Coverlicious is a semi-regular feature on my blog featuring anything to do with covers from covers I love to covers to lookalike covers! This post is part of a series called Beautiful Cover Dresses.
This post's feature:
Entwined by Heather Dixon
I ADORE this cover! I know I say I love a lot of covers but this ones up there with the very best and it was the cover that first attracted my attention when I saw it last September. Seriously, I would have bought it for the cover alone but thankfully, the story is great too because it's a retelling of the fairytale the Twelve Dancing Princesses. How could anyone resist such a pretty cover?
The ball gown
First off, the ball gown the girl (Azalea) screams 'Princess' with it's flowing white netting layers and the cute oversized bow. Though gorgeous, it looks really hard to walk in let alone dance and it has a slight greyish and tattered look, which could represent the financial struggles of the royal family of the story.
Lost and trapped
To me, the girl looks lost as she explores the palace gardens and the twelve sisters did get lost because the gardens were so big but I think it also represents how lost Azalea is emotionally. The cover has a sort of eerie element too because it's quite dark and the silver leaves look like they are trapping the girl as they entwine around her. This is really clever because I think it's supposed to represent the silver forest the girls disappear in to dance.
Castle
Castles and palaces always remind people of fairy tales so I'm glad that there's one on here in the background. It looks grand with the tall spire but also magical, which it is in the book.
Original photo
I was browsing on the photo website We Heart It and I came across the photo below, which is clearly the image that has been used for the Entwined cover.
I love the way the elements in the photo are laid out and I wish more of the simplicity had been kept because despite it being beautiful, I do think the cover for Entwined is a touch busy with the swirly cover across the middle and all the silver leaves (which are embossed on the actual cover.)
Better in real life
I got this book as a birthday present and it was the last one I opened as it arrived on the day and it's even better in person. The back cover is also lovely because it features the palace image and even inside, each chapter page is decorated with the silver leaf patter.
What do you think of this cover? Does it make you want to read it? Do you think it's too busy?
I. Love. That. Cover. The dress is so gorgeous! Oh, what I would do to own it :( But your right, it is a tad busy.
ReplyDeleteI love this cover. I can't decide if I think it's too busy, or if the silver leaves work to enhance the feelings of impending doom and being trapped. They almost look like they're creeping over her and she'll be trapped in that garden. I like that. It makes it seem a little more sinister than it otherwise would appear with just the pretty dress.
ReplyDeleteI agree - this cover is gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteSuch a pretty cover!
ReplyDeleteAgreed I have this book too and its even prettier in the flesh! Really looking forward to getting round to this one :)
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