A dark, sexy, and twisted reimagining of The Wizard of Oz from USA Today bestselling author Nikki St. Crowe.
With thanks to Keighley_Reads for the below review.
I picked up West of Wicked by Nikki St. Crowe from the “to be reviewed” shelf at Tea Leaves & Reads and as someone who absolutely loves Wicked on the West End (and, to some extent, part one of the film adaptation!), I couldn’t resist giving it a try.
This was a surprisingly enjoyable read. A dark reimagining of the classic The Wonderful Wizard of Oz story, it follows Dorothy as she finds herself far from Kansas and desperately trying to make her way home from the magical land of Oz.
Along the journey, she encounters all the familiar characters you’d expect, but each comes with a darker edge – and in some cases, a spicy one!
The story kept me intrigued throughout, and the twist at the end has definitely left me eager to pick up book two. It’s a strong opening to the series and offers an interesting take on a beloved classic.
If you enjoy fairy tale retellings with a darker atmosphere and a touch of spice, this is well worth adding to your reading list.
About the Book
No one is safe on the yellow brick road.
Dorothy Gale doesn’t know where she came from. At the age of five, she was dropped on Em and Henry’s doorstep while a terrible storm rolled across the Kansas prairie. Now as an adult, Dorothy has made the most of her life on the farm. But when a cyclone tears through the night, ripping her, her dog, and the farmhouse away, Dorothy wakes to find herself far from home in the strange, cursed land of Oz.
Desperate to find her way back, Dorothy takes the advice of the Witch of the North and sets off on the yellow brick road to find a wizard . . . with a warning to avoid forest monsters, heartless mercenaries, and wicked witches. It isn’t long before Dorothy encounters the dark side of Oz, stumbling on a man beaten and bloody, tied to a pole in a cornfield. Not unlike the scarecrows on the Kansas farm.
With no memories, the mysterious stranger joins Dorothy. Rook is ridiculously handsome, endlessly charming, and somehow understands Dorothy in a way no one ever has. But when they cross paths with the infamous Tinman and his axe, Rook proves he may be hiding his own secrets.
Nothing and no one is what they seem in the cursed land of Oz . . . maybe even Dorothy herself.
About The Author
Nikki St. Crowe is a USA Today Bestselling Author of several romantasy novels, including the #1 Amazon Bestselling Series, Vicious Lost Boys.
When not writing about villains getting the girl, and the girl getting the power, Nikki can be found with her husband and daughter on the shores of Lake Michigan hunting for the perfect sunset.
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