Spelled (Storymakers, #1)

by Betsy Schow

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I was taken in by the cover and just loved the synopsis, I thought how awesome a retelling of Oz but with a few twists. You do get the Oz twists and you do get a retelling however I think it’s more of a fairytale retelling in general, like all the fairytales wrapped into one. The fairytale land they lived in was like a twist on the fairytale forest but you do get a different Oz type 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.