It was cute. Not the type of book I usually read and I won't be reading tons more like it but it was a nice change. Definitely something different. Kept me intrigued and read the whole thing in 3 sittings. It was really long and dragged a little bit so I took a bit of a break between the second and last sitting. Takes place in a kind of "olden days" magical setting. Azalea is one of 12 daughters. When her mom dies she must go into mourning for one year which means all black, closed windows, and no dancing which is the hardest for the girls because they live to dance. Their dad the King absolutely forbids it and while he is away at war they are not to dance. When they find a magic passage way in their bedroom that leads to a ballroom they are so excited that they can dance every night. But the Keeper allows them there with ulterior motives. Also Azalea is very busy during the day going through suitors trying to find her husband, someone she both loves and his worthy to be the next king.