And what may have started as Dorothy's good intentions quickly spiraled into something ten times more dangerous: she became Oz's princess (after making sure the current princess was no longer fit to rule) and practically a dictator. And everyone is so happy to see Dorothy that they give her everything she wants. In this series, however, Dorothy gets tired of Kansas - and she wants to go back to Oz. From what we all know in pop culture about The Wizard of Oz, Dorothy gets to go home and be with her family again and everything is happily ever after. The difference with this series is that it answers the question of what happens after the story ends. Like retellings of Sleeping Beauty, or Little Red Riding Hood - you can change the characters and the situation all you want, but the ending will always be the same. I've read my fair share of those and I'm never that big of a fan because I know the story already.
What I love about this series is that it isn't a retelling, per say. (I actually ran out of reading material while I was in Hawaii, so I ran to the nearest Hawaiian Barnes & Noble and grabbed myself a copy!) So this year, The Wicked Will Rise, Dorothy's second book in the trilogy, was released (less than a month ago), and I instantly knew I had to get my hands on it. Rightfully so! Dorothy Must Die ended up being one of my favorite reads of that year. I read it immediately and couldn't put it down. In a place where the line between good and evil shifts with just a strong gust of wind, who can Amy trust-and who is really Wicked? When I attended BookCon 2014 last year, I got the amazing opportunity to meet Dorothy Must Die's author, Danielle Paige, and obtain a signed copy. As Amy learns the truth about her mission, she realizes that she’s only just scratched the surface of Oz’s past-and that Kansas, the home she couldn't wait to leave behind, may also be in danger. Now the Revolutionary Order of the Wicked has vanished, and mysterious Princess Ozma might be Amy’s only ally. Summary: To make Oz a free land again, Amy Gumm was given a mission: remove the Tin Woodman’s heart, steal the Scarecrow’s brain, take the Lion’s courage, and then Dorothy must die. Title: The Wicked Will Rise (Dorothy Must Die, #2)
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