Blog Tour & Book Look: A Great and Powerful Tyranny by Victoria Carbol

Wicked has been having a moment (honestly so has the Wizard of Oz reimagining space in general) so when A Great and Powerful Tyranny by Victoria Carbol landed on our radar we were paying attention. A dark, queer portal fantasy retelling with a sapphic enemies to lovers romance at its center? Sign us up. Our book look basically built itself from there. Check it out below and pick up A Great and Powerful Tyranny, out now!

A Great and Powerful Tyranny

by Victoria Carbol
on June 23, 2026
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Perfect for fans of Holly Black’s The Cruel Prince, this dark, queer reimagining of the classic Wizard of Oz tale centers a slow-burn, sapphic enemies to lovers romance in an electrifying portal fantasy.
Falling into a world of magic and oppression, Kansas-born Thia joins three cursed companions in a quest to free them and send herself home.
Orphaned from a young age, Thia has spent her life trying to live up to her mother’s legacy as a doctor. She’s on track to become a promising medical student, yet she feels like she was meant for something else. The life she thought she knew comes crashing down one stormy Kansas day when Thia inadvertently uncovers clues that reveal her grandma has been lying to her: Her mother was never a doctor; she was a scholar of the supernatural, and all she left behind was a strange mirror that Thia’s grandma is convinced is dangerous.
Angry with her grandma for her deception, Thia leaves in a rage and accidentally falls through the mirror, killing a witch and crashing into a terrifying land ruled by the cruel and powerful Mage King.
Joined by a heartless girl, a cowardly academic, and a boy who cannot remember his past, Thia seeks out the Mage King, the only man powerful enough to send her home and grant her companions’ desires. In their quest, Thia discovers her mother was a part of the rebellion to overthrow the Mage King, and she must reckon with her mother’s real legacy. With each new truth revealed, it becomes harder to ignore the undeniable connection between Thia and the cursed, heartless girl, and even harder to decide where, in the end, Thia ultimately belongs.

Book Look

Pink for Glinda. Green for Elphaba. Both for Thia, the Kansas girl who falls through a mirror into a world ruled by a cruel Mage King and ends up somewhere between hero and revolutionary. My bedazzled top is giving Good Witch energy. My neon green skirt is giving something a little more dangerous (or is it…). Wore this out to explore our local fairy trail and the family we met said we were the fairies they were looking for!

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Never Hollowed By The Stare – Promotional Post

June 23rd
elementarymydear – Review
Forever In A Story – Mood Board
Gemma’s Bookshelf – Review

June 24th
Drunk On Pop – Top 5 Reasons to Read A Great and Powerful Tyranny
Rampant Reading Reviews – Review
The Book Dutchesses – Promotional Post

June 25th
Bookcrushin – Book Look <– You Are Here
unconventionalquirkybibliophile – Promotional Post

June 26th
The violet west – Creative Post
Nonbinary Knight Reads – Review, Favorite Quotes

June 27th
Ilovebooksandstuffblog – Promotional Post
Guatemala Paula Loves to Read – Promotional Post

June 28th
Betwixt The Sheets – Promotional Post
Paiges of Novels – 15 Reactions While Reading A Great and Powerful Tyranny