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The ending was cute. There was minimal character development but still human like. I had no use for any man in this book cause please just be attracted to the whiny American that has “mediocre talent”. I don‘t get her allure. The retelling aspects were good. Easy reading.

3✨ I finished this one last month, but never got around to review it. It is a pretty cute fairytale retelling. Dorothy is trying to find her way in the end of her writing school program, but because of a toxic seemingly one sided relationship she seeks another writing program in Dublin. She doesn‘t really have a place to stay so she bounces around quite a bit, and we have a bit of a love triangle. Read from #OUABC

Am I the only one annoyed at the men in this book?

Kantra is SO GOOD at modern #retellings! I loved all the nods to the original Wizard of Oz - they were made with love, even when they were jokes, and the ways the story was updated made sense. Dee has my heart and I'm so glad she learned to reach for what SHE wants. #womensfiction

Monthly Reading Report
Read in January 2024...
15 Books
5-Star reads this month:
• The Storybook Life of Dorothy Gale
• The Kingdom of Sweets
• Essential Bukowski

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This was okay. I didn‘t like the mc, Dorothy, very much — she was too melodramatic, whiny, and needy. I also didn‘t buy the love triangle. Dee‘s (she was called by a variety of names) growth wasn‘t particularly realistic either; we don‘t really see the progression— we‘re just supposed to accept that it happened. I liked the ending, but I was expecting it. #audiowalk

This is an updating of The Wizard of Oz set in the present with no magic. Ireland replaces Oz. The scarecrow, the tin man, the lion, and the witches are all people, as is Toto — she‘s Dorothy‘s sister. Sometimes the parallels are so obvious it‘s ridiculous— Tim Woodman. 🙄 Dorothy is 26 and whiny and needy — not in a way that makes you empathize with her either; she‘s just pathetic. I hope this gets better. #audiowalk

This was a sweet story about an author looking to find her voice in writing. The love triangle wasn‘t fun, but I like how it was fleshed out who Dee ends with. I adore these such lovable characters, all showing their Scarecrow, TinMan and Lion(ess) characteristics. Adored the Tinman and Lion(ess) most. They were very well versed out. Was nice to see Dee grow, especially finally standing up to that awful ex.
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#OUABC Once Upon a Book Club December 2023 Monthly Box (Follow the Yellow Brick Road)

• Ireland • Retellings • Contemporary Romance • Awesome on Audio 🎧 • 5 Stars

It was so much fun matching the characters from the original “Oz” story to the characters in this retelling.

Inspired by “The Wizard of Oz”, this story follows Dorothy “Dee” Gale, a graduate student who is searching for a place to belong after her mother‘s death. ⬇️

This is a reminiscence of a movie I grew up in enjoying because of how much my mother likes it. Looking at it, I am intrigued, but not heads over heels -yet.
Dorothy is looking for a place to belong. This Dorothy is an aspiring writer. After some negative publicity, she takes a trip to Ireland, which leads her to three odd companions. One of which is described as hot (not sure I like that). What I like is their fluidity; same yet different.
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