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3.63 AVERAGE
3.63 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
If you’re a fairy tale lover like me and especially dark twisted fairy tales, then this book is for you! Run don’t walk to pick this one up. I was instantly pulled in and couldn’t stop reading. Writing and characters were amazing and overall just a great story. Can’t wait to spend more nights up all night reading with this series!
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
A Oz retelling with a darker twist. Even darker than ever before and good characters in the book are now evil.
WOW! I haven't read anything like this before.
WOW! I haven't read anything like this before.
**DONT READ IF YOU DONT WANT SPOILERS**
I had a really hard time getting into this book in the beginning. I started to enjoy it during the middle where the training began for the Order. However, when she was in the palace the book was a little slow. The book is very dark. I also didn't like that I just read a 450 page book to find out Dorothy is still not dead.
I had a really hard time getting into this book in the beginning. I started to enjoy it during the middle where the training began for the Order. However, when she was in the palace the book was a little slow. The book is very dark. I also didn't like that I just read a 450 page book to find out Dorothy is still not dead.
I really enjoyed this book. We follow Amy, a modern day girl from Kansas who is dealing with bullies, getting through high school, and an emotionally absent mother when her trailer park home is whisked away by a tornado to Oz. But it's nothing like the Oz from the story and Amy has to team up with the remaining wicked witches in order to defeat the worst of them all, Dorothy.
This book deals with knowing yourself and who to believe when it comes to good vs evil, right vs wrong. Amy spends a lot of time training and learning to use magic but is also aware she is just being used by those who want something from her. Even the boy she is training with is using her and the feelings she's developing for him are part of the plan to control her.
There are a lot of references to the original books but even if you've never read them or seen the movie, anyone could pick this up and get into it.
I was a little disappointed that the whole book was focused so much on "Kill Dorothy" and yet the mention of how to do this only comes near the end, obviously setting up for a sequel. We also spend a lot of time in Amy's head just going over her thoughts to the situation. Reacting instead of acting. Despite all of this, I'm excited to pick up the next one.
This book deals with knowing yourself and who to believe when it comes to good vs evil, right vs wrong. Amy spends a lot of time training and learning to use magic but is also aware she is just being used by those who want something from her. Even the boy she is training with is using her and the feelings she's developing for him are part of the plan to control her.
There are a lot of references to the original books but even if you've never read them or seen the movie, anyone could pick this up and get into it.
I was a little disappointed that the whole book was focused so much on "Kill Dorothy" and yet the mention of how to do this only comes near the end, obviously setting up for a sequel. We also spend a lot of time in Amy's head just going over her thoughts to the situation. Reacting instead of acting. Despite all of this, I'm excited to pick up the next one.
I wanted this to be so much more. So much was going on, but at the same time it felt like the story wasn't moving.
I was entertained but at what cost? 10/10 concept, 4/10 execution (unfortunately I might read the sequels if I need another bad book moment)
Three star books are the most difficult to review. Three stars usually hint at ordinary, and DOROTHY MUST DIE isn’t exactly ordinary. But it wasn’t exactly bad, and it wasn’t spectacular either. It might have been the hype that did me in on this one.
This is a very original retelling of the Wizard of Oz. Very much like how SPLINTERED told a darker version of Wonderland, DOROTHY MUST DIE tells a very different story of Oz. Obviously. Just look at the title.
My main problem with this book was the lack of actual things happening. The setup is great, but when I really sat back and thought about it-the plot wasn’t going anywhere. And if you had the hardcover like I did, and you saw what the back promised then you most likely spent the entire book waiting for those points to come in to play. Or at least be mentioned. None of the stuff that was promised was even talked about until literally the last twenty pages of the book and even then, it was a very brief mention and made me go “What was the point?” to the rest of the book since nothing was really accomplished.
DOROTHY MUST DIE ends with a cliffhanger. It gives you more questions to add to the ones you still don’t know the answer to. The romance is pretty shaky, and the love interest could be a total jerk. However, I still did enjoy it.
The world building, characters, and originality totally saved this book. Emphasis on the characters. They are a very diverse cast, and all of them have unique traits and motives. I’m still questioning who is good and who is evil, and which side they are on.
I’ll be reading the sequel.
“Be brave. Be angry. Don’t trust anyone.”
This is a very original retelling of the Wizard of Oz. Very much like how SPLINTERED told a darker version of Wonderland, DOROTHY MUST DIE tells a very different story of Oz. Obviously. Just look at the title.
My main problem with this book was the lack of actual things happening. The setup is great, but when I really sat back and thought about it-the plot wasn’t going anywhere. And if you had the hardcover like I did, and you saw what the back promised then you most likely spent the entire book waiting for those points to come in to play. Or at least be mentioned. None of the stuff that was promised was even talked about until literally the last twenty pages of the book and even then, it was a very brief mention and made me go “What was the point?” to the rest of the book since nothing was really accomplished.
DOROTHY MUST DIE ends with a cliffhanger. It gives you more questions to add to the ones you still don’t know the answer to. The romance is pretty shaky, and the love interest could be a total jerk. However, I still did enjoy it.
The world building, characters, and originality totally saved this book. Emphasis on the characters. They are a very diverse cast, and all of them have unique traits and motives. I’m still questioning who is good and who is evil, and which side they are on.
I’ll be reading the sequel.