Dorothy Must Die (Dorothy Must Die #1)
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DOROTHY MUST DIE
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Danielle Paige creates Dorothy’s unhappily ever after in this spectacularly dark retelling. To say I’m impressed is an understatement. Turning good and wicked on its head, the world of Oz is a wreck, and a power-mad Dorothy is to blame. The fairy tale turned nightmare that is Oz and its inhabitants is done perfectly. The rich descriptions allowed me to picture everything so clearly in all its twisted brilliance! The shaping of the world and reimagining of the characters is genius. I thoroughly enjoyed being introduced to the original characters, as gruesome as they’ve become – a vicious Toto, an evil Glinda, the Tin Woodman and his nightmarish police force, the Lion and his hunger for fear, and the Scarecrow and his horrendous experiments. And, of course, the horror that is Dorothy and her rule over the kingdom.
Then comes the other girl from Kansas – Amy Gumm. Her character is spot on. She’s courageous, and loving, and smart, and I really enjoyed her. Amy lands in Oz in a similar way Dorothy did – carried by a tornado – but in a trailer instead of a house, and with a pet rat instead of a dog. I adored these little touches that reflected the original story, and they continued throughout. The rebellion is quick to recruit Amy to their cause, believing she fell out of the sky for a reason. Dorothy must die, and the Order believes Amy is the one to kill her.
I thought the book was fantastic. I had no idea where the story was going and I had no idea who to trust. Every twist and turn was super exciting, building to a powerful finish that left me desperate for more.
Then comes the other girl from Kansas – Amy Gumm. Her character is spot on. She’s courageous, and loving, and smart, and I really enjoyed her. Amy lands in Oz in a similar way Dorothy did – carried by a tornado – but in a trailer instead of a house, and with a pet rat instead of a dog. I adored these little touches that reflected the original story, and they continued throughout. The rebellion is quick to recruit Amy to their cause, believing she fell out of the sky for a reason. Dorothy must die, and the Order believes Amy is the one to kill her.
I thought the book was fantastic. I had no idea where the story was going and I had no idea who to trust. Every twist and turn was super exciting, building to a powerful finish that left me desperate for more.
An Amazing Retelling, But Hard to Get Into
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3.3
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4.0
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3.0
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3.0
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THE RUN-DOWN
When a tornado goes through the trailer park where Amy lives, she's taken to the land of Oz. Only, it's not the happy munchkin land seen in the books and movies. It's a much darker, messed up place. Dorothy is not the farm girl anymore and has taken over Oz.
Oz is a mess and the only way for things to return the way things were, is to kill Dorothy.
And Amy is the lucky girl to do it.
MY THOUGHTS
This book was one of my most anticipated books of the year and, along with that, there's so much hype surrounding the book, but this book kind of disappointed me. I did like this book, but I expected so much more!
The first issue that I had with this book was how quickly Amy grows used to Oz. Almost right away the tornado takes Amy to Oz, and I was okay with that, but I got the feeling that Amy was okay with this way too early. At first, she believes that she's hallucinating/dreaming because she's in frexing Oz, what else would you think? But she quickly believes that,yes, she's actually in Oz. I just would think that it should take a bit longer to believe that you're in the actual land of Oz, but I guess that's just me.
It also took me awhile to get into the story and connect with any of the characters, but this is probably more my fault than the book's fault. I just happened to have read a majority of this book in public places and/or places that I had difficulty concentrating in, so that might have been why I had a difficult time getting into the book. I was, eventually, able to get into it and connect with the characters (probably when I wasn't reading in nosily public places or trying to read standing up). When this happened I was able to enjoy the story and I actually ended up really liking it! I found the screwed up world of Oz oddly intriguing! So, in the second half or so of the book, I really did enjoy it. But I did have an issue with the fact that the whole book was a lead up to Amy killing Dorothy and then... it doesn't happen. It just kind of disappointed me, since that was the whole point of the story, but I guess there would be no sequel if Dorothy actually died.
To be perfectly honest, there wasn't much action in this book. It was mostly Amy in training and Amy waiting. That was fine, although it did get dull, I did enjoy it but I kind of wish there was...more.
IN CONCLUSION
The only reason why this book didn't get a higher rating is how disconnected I felt throughout the book. which is, that I said, mostly my fault, so I'll probably have to reread this sometime. I will definitely be reading the sequel! I did enjoy this book enough to continue! I also get the feeling that what I what, more action, will be in the sequel!
When a tornado goes through the trailer park where Amy lives, she's taken to the land of Oz. Only, it's not the happy munchkin land seen in the books and movies. It's a much darker, messed up place. Dorothy is not the farm girl anymore and has taken over Oz.
Oz is a mess and the only way for things to return the way things were, is to kill Dorothy.
And Amy is the lucky girl to do it.
MY THOUGHTS
This book was one of my most anticipated books of the year and, along with that, there's so much hype surrounding the book, but this book kind of disappointed me. I did like this book, but I expected so much more!
The first issue that I had with this book was how quickly Amy grows used to Oz. Almost right away the tornado takes Amy to Oz, and I was okay with that, but I got the feeling that Amy was okay with this way too early. At first, she believes that she's hallucinating/dreaming because she's in frexing Oz, what else would you think? But she quickly believes that,yes, she's actually in Oz. I just would think that it should take a bit longer to believe that you're in the actual land of Oz, but I guess that's just me.
It also took me awhile to get into the story and connect with any of the characters, but this is probably more my fault than the book's fault. I just happened to have read a majority of this book in public places and/or places that I had difficulty concentrating in, so that might have been why I had a difficult time getting into the book. I was, eventually, able to get into it and connect with the characters (probably when I wasn't reading in nosily public places or trying to read standing up). When this happened I was able to enjoy the story and I actually ended up really liking it! I found the screwed up world of Oz oddly intriguing! So, in the second half or so of the book, I really did enjoy it. But I did have an issue with the fact that the whole book was a lead up to Amy killing Dorothy and then... it doesn't happen. It just kind of disappointed me, since that was the whole point of the story, but I guess there would be no sequel if Dorothy actually died.
To be perfectly honest, there wasn't much action in this book. It was mostly Amy in training and Amy waiting. That was fine, although it did get dull, I did enjoy it but I kind of wish there was...more.
IN CONCLUSION
The only reason why this book didn't get a higher rating is how disconnected I felt throughout the book. which is, that I said, mostly my fault, so I'll probably have to reread this sometime. I will definitely be reading the sequel! I did enjoy this book enough to continue! I also get the feeling that what I what, more action, will be in the sequel!
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