Trying to fix her prince problem by wishing on a (cursed) star royally backfires, leaving the kingdom in chaos and her parents stuck in some place called “Kansas.” Now it’s up to Dorthea and her pixed off prince to find the mysterious Wizard of Oz and undo the curse…before it releases the wickedest witch of all and spells The End for the world of Story.
I really enjoyed reading this, Dorthea is a very cute and likable character but she has her flaws, one is she is trapped in the castle because of a curse. She is being forced to marry an arrogant prince and she just wants to get out and see the world. When a wish takes everything she knows and loves away and creates chaos Dot needs to try and fix things before it’s two late but on her journey she much defeat the now back wicked witch. Putting aside what you know about all the fairytales and reading this as a fresh new look, it’s a very fun read. I do look forward to the next one in the series and I loved the world build and it has a few very funny parts.
I am glad I got the chance to read this and can’t wait to see what adventures they go on next. The end leaves you wondering and curious. I love endings like that 🙂
BETSY SCHOW is the TODAY Show featured author of the non-fiction book, Finished Being Fat; however she’s been mixing up real life and fantasy for as long as she can remember. If someone were to ask about her rundown truck, she’s 100% positive that mechanical gremlins muck up her engine. And the only reason her house is dirty is because the dust bunnies have gone on strike. She lives in Utah with her own knight in geeky armor and their two princesses (that can totally shapeshift into little beasts). When not writing, she acts as the Tournament Director for Odyssey of the Mind and helps teach kids creative thinking (or how to turn their toasters into robots).Her debut novel, Spelled, comes out June 2015 from Sourcebooks. She is represented by Michelle Witte, Mansion Street Literary Agency.
At first I wasn’t sure about this book but it’s good to hear you liked it. I’ll add this to my TBR now!
I heard it reads more as a MG book than YA I enjoyed it anyway, since I like MG. But overall I think it was a really cute book 🙂
I’m definitely intrigued, Michelle. I’d like the Oz retelling but all fairytales wrapped up in one retelling? It’s going on my tbr for sure!
I wasn’t sure about this one either cause I am not sure about Oz retelling but since it’s got a bunch of different things in it I might give it a try some day. 🙂
Okay so I wasn’t into this one because I’m not much of a wizard of oz fan – but I can tell from that teaser that this is funny and since it’s more of a fairytale retelling than simply wizard of oz, I might just go for it. You’ve made me into a fairytale retelling junkie Michelle!