Entwined is a re-telling of the tale "The Twelve Dancing Princesses" by The Grimm Brothers. I have to say that, from what I remember, this book is pretty different from the tale, which is defenitely a plus. Heather Dixon captured the main aspects of the tale and managed to adapt it perfectly to the YA audience. I'd recommend this book to those that love dancing and magic. In terms of plot, the author was very creative. The thing is, when reading a re-telling of my favorite tales I'm expecting to be reminded of it, not read it all over again. What I mean is, I expect the story to change into something bigger and darker which it did. Overall, this book totally appealed to me. The only thing I'd say is, since there are so many sisters, some where left behind (Jessamine, Kale, Ivy ...) only to be picked up in the end of the book. To be honest this didn't bother me that much, since the writing is totally enthralling. I loved the unbreakable connection Azalea had with her mother, and how her relationship with the King grew throughout the book. Azalea was a great main character, taking Mother's place and standing up for her sisters. I love how much of a role model she was and how she danced so gracefully like her mother. Her love interest was one of my favorite characters. Mr. Bradford isn't mentioned a whole lot, but whenever he was, I was delighted by his presence. I also loved Bramble's stubbornness and sense of humor and was terribly jealous of Clover. However I have to say that the king was my favorite character. His character development was delightfull. After the death of Mother, he was cold, distant and demanding, but his formal and stiff self evolved to a softer hearted man that made a serious effort to fill Mother's place and show some affection.
The end is action packed and defenitely entertaining. I was literally on the edge of my seat! People's souls where trapped, blood dripped from surrounding faces and magic played with people's sanity.
I really liked this book as it was a perfect reminder of one of my favorite childhood tales.
The end is action packed and defenitely entertaining. I was literally on the edge of my seat! People's souls where trapped, blood dripped from surrounding faces and magic played with people's sanity.
I really liked this book as it was a perfect reminder of one of my favorite childhood tales.
5 out of 5 
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