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Dorothy Must Die

By: Danielle Paige
Narrated by: Devon Sorvari
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Publisher's summary

I didn’t ask for any of this.

I didn’t ask to be some kind of hero.

But when your whole life gets swept up by a tornado - taking you with it - you have no choice but to go along, you know?

Sure, I’ve read the books. I’ve seen the movies. I know the song about the rainbow and the happy little bluebirds. But I never expected Oz to look like this. 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. There’s still a yellow brick road - but even that’s crumbling.

What happened? Dorothy.

They say she found a way to come back to Oz. They say she seized power and the power went to her head. And now no one is safe.

My name is Amy Gumm - and I’m the other girl from Kansas.

I've been recruited by the Revolutionary Order of the Wicked.

I’ve been trained to fight.

And I have a mission.

©2014 Full Fathom Five, LLC (P)2014 HarperCollins Publishers
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great twist on a classic story

Kansas girl. magic place. not the same old story. I loved where this book took me, into a dark, dystopian oz with. despot Dorothy. Narration really made the characters pop. looking forward to more

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Slow starter

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It took a little time to actually get started. Once it did, I was good. I was disappointed when I got to the end and found it didn't end. I don't mind stories that are a series but I want to know that ahead of time. I don't want that to be a surprise. I don't know if I will continue in the series, especially since they are the other books are not available on audible yet.

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3.5 stars rating. It gave Emerald City Confidential video game vibes and I lived for that part!

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The premise is good, but...

If you can get past an idiotic, Mary Sue-ish main character, and the forced, cringe-worthy background romance... then the story isn't too bad.

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great book

the person was awesome disguising her voice with all the different character I felt like I was there and in the book

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Magical

It's an amazing story, has magic and that makes it really good to me. I can't wait to "read" the next one...

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Not for me.

I guess this book just wasn't what I expected. Could have been more. I stop here.

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AMAZING

Loved it! This book is so good! It's a must read! It's awesome for any age and I will make my kids read it to!

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Solid YA alternate-Oz story

Fun re-imagining of the world of Oz and how the the happy ending isn’t necessarily happily “ever after.” The basic premise of a second girl from Kansas arriving in Oz, becoming a trained assassin and clever spy, and expected to blindly kill Dorothy without much backstory or explanation, is rather ludicrous and leads to obvious screw ups. But, the idea of a high schooler saving the day is the not-credible premise of many a YA series, right?

I like the color imagery and the twists on the various characters and creatures from the original Oz. There’s occasional cussing, torture, and bloody death, but it’s more pulpy comic-level violence. The narrator is fantastic, even if she doesn’t really make MC Amy sound like a teenager (I prefer the MC sounding 20 to 10). I recommend waiting for a sale, so you can get all four books for the price of two, especially because these books are more like four parts of a single book.

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Good story, but disappointing ending

What did you love best about Dorothy Must Die?

Interesting story line, continuing the Oz story.

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I enjoyed listening to this book right up until the ending, which I felt was very disappointing.

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