessary. I would have given this a 4 star ratings if it wasn’t so long. I don’t say that because I have a problem with long reads, I actually like them, when it is necessary for the story. The problem with this one is it was like the publisher told the author they had to …
It is very rare that I love a book half way threw the reading of it, but this book I knew I would love on page 100! And it did not disappoint me. I think this is now my new favorite fairy tale retelling! I absolutely loved that I got to know all the sisters and that the whole family came alive for me and I slowly fell in love with each character …
I enjoyed the take on the tale of the dancing princesses. Some of the dancing scenes were vividly depited: I could easily imagine the movement and flow in them. I would read more from this author.
I found this book to be an inspiring one. This book gave me the opportunity to ponder over what is most important to me.