Series: Dorothy Must Die (bk. 3)
Genera(s): Fantasy/Paranormal Romance
Subjects: magic, adventure, retellings, witches,
wizards, fairy tales
Setting: Flat Hill, Kansas, Oz
POV/Tense: 1st person POV, past tense: Amy Gumm
Age/Grade Level: Teen
Length: 270 pgs.
HC/PB: Hardcover
List Price: $18.99
Publisher: HarperTeen
Summary/ product description: “In this dark, action-packed
third book in the New York Times bestselling Dorothy Must Die series, Amy
Gumm—the new girl from Kansas—must do everything in her power to save Kansas, kill
Dorothy, and make Oz a free land once more.
Amy
Gumm’s mission to take down Dorothy Gale is not going according to plan.
Dorothy has found a way to bridge the worlds of Oz and Kansas, and if the
power-hungry dictator of Oz has her way, Kansas will be destroyed forever. Now,
Amy has to team up with the Revolutionary Order of the Wicked to save her home,
restore the balance between the magic and nonmagic worlds, maybe get the
guy—and kill that not-so-sweet Kansas farm girl once and for all.
In the
third installment of the New York Times bestselling Dorothy Must Die series,
Danielle Paige’s twisted versions of beloved Oz characters are back, including
the biggest, baddest, most famous of all: the Wicked Witch of the West.
Welcome
to the other side of the rainbow. Here there’s danger around every corner, and
magic shoes won’t be able to save you.”
My Review: If
you thought this was the final book of the Dorothy Must Die series, then you
were wrong. I was wrong. I was completely expecting a finale, but it ended with
more questions and problems left to be resolved. Will this series stop at 4
books, or continue to 5 or beyond?
So, Amy and the witches appear in what used to be
Amy’s home, Dusty Aches trailer park. They can’t get back to Oz, so they have
to find another way. They suggest that Amy look for Dorothy’s original shoes,
the silver slippers. They tell her that Dorothy farm used to be where her
school is now. Also, now Nox joined the Quadrant of witches and he’s no longer
allowed to have a relationship with Amy.
So Amy heads back to school and suddenly her high
school nemesis Madison is trying to be her friend. Madison already gave birth
to her baby Dustin Jr. and is carrying him around school and is no longer queen
bee. Dustin, the father of her son and Amy’s previous crush also befriends her.
Amy enlists them to help with her search under the guise of looking for proof
that Dorothy was real.
No one believes Amy’s story about where she’s been,
but she can’t tell them the truth because it’s too crazy. Also her mom’s
cleaned up while she was gone. No drugs or alcohol. She’s living in an apartment
since the trailer’s gone and she’s even got a job. When Amy and the witch
finally do go back to Oz, all hell breaks loose and Glinda and Dorothy are no
longer on the same side, but not on Amy’s side either.
Yellow Brick War was an interesting 3rd
book, but it was very short. I wonder if Danielle could have just extended the
book to make it a finale. I did like the few romance scenes with Nix, but there
wasn’t enough. I love the character still. They’re all pretty unique and funny.
The book feels like a comedy series at times on top of the fantasy stuff. I
love the magic and creatures. Stuff seems weird, but in a good way. I recommend
reading the novellas prior to reading this. I recommend this series to fans of
Once Upon a Times and other retellings.
Cover Art Review: I like the minimalist style and
texture, but this cover doesn’t have a character on it like the previous ones.
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