#under the whole Scary Crazy Witch Doing Evil Wicked Magic to us !!!!!

[witchblade]

god i wish the game was centered around the crown killer conspiracy (NOT HYPATIA)

[i-breathe-therefore-i-read]

Dorothy Must Die Series by Danielle Paige

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.

*What I thought: 4 out of 5 stars

read: 04/18

I like the take on Wizard of Oz. This is a first retelling of it for me and I liked it. I like the twists when it came to the original characters

I thought it was neat that Amy’s last name is Gumm because that’s Judy Garland’s real last name

I liked how Amy’s character developed throughout the story. The beginning she was mouthy but didn’t really stick up for her self, to be able to do magic & defend herself, to being ruthless towards her enemies

I like that romance may be brewing between Amy and Nox

I like Amy’s secret mission to get closer to Dorothy and her bravery on trying to complete her mission

I like the twist when it comes to Pete. I always felt it was odd how he would show up at random times, but now I understand why

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... But Dorothy still lives. Now the Revolutionary Order of the Wicked has vanished, and mysterious Princess Ozma might be Amy’s only ally. 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. 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?

*What I thought: 4 out of 5 stars

read: 04/18

I like that there was a recap of what happened in the first book (even though I didn’t need it since I started this right after I finished it but nice nonetheless)

I would have liked to see more of Ollie in this one because I think he’s a cool little monkey but I do like it showed The Queendom of the Wingless Ones and how cool it would live there lol

Poor Star. She didn’t deserve that even though her type creeps me out lol

I like who she found in the Island of Lost Things. Even the things she thought she lost

The shock of what she was used for by the witches didn’t actually work

I like that Amy is getting better with magic even though it made her scary at times

The ending was crazy. With what happened with the Wizard, with what happened with Ozma and Pete, with them not being in Oz anymore

Once upon a time, there was a girl from Kansas named Dorothy. You might know her as the Girl Who Rode the Cyclone. She ended up in Oz, where she became friends with the Tin Woodman, the Scarecrow, and the Cowardly Lion. But the temptation of magic was too much for her. She let it change her. Her friends became twisted versions of their former selves. The magical land of Oz is now a dark and menacing place. My name is Amy Gumm. Tornadoes must have a thing about girls from Kansas, because I got swept away on one too. I also landed in Oz, where Good is Wicked, Wicked is Good, and the Wicked Witches clued me in to my true calling: Assassin. The only way to stop Dorothy from destroying Oz—and Kansas—is to kill her. And I’m the only one who can do it. But I failed. Others died for my mistakes. Because of me, the portal between the worlds has been opened and Kansas and Oz are both in danger. And if I don’t find a way to close it? Dorothy will make sure I never get to go home again.

*What I thought: 4 out of 5 stars

read: 04/18

I felt bad for Amy, everyone just seemed like they were using the poor girl

Kansas isn’t the same, her life is flipped from what it was before she went to Oz . Just sucks for her, like why didn’t do this before she got sucked away?

The developing facts that Amy found out about Dorothy and why she became who she was, was interesting

There’s a new evil that is in play and he’s very creepy

When there are battles, they’re epic

Nox just needs to give into his feelings lol. I mean he does for the most part but he needs to get it together because some things don’t wait....especially if it’s me lol

I’m interested to see what happens in the final book because like everyone said ‘don’t trust anyone’ plays kinda true near the end of this book O.O

Ding dong—Dorothy is dead. I watched as the Emerald Palace crumbled to the ground, burying Dorothy, the Girl Who Rode the Cyclone, under the rubble. And now that the rightful ruler, Ozma, has been restored to the throne… Oz is finally free. My name is Amy Gumm. You might remember me as the other girl from Kansas. When a tornado whisked me away to the magical land of Oz, I was given a mission: Dorothy must die. But it turns out girls from Kansas are harder to kill than we look. Now the Road of Yellow Brick is leading me away from Oz to the dark world of Ev, where I have a new, powerful enemy to deal with: the Nome King. And—surprise—he has a gingham-clad bride. With my magical shoes and a shrinking group of allies, I have one final chance to fulfill my mission, and save not only what’s left of Oz, but Kansas, too. As the line between Good and Wicked blurs even further, I have to find a way to get rid of Dorothy once and for all—without turning into a monster myself. Dorothy once said there’s no place like home. Can I stop her from destroying mine?

*What I thought: 4 out of 5 stars

read: 04/18

Wheelers, Flying roads, and the land of Ev, oh my! lol I thought it was a good conclusion to the story. Amy doesn’t lose herself. She found a way to defeat Dorothy almost peacefully. I really liked it went that way because everything went back to how things should be. 

(*spoilery) Dorothy gets a POV. She was just as annoying as she was throughout the book. She was so dense and she thought everything she did was right...I hated reading her parts so I’d skim through them lol.

I hated Madison in the first book for what she did to Amy but in this book, she made things interesting. lol I think she ended up redeeming herself big time in this book. I was questioning her in the last book but I can see why she was added to a bigger role. The things she said were comedic. 

Oh Nox, he was so much better in this one. He was kinda aloof in the previous books and he did a turn around in this one. I loved him and Amy in this one. 

Overall, I liked the series. They were interesting. A little slow at times but I liked the outcome.