Bahamian Break!

I am leaving on a jet plane tomorrow for, you guessed it... the Bahamas!!!  I absolutely cannot wait.

Due to the size of my current book, Eona by Alison Goodman (which is a hard cover), I will be taking a temporary hiatus.  I'm halfway through and it is a wonderful book so far.  However, I am bringing four paperbacks with me (easier to get wet and read on the beach with), and I will absolutely update when I return to the States.

Will read, sunbathe, drink daiquiris, and write soon!

Entwined by Heather Dixon

TITLE:  Entwined
AUTHOR:  Dixon, Heather
GENRE:  Fiction/Fantasy
DATES READ:  5/27/2012 - 6/11/2012
MY RATING:  2.5/5

The idea of embellishing The Twelve Dancing Princesses made me very happy.  However, within the execution, there were several things that disappointed me about this book.

The characters were all very "one-note" with extremely little character development.  The tense was awkward at times.  In fact, the majority of the story could be written from Azalea's point of view (there was plenty of her inner dialogue present anyway).

The book was also very repetitive.  Over and over again describing about the "nail marks in palms", the King "sucking in his cheeks" when he's upset, or Bramble's "piercing green eyes".  For Pete's sake... if it isn't pivotal to the story line, there's no need for the repetition.

Overall, it was a charming alternative view of the story, but there were some key developmental point that I found irritating.  Just my opinion.  But then again... it is my blog!

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