Author: Danielle Paige
Series/Standalone: Dorothy Must Die Series (Book #1)
Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy, Retelling
Pages: 452
Publisher: HarperCollins
Year Published: 2014
Format: Audiobook
"I didn't ask for any of this. I didn't ask to be some kind of hero.
But when your whole life gets swept up by a tornado—taking you with it—you have no choice but to go along, you know?
Sure, I've read the books. I've seen the movies. I know the song about the rainbow and the happy little bluebirds. But I never expected Oz to look like this. To be a place where Good Witches can't be trusted, Wicked Witches may just be the good guys, and winged monkeys can be executed for acts of rebellion. There's still a yellow brick road—but even that's crumbling.
What happened? Dorothy.
They say she found a way to come back to Oz. They say she seized power and the power went to her head. And now no one is safe.
My name is Amy Gumm—and I'm the other girl from Kansas.
I've been recruited by the Revolutionary Order of the Wicked.
I've been trained to fight.
And I have a mission."
My Rating: 2/5
This just wasn't for me. I want to preface that by saying there is nothing wrong with this book, it just didn't read well for me. The retelling aspect was fine, but the over-the-top aspect isn't my cup of tea. The characters didn't draw me in the way I wanted them to and with so many installments in the series, I'm going to leave off the series here. If you love the Wizard of Oz this is your chance to follow the yellow brick road.
Thanks for reading,
Sidny
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