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Dorothy Must Die: Stories Vol. 3
by Danielle Paige
This is a bind-up of three novellas taking place in the universe of ‘Dorothy must die’, all three of them before the events of that book. I’d advise you guys to at least read ‘Dorothy must die’ before reading these, because you will be spoiled if you don’t. I enjoyed these stories, but I did notice a few things that irk me a bit:
- Danielle Paige seems to have a hard time making her characters sound different. This novel is written from the first person POV of Dorothy herself and of Jellia, and the third person POV of the wizard. Dorothy, Jellia and Amy from ‘Dorothy must die’ all sound very similar, which I think is quite strange because Amy is from our age, but Dorothy lives before WOII and should therefore talk differently. Of course, this is not a historical novel, but I would like a bit more variation. The voice of the Wizard was different, though I’m not sure whether that is because a) Paige saw the light, b) he is a man, c) his story was third person POV.
- The timeline seems a bit off. How old are these people, anyway? I mean, when Dorothy returns to Oz, two years have passed here, yet decennia have passed in Oz. That means that she should be centuries old when Amy meets her in ‘Dorothy must die’, right? I’m confused. Is Amy dating a guy who is, literally, ten times her own age?
Don’t get me wrong, I still enjoyed these novels, but these things do make it clear to me that I don’t love them. They are entertaining and funny, but I don't think they are a lot more than that. Still very curious to see the next bind-up as well as the final book, though!
- Danielle Paige seems to have a hard time making her characters sound different. This novel is written from the first person POV of Dorothy herself and of Jellia, and the third person POV of the wizard. Dorothy, Jellia and Amy from ‘Dorothy must die’ all sound very similar, which I think is quite strange because Amy is from our age, but Dorothy lives before WOII and should therefore talk differently. Of course, this is not a historical novel, but I would like a bit more variation. The voice of the Wizard was different, though I’m not sure whether that is because a) Paige saw the light, b) he is a man, c) his story was third person POV.
- The timeline seems a bit off. How old are these people, anyway? I mean, when Dorothy returns to Oz, two years have passed here, yet decennia have passed in Oz. That means that she should be centuries old when Amy meets her in ‘Dorothy must die’, right? I’m confused. Is Amy dating a guy who is, literally, ten times her own age?
Don’t get me wrong, I still enjoyed these novels, but these things do make it clear to me that I don’t love them. They are entertaining and funny, but I don't think they are a lot more than that. Still very curious to see the next bind-up as well as the final book, though!