At some point there was a little wordplay going on with a One Direction song (the band was titled “Wrong Direction”) and I wanted to cry a little bit inside. Like, melted grilled cheese sandwich cheesy.
By the time the words “Blooming Dales” came up on the page, my head hit the desk so fast that my mutterings got muffled beneath wood and glass. The first half of the book kind of did make me regret starting. By the first few pages I think the eye-rolling started, too. Apprehensive because I didn’t want to have to read another Oz-spinoff that would make me groan from the blatant predictability and obvious-ness of it all. Eager because those damn sparkly shooz grabbed me (and I’m not even that much of a shoe kind of girl, but admit it, they are SHINY). So I was both apprehensive and eager when I saw this book on NetGalley. You know, the last book I’d read that put a spin on The Wonderful Wizard of Ozwasn’t so great. 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. But a forced marriage to the brooding prince Kato is so not what Dorthea had in mind for her enchanted future. Sure being the crown princess of Emerald has its perks-like Glenda Original ball gowns and Hans Christian Louboutin heels. SPELLED by Betsy Schowįairy Tale Survival Rule #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.
And those shoes! Okay, now that I’m done slobbering over Dot’s Louboutin heels, I should probably talk about this book. Can I just briefly say how shiny the cover is? It…sparkles.
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