Friday, June 24, 2011

Entwined: Didn't Capture Me

I was unimpressed. It's a fun story, and I've always like the fairytale of the sisters who dance in the night on the other side of magic. Dixon knows a lot about dance, and that was interesting ... all the dance moves and toe swooshing and curtsies. I liked imagining it all. But honestly, I don't know what the big fuss was about, or why I was number bazillion on the waiting list at the library.

My problem was that it was so predictable. I love stories that keep me guessing, which doesn't make sense, I suppose, since I read so many favorites over and over with equal delight each time. I knew who Azalea was going to fall in love with, I knew the silver mystery item that would conquer the evil, I knew who Keeper was ... Maybe I just have to remember the target audience and give Dixon more credit. But to the credit of teenagers, I bet they figured it out too.

The element I did enjoy was becoming smitten with Azalea's love interest. I adored him from the first scene. And it's always fun and tingly to fall in love with a fictional character who can never disappoint you in real life. :) I'm glad there wasn't a surprise where she rejected him, because I so dislike when girls reject the good guys in books. So I'll give Dixon that.

All in all, I'd say it's a two-star read for me. I'd never read it again, and probably never recommend it. It entertained me for a few hours, but many many other books would have too. Did anyone else manage to get a hold of a copy and read it? Don't judge me too harshly if you really loved the book. :)

2 comments:

  1. i wasn't ever able to find it in my local libraries... :( Hopefully I can join on this next month's book pick.

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  2. Shoot, I really wanted to read this one, but now I'm not so sure! But I definitely want an easy and semi-shallow read for the beach next week so maybe I will pick it up anyway :)

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