Dorothy Must Die - Book 1
Danielle Paige
Have you ever watched a movie and thought "I wonder if this is real?" Well, for Amy Gumm, one movie is.
Amy lives in a small town in Kansas. She's the "white-trash" girl of the school, and she knows it, but when a tornado hits and it takes her and her broken down trailer home with her on a wild ride, she never thought she'd end up in the infamous Oz. After all, "The Wizard of Oz" was just a story, right? Wrong.
Landing in Oz, and within minutes she loses her home into the abyss. She is saved by a mysterious boy who introduces himself as Pete. Pete briefly explains where they are, and that Oz is ruled by Dorothy. The Dorothy that rules here is not the Dorothy that us living in "the other place" (basically, if you are reading this and the map of your world has Kansas on it, you live in the "other place") are familiar with. This Dorothy has been mining Oz for it's magic, with the help of Glinda, and it has changed her.
Amy begins her walk toward the Emerald City - She can feel the magic in the land pulling her in the right direction. On her way she meets some interesting characters... and all of this leads her to The Revolutionary Order of the Wicked.
The Order is a group of witches set against everything that Dorothy stands for and what she has done to the land of Oz. They know that Amy is their saviour. They will train her and guide her to do the one thing that will stop all this madness and return Oz to what it once was: Amy must kill Dorothy.
The first time I read this book, it messed with my head. I love "The Wizard of Oz" and watch it constantly. After reading this book, I had to take a break from it. I kept picturing Dorothy as Judy Garland and all the twisted points of this book started to play tricks with me.
This story is absolutely amazing. The writing is so captivating and Paige draws you in with all these unique characters who are filled with secrets upon secrets. Thankfully, there isn't a wait anymore for the next in the series and to find out what happens to all these beloved characters. (although, by the end of it, who you love and who you hate may change). The story we once knew has taken a new road and it's one that is worth every step.
To be Good or to be Wicked have different meanings now.
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