West of Wicked, Nikki St. Crowe
West of Wicked, Nikki St. Crowe
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West of Wicked

Author: Nikki St. Crowe

Series: Great and Terrible Land #1

Narrator: Amy Hall, Connor Crais, Ellie Gossage, Samantha Brentmoor, Sean Masters, Shane East, Stella Hunter

Unabridged: 7 hr 47 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/14/2026


Synopsis

No one is safe on the yellow brick road.

This program features multicast narration.

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.

A Macmillan Audio production from Bramble Books

Reviews

Goodreads review by Danielle on April 17, 2026

**𝔄ℜℭ ℜ𝔢𝔳𝔦𝔢𝔴** 𝔚𝔢𝔰𝔱 𝔬𝔣 𝔚𝔦𝔠𝔨𝔢𝔡 𝔟𝔶 𝔑𝔦𝔨𝔨𝔦 𝔖𝔱. ℭ𝔯𝔬𝔴𝔢 Release Date: April 14, 2026 4⭐️4🌶 This was a fun and fast spicy retelling of Wizard of Oz. Being a born and raised Kansas girl, I think I watched the Judy Garland Wizard of Oz at least a hundred times growing up. So many scenes in this book brought me......more

Goodreads review by EmJustReading on March 17, 2026

3.5 ⭐️ West of Wicked is a dark, adult retelling of Dorothy and The Wizard of Oz. The presence of cardinal witches, the mysterious and powerful wizard, and a few of the side characters stayed the same as the classic story. But many of the characters had a unique twist. It was very entertaining, and......more

Goodreads review by Madison (madinotmaddiereads) on December 20, 2025

Thanks to the publisher for the provided arc 💌 I’ll preface by saying I really enjoyed Nikki St. Crowe’s Vicious Lost Boys series. Literally devoured them all in 48 hours. The excitement for another retelling set in yet another favorite world has been building for months and I was so thrilled to get......more

Goodreads review by Brittany on April 14, 2026

West of Wicked retells The Wizard of Oz, adding a darker and slightly spicy edge. I’m usually wary of retellings, but this one surprised me in a good way. I liked seeing many of the classic characters, each with their own unique spin. I especially liked Dorothy as an adult, unsure of what she wants......more

Goodreads review by anovelaccount on April 14, 2026

Okay, this book was so much fun! A Wizard of Oz retelling romantasy?! I mean, seriously, say less. When I saw this book, I knew I immediately needed to read it! This book is the first book in a series—and I really, really think people need to keep that in mind going in. It sets up the characters and......more