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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