4.5

Dorothy Must Die

Danielle Paige
Book
February
2021

Review:

This was such a good book! I almost finished it in one night! I love the retelling of the wizard of oz and how you are unsure who to trust throughout the book. There are also some good romance and fight scenes. The great thing is they distort the characters from the wizard of oz into monsters. They also include the natural world, such as the wizard of oz books and movies were in her reality. The main characters are super cool, and I like her much better than Dorothy from the films. The only reason I give this 1/2 point is that it is a trilogy, and it ended on a cliffhanger.

Trigger Warnings:
Blood, Gore, Death, Murder and Manipulative Relationships

Synopsis From Book:

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.
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