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annettebooksofhopeanddreams 's review for:
Dorothy in the Land of Monsters
by Garten Gevedon
Actually, I was not gonna request any review copies from Netgalley until I had finished them all. And then I saw this book. And all of a sudden I had read the summary and then by total accident I clicked request. And not even a few hours later I already got the message that I got the e-ARC!
The Wizard of Oz and I always have had a complicated relationship. I really loved the world and the main characters and yet the story never connected with me like for example Alice in Wonderland does. But, this book was totally everything I had hoped it would be and didn't disappoint at all. It was a really amusing and entertaining read and I read it in two sittings, despite the amount of pages.
The world Gevedon created is amazing. In a way it's the familiar Oz we all know from our childhoods or from the adaptations we've seen or read. The people are familiar. The area's are familiar and the witches ruling are familiar. What Gevedon added is a lovely layer of mythology, complicating the politics and magic system even further. Not only does it enrich the original story, it's also serving as a wonderful foundation for the sequel that I'm dying (pun intended) to read.
And the same can be said about the characters. In a way they are the characters we all love so much. The Lion without courage, the Zombie who craves a brain, the slayer who lacks a heart and Dorothy, who mostly wants to go home. But all of them have gotten more depth and more layers. They got touching background stories, more complicated personalities and fitting fights and encounters to help them grow as persons.
The plot follows, mostly, the original tale of the story, but it are all the added parts that steal the show. Sometimes it feels that things are repeated a little too often, mostly inner monologues and discussions about staying or leaving and loving or not loving, but that's a very minor detail that didn't lessen my joy while reading this book and falling in love with these characters.
I can't wait to return to this world!
The Wizard of Oz and I always have had a complicated relationship. I really loved the world and the main characters and yet the story never connected with me like for example Alice in Wonderland does. But, this book was totally everything I had hoped it would be and didn't disappoint at all. It was a really amusing and entertaining read and I read it in two sittings, despite the amount of pages.
The world Gevedon created is amazing. In a way it's the familiar Oz we all know from our childhoods or from the adaptations we've seen or read. The people are familiar. The area's are familiar and the witches ruling are familiar. What Gevedon added is a lovely layer of mythology, complicating the politics and magic system even further. Not only does it enrich the original story, it's also serving as a wonderful foundation for the sequel that I'm dying (pun intended) to read.
And the same can be said about the characters. In a way they are the characters we all love so much. The Lion without courage, the Zombie who craves a brain, the slayer who lacks a heart and Dorothy, who mostly wants to go home. But all of them have gotten more depth and more layers. They got touching background stories, more complicated personalities and fitting fights and encounters to help them grow as persons.
The plot follows, mostly, the original tale of the story, but it are all the added parts that steal the show. Sometimes it feels that things are repeated a little too often, mostly inner monologues and discussions about staying or leaving and loving or not loving, but that's a very minor detail that didn't lessen my joy while reading this book and falling in love with these characters.
I can't wait to return to this world!