Entwined (Audible Audio Edition) Heather Dixon Mandy Williams Listening Library Books
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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.
Entwined (Audible Audio Edition) Heather Dixon Mandy Williams Listening Library Books
First off, there seems to be some talk that this book is creepy. The used copy I purchased from Amazon is even an ex-library copy marked "DISCARD," so clearly people think that. I didn't think so, personally. I can see how the Keeper is a creepy character and was creepy to the girls in the context of the book, but I did not feel any tingles of fear or anything as I read this book.I enjoy fairy tale retellings, as a rule, and this one was no different. The world was nicely historical, while still having some sense of being a fairy story. I don't know how Dixon did it, but the setting just somehow lent itself to that vibe.
The characters. Keeping in mind Dixon is working with TWELVE protagonists, she did a remarkable job of making that each unique. That being said, none of them stirred me particularly. Nothing was wrong, I just didn't identify with or feel passionately attached to any of them.
Three major romances, all of which brought a smile to my face and were well done.
I took off a star because even though this book has EVERYTHING I love (fairy tales, princesses, romance, ye olde times, etc.), I didn't find myself emotionally invested in it. I felt like I was going through the motions of feeling as I read this book. It just didn't speak to me, I didn't connect with it.
That being said, the book still deserves five stars, it was nicely done and I recommend it. The four stars were more for my own experience of it. I purchased Illusionarium by this author, so that goes to show that I do like her, I just didn't have an earth-shattering experience with Entwined.
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Entwined (Audible Audio Edition) Heather Dixon Mandy Williams Listening Library Books Reviews
What a lovely, lovely book! Imaginative, and sweet, and fiery, with twists and turns, lots of heroes and heroines. Bought it last night, haven't been able to put it down! Highly recommended for all lovers of fairy tales. I always found the story of the 12 Dancing Princesses rather dark and depressing. Though this re-imagining certainly has its many dark moments, they fit beautifully and seamlessly into the story of 12 brave, wonderful sisters. As a writer, I am inspired by Heather DIxon's imagination and grace in the telling of what I know will become a much beloved book. Having gotten a deal on the version, I will now be purchasing a book copy to add to my library.
This story follows Azalea and her sisters, all named in alphabetical order after flowers. They live with their mother and father and their favorite thing in the world is to dance. Their father is a somewhat intimidating figure; they usually call him by “sir” or “the king” and are not close to him at all. They are, however, extremely close to their mother and savor her dance lessons above all else. Unfortunately, their mother dies giving birth to their youngest sister and the palace goes under a period of mourning, in which no dancing is allowed. Azalea finds out some information regarding the secret passages in their castle and they discover a magical wood beyond their castle that contains a dancing glen, taken care of by a man who only goes by the name Keeper. After time, Keeper’s real intentions come to light and Azalea must do all she can to protect her family.
I’m going to be honest, at first I couldn’t stand this book. It literally took me about 100 pages before I actually started to like the book and the characters. I couldn’t stand that Bramble was so outspoken, I was annoyed that every single conflict or happy moment related back to a dance (and I was a ballerina for 13 years!!) and I absolutely HATED the way in which Ivy just ate and ate and ate and all the characters were all “oh father let her be (obese)” it honestly turned me off to where I almost put the book away and marked it as a “did not finish.” However, I was intrigued enough and kept going and I am so happy that I did. After the mother dies, and the girls meet Keeper, the book starts to get good. Keeper was all kinds of awesome; he was handsome, mysterious, compassionate and evil. That’s right, EVIL! There comes a point in the story where Azalea finds out that there are people who’s souls have been captured, these "people" have had their mouths sewn shut so they are bound to live forever trapped in this in-between world with the inability to speak. How horrific?! I loved this. Then, the evil comes to the castle and there is this epic battle and all of these love pairings come about in a non-obvious way and it was so sweet and refreshing from the immediate I-have-to-have-you-now that comes in most YA romance novels. Also? I cried. This alone makes me like this book because it was so unexpected. The relationship between the girls and their father is even better than the romantic relationships in the book, which is rare and beautiful.
First off, there seems to be some talk that this book is creepy. The used copy I purchased from is even an ex-library copy marked "DISCARD," so clearly people think that. I didn't think so, personally. I can see how the Keeper is a creepy character and was creepy to the girls in the context of the book, but I did not feel any tingles of fear or anything as I read this book.
I enjoy fairy tale retellings, as a rule, and this one was no different. The world was nicely historical, while still having some sense of being a fairy story. I don't know how Dixon did it, but the setting just somehow lent itself to that vibe.
The characters. Keeping in mind Dixon is working with TWELVE protagonists, she did a remarkable job of making that each unique. That being said, none of them stirred me particularly. Nothing was wrong, I just didn't identify with or feel passionately attached to any of them.
Three major romances, all of which brought a smile to my face and were well done.
I took off a star because even though this book has EVERYTHING I love (fairy tales, princesses, romance, ye olde times, etc.), I didn't find myself emotionally invested in it. I felt like I was going through the motions of feeling as I read this book. It just didn't speak to me, I didn't connect with it.
That being said, the book still deserves five stars, it was nicely done and I recommend it. The four stars were more for my own experience of it. I purchased Illusionarium by this author, so that goes to show that I do like her, I just didn't have an earth-shattering experience with Entwined.
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