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Dorothy Must Die by Danielle Paige

11 reviews

adalee's review

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

It's a really good story and amazing take on the Wizard of Oz, the writing style does use a lot of words that you sometimes need to push through, but it's worth it for the story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Cursing

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Addiction

mabs_grace's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.5

I don’t think I would have finished this book if I was reading the physical copy. I listened mostly to the audio book. There is nothing wrong with this book, it’s got an interesting plot! I just think I’ve grown out of YA for a while. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Animal cruelty, Confinement, War, Blood, and Violence

Minor: Addiction

miblette's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.75

I found the beginning and ending bits of the book to be enjoyable. However, there was a whole middle section that slogged on and, for me didn't have enough action as I had hoped. We spent the entire time in Amy's head, and while it works sometimes, I found it to be severely annoying and distracting from the story (first person narrative woes).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Murder, Violence, Death, Torture, and Body horror

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Alcoholism and Addiction

bellebookstitch666's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I thought the summary sounded interesting so I picked the audiobook. However, I found it to be boring, dark, and slow with an overflow of gross, predictable tropes. There were some plot twists that felt obvious and could have been something else.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Bullying, Death, Violence, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Torture, and Drug abuse

Minor: Pregnancy

blombern's review

adventurous dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Body horror

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Gore, and Violence

Minor: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Slavery, Torture, and Addiction

berodatheelf's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Blood, Animal cruelty, Confinement, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Drug use, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Slavery, and Violence

kshertz's review

adventurous informative lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

I’m hooked! I love twisting up old stories and making them new. I love Dorothy living long enough to become the villain and a new girl from Kansas has to set things right. It’s still not clear who is on whose side and it’s gearing up to be a huge showdown. I can’t wait!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Violence, Animal cruelty, Abandonment, Addiction, Blood, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Body shaming, Death, and Animal death

ka_ke's review

adventurous dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

If you love twisted fairytales this one’s for you. I enjoyed the idea of this book even if the writing was basic. I understood who Amy’s character was supposed to be, and enjoyed the fact that she didn’t immediately gain an obsessive love interest. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Cursing, Forced institutionalization, Addiction, Body horror, Bullying, Classism, Animal cruelty, Slavery, and Violence

Moderate: Blood, Child abuse, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Colonisation

Minor: Car accident and Pregnancy

sweetmusic22's review

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Dorothy Must Die is a uniquely dark take on The Wizard of Oz.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, and Alcoholism

ktcl's review

adventurous dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Addiction, Torture, and Murder