Rave: Entwined

Today's the day! You can now obtain your very own copy of Heather Dixon's novel, Entwined, which is simply ripping. I just finished reading it, and I cannot recommend it highly enough. Here's what it has in it:

dancing
princesses
magic
music
murder
blood
violence
frivolity
death
poofy dresses
chivalry
sisters
swords
fighting
horses
creepiness
silver
castles
gardens
dismemberment
deception
crinolines
war
love
secret passageways
family
duelling
dimples
Christmas
graveyards
invisibility cloaks
hairpins
pistols
seduction
Merciless Teasing
hungry rugs
cinnamon bread
potatoes
a pocketwatch
elopement
secrecy
spite
forgiveness
swearing
a clock tower
handsome suitors
scandal
balls (the kind you dance at)
and much much more!

This is one of those books that I had to force myself to put down because it was cutting into my productivity. ("That's not my fault :o)," Heather texted when I told her it was eating up my time. "Whatever," I texted back. "If you hadn't written it so well...")

The cover and the subject matter* may give the impression that this book is for girls. But look at that list above. There's a lot in there for boys to like too, particularly all the crazy magic and wars and secrecy and violence and all that. There really is a lot of violence. I bet my nephew would love it, and he's 15.

Heather's book is available in hard cover, as a Nook book, as a Kindle book, as an audio book on cd, as a downloadable audiobook, and even as a Playaway! Or, if you want to try to snag a copy for free, go to Heather's blog and enter her coloring contest. Don't forget to tell Heather how much you love her writing and how you can't wait for her next novel to come out too. :o)

*At its most basic, it is a retelling of the twelve dancing princesses... though that description really doesn't do it justice.