Even though I get why, I did find some chapters of this story to be slower as Amy waits to make her move. And that is the case in this series at times. It’s a lot of waiting around for things to happen. I am not a fan of adventure stories they are slow to me and often lack excitement because you are just moseying along to the big climax.
My struggle with this series is the adventure aspect of the plot. Plus, the prequel novellas build up the world as well.īut why are the Wizard of Oz retellings so weird? Wickedis one of the oddest stories I’ve ever read and while this series isn’t as bizarre as that one, it does have its quirky moments. This takes place after the original novel(s)/movie/play so as long as you know the basics, you can survive. What I also like is that you don’t have to be a diehard Oz fan to get what’s going on. This is such an interesting spin on a classic! Not knowing who is truly “wicked” and who is truly “good” creates a tense atmosphere that the reader can enjoy throughout the series. Those first few chapters in Oz were really cool. In Dorothy Must Die, I loved the world we were introduced to. So I decided to make it my Christmas Holiday binge series, opting for it to be the first of my personal 2017 5 Year 5 Book Challenge selection. I had it on my list for my 2016 365 Days of YA Challenge but wasn’t able to get around to it.
Afterwards, it was a series I saw everywhere. I’m always up for a good retelling and this one sounded fabulous. It was the title and cover that first grabbed my attention when I was browsing the new additions at my library. Source & Format: Public Library–Hardcover (eBooks for novellas) Publication Dates: April 2014 – March 2017 Genre: Young Adult, Retelling, Fantasy, Magic # of Books: 4 (Dorothy Must Die, The Wicked Will Rise, Yellow Brick War, The End of Oz) I’ve been recruited by the Revolutionary Order of the Wicked. My name is Amy Gumm – and I’m the other girl from Kansas. They say she seized power and the power went to her head. They say she found a way to come back to Oz. There’s still a yellow brick road – but even that’s crumbling. To be a place where Good Witches can’t be trusted, Wicked Witches may just be the good guys, and winged monkeys can be executed for acts of rebellion. But I never expected Oz to look like this.
I know the song about the rainbow and the happy little bluebirds. I didn’t ask to be some kind of hero.īut when your whole life gets swept up by a tornado – taking you with it – you have no choice but to go along, you know? Synopsis for Dorothy Must Die (from Goodreads): Series Review: Is this series worth your time? Does it get better as the novels progress? Or does it get worse? Find out below:
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