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A review by roxnn2000
Dorothy Must Die by Danielle Paige
5.0
Talk about an interesting take on an old story.
Amy is a poor girl on the wrong side of the tracks just trying to make it in her small town and keep her mother from going over the edge. With no friends and her mother constantly either depressed or drunk, Amy has to rely only on herself. When a tornado picks up her trailer Amy is sure that is the end, only instead she ends up in the world of Oz with just her pet rat Star as her only companion. Thing is, this Oz doesn't look like the Oz of fairy tales and movies. This Oz is a dark and twisted version and there is only one explanation: Dorothy.
Amy must navigate through this new world where Good and Wicked mean nothing, where the Cowardly Lion is a fear sucking beast, where the Tin Man leads a group of tin terminators, where the Scarecrow conducts unethical and terrifying experiments and where Dorothy of Kansas rules all as Princess of Oz. Trust no one is the new mantra and where everyone believes that Amy can bring Oz back to it's former glory.
Amy only knows one thing: Dorothy Must Die.
I have to say that this story really pulled me in. I was interested in Amy from the start because she isn't like Dorothy in a lot of ways, but at the same time has a core understanding of Dorothy, or at least the Dorothy she used to be.
I found that the way each of the trio of Dorothy's companions in Oz were described interesting. The Tin Man had become an Edward Scissorhand-like individual and seemed to command his team with a tight fist, but you can still see traces of his heart in other scenes later on. The Scarecrow was also twisted and made darker, making him seem more like a Frankenstein monster creating other monsters in attempts to help Dorothy. The Lion seemed to become more like a massive beast that serves Dorothy and enjoys the power his courage gives him over others. Even Dorothy is twisted, with her magic-hungry personality and where anything could be cause for death.
I also liked all the new characters that were introduced and how they interacted with Amy.
A group of Wicked Witches takes Amy in and among them is Glamora, Glinda's twin sister, and Nox, a young wizard who specializes in fighting.
I also loved the relationship between Amy and Nox, although it was always considered more of a friendship, there was still moments between them where a slight romance was forming but could never really get there because of what was going on with everything else.
Overall, I loved this story and can't wait to find the next book and read it, along with all the prequels as well.
Amy is a poor girl on the wrong side of the tracks just trying to make it in her small town and keep her mother from going over the edge. With no friends and her mother constantly either depressed or drunk, Amy has to rely only on herself. When a tornado picks up her trailer Amy is sure that is the end, only instead she ends up in the world of Oz with just her pet rat Star as her only companion. Thing is, this Oz doesn't look like the Oz of fairy tales and movies. This Oz is a dark and twisted version and there is only one explanation: Dorothy.
Amy must navigate through this new world where Good and Wicked mean nothing, where the Cowardly Lion is a fear sucking beast, where the Tin Man leads a group of tin terminators, where the Scarecrow conducts unethical and terrifying experiments and where Dorothy of Kansas rules all as Princess of Oz. Trust no one is the new mantra and where everyone believes that Amy can bring Oz back to it's former glory.
Amy only knows one thing: Dorothy Must Die.
I have to say that this story really pulled me in. I was interested in Amy from the start because she isn't like Dorothy in a lot of ways, but at the same time has a core understanding of Dorothy, or at least the Dorothy she used to be.
I found that the way each of the trio of Dorothy's companions in Oz were described interesting. The Tin Man had become an Edward Scissorhand-like individual and seemed to command his team with a tight fist, but you can still see traces of his heart in other scenes later on. The Scarecrow was also twisted and made darker, making him seem more like a Frankenstein monster creating other monsters in attempts to help Dorothy. The Lion seemed to become more like a massive beast that serves Dorothy and enjoys the power his courage gives him over others. Even Dorothy is twisted, with her magic-hungry personality and where anything could be cause for death.
I also liked all the new characters that were introduced and how they interacted with Amy.
A group of Wicked Witches takes Amy in and among them is Glamora, Glinda's twin sister, and Nox, a young wizard who specializes in fighting.
I also loved the relationship between Amy and Nox, although it was always considered more of a friendship, there was still moments between them where a slight romance was forming but could never really get there because of what was going on with everything else.
Overall, I loved this story and can't wait to find the next book and read it, along with all the prequels as well.