Title: Spelled (The Storymakers #1)Author: Betsy Schow
Published: June 2nd 2015
Date Read: March 26th – 28th 2016
Read In: English
Fairy-Tale Survival Rule No. 32:
If you find yourself at the mercy of a wicked witch, sing a romantic ballad and wait for your prince charming to save the day.
Yeah, no thanks. Dorthea is completely princed out. Sure being the crown princess of Emerald has its perks – like Glenda Original ball gowns and Hans Christian Louboutin heels. But a forced marriage to the
Talk about unhappily ever after.
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 didn't know what to expect of this book. It's a fairytale retelling of The Wizard of Oz, Dorthea being a retelling version of Dorothy. She's the princess, and she's a naive little brat. I guess some people probably stopped reading because of the way she is. But she had to be like this in the beginning, so she could grow up a little through this book. The prince she is supposed to marry is Kato, who doesn't seem like a prince to her. But at first, she hates him, because she's not interested in marriage. Another sidekick is Rexi, who used to be a servant in the palace.
I really enjoyed reading this book. It's easy to read and didn't take me long to finish. The end is kind of a cliffhanger, and even though Goodreads doesn't list it as a #1 to a series, the author Betsy Schow said on her Twitter page that she's working on a second book. I guess the series will be named The Storymakers or Storymakers, Amazon already says so. If you like fairytale retellings, i'd totally recommend this book to you. But have a little patience with Dorthea, she just had to be a little brat.
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