Published March 29th 2011 by Greenwillow Books
summary from Goodreads
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.
I have read two retellings of the fairytale "The Twelve Dancing Princesses" - one of them was not very well developed and the other one was. Entwined is the well developed retelling. It is a unique story that still incorporates elements of the original fairytale. I especially loved the use of different dances and how, for the princesses, dancing was a coping device for the loss of their mother.
Azalea was a perfect heroine, growing and developing as the story progressed. She was also very strong - she did not sit back and wait to be saved! A fabulous retelling indeed!
summary from Goodreads
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.
I have read two retellings of the fairytale "The Twelve Dancing Princesses" - one of them was not very well developed and the other one was. Entwined is the well developed retelling. It is a unique story that still incorporates elements of the original fairytale. I especially loved the use of different dances and how, for the princesses, dancing was a coping device for the loss of their mother.
Azalea was a perfect heroine, growing and developing as the story progressed. She was also very strong - she did not sit back and wait to be saved! A fabulous retelling indeed!
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