Dorothy Must Die (Dorothy Must Die, 1)

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The New York Times bestselling first book in a dark series that reimagines the Oz saga, from debut author Danielle Paige. Start at the beginning and discover your new series to binge!

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: Remove the Tin Woodman's heart. Steal the Scarecrow's brain. Take the Lion's courage. And--Dorothy must die.

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 blue birds. 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 road of yellow brick--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.

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452 pages

Average rating: 7.02

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Anonymous
Mar 23, 2024
8/10 stars
I sped through this book in the space of a little over a week because I almost literally could not put it down. I am a huge fan of new takes on old classics, especially dark new takes on old classics, and given that Wicked was a huge obsession for several years in high school, I already have a history of enjoying Wizard of Oz spin-offs.

Neither the prose or the characters were especially memorable or stood out, but the plot was so compelling that...read more
tonyalee
Jul 19, 2023
6/10 stars
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3.5 stars
Dorothy Must Die was one of my most anticipated releases last year - but one I never go around to reading. For several reasons, to which I won't get into at the moment. However, one of my close blogger friends told me to give it a go - that I wouldn't regret it - so I did.

Dorothy Must Die had great potential to be amaze-balls. Which some aspects where, there were a few things that kept ...read more

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