A review by donitaluz
Dorothy Must Die: Stories by Danielle Paige

5.0

I might be a little bias.. Because I just love this series.. :)

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There's no Place like home:

Except from what happened to Oz, I keep asking myself while reading Dorothy Must Die..

*What happened to Dorothy really?
*How did she become evil from being a nice and kind girl she was?
*How did she manage to return to Oz? and
*Why did she return at all when all she wanted to do was to go home, back from Kansas, when she was still at Oz?
*What happen to her after she returned from Kansas?

All of those question were answered in there's no place like home, told in the POV of Dorothy herself.

Her life in Kansas after returning back from Oz, has never been the same. People was happy she came back, Ofcourse she was happy to be with her Aunt and Uncle. In fact, she was so thrilled she told them all of her adventure in Oz. Guess what? They thought she hit her head and had a fanciful dream. Yeah, it's not everyday you get to hear this kind of fantasy.

When she got the chance to return to Oz, she gratefully accepts it. I mean, it was all she ever wanted after returning to Kansas, why hesitate?

The girl realizes that something wrong is happening to her, she has learn how to be rude to her own uncle and auntie and she keeps wanting so much more.
"I had gotten exactly what I had wanted, and still it wasn't enough. I had wanted. And now I wanted more"
Yeah, disturbing. After all the encounter she had with the wicked.
"I certainly try not to be wicked (After my experience with Wickedness)."
Well you have to try HARDER girl. Obviously, she wasn't able to get over the wickedness, thus the Dorothy Must Die book occured.

The witch must Burn:

This part was told in the POV of Jellia. The head maid we all met from Dorothy Must Die. I feel a little bad about the girl ofcourse after what happen to her in the first book, but I honestly find her story a little bit boring, this is actually my least story in this collection. But the fun part is when I get to read about Nox in this story so I guess, I am good.

The Wizard Returns:

We get glimpses of the Wizard from the Dorothy Must Die. But we didn't really know what happens to him when the scarecrow takes over the palace. Everyone thought he return to the "Other Place" but how did he manage to return to Oz, when things are turning into ruins? Yep, he got help.

This is the part of the book where the Wizard has his own adventure while Dorothy is in her peak of her Reign. I honestly find this story more entertaining than The witch must Burn story. I find the Wizard's story more intriguing.

This book certainly make me want to pick up The Wicked will Rise the soonest.

This book is not required to read to understand the story of Dorothy Must Die. But it will certainly help answer your questions, because it did answer mine..