Three prequel novellas before Dorothy Must Die. I will be reviewing each stories as individuals for this review.
In this digital original novella, Dorothy travels back to Oz to reunite with old friends, but her story may not have a happy ending. No Place Like Oz is a prequel to the forthcoming novel Dorothy Must Die.
After returning to Kansas, Dorothy Gale has realized that the dreary fields of Kansas don’t compare to the vibrant landscapes of Oz. And although she’s happy to be reunited with Aunt Em, she misses her friends from the yellow brick road. But most of all, Dorothy misses the fame and the adventure. In Kansas she’s just another prairie girl, but in Oz she was a hero. So Dorothy is willing to do anything to get back, because there really is no place like Oz. But returning to the land she left comes at a price, and after Dorothy is through with it, Oz will never be the same.
My Rating: 4 out of 5 Stars
If you read the Dorothy Must Die, you will know how evil Dorothy is and with No Place Like Oz you see how she becomes that way. The way she got evil was wow. I hate Dorothy (as a character, not in the bad way), she was so ungrateful towards her Aunt Em and Uncle Henry after all they went through.
In the beginning you can understand why she was upset after returning to Kansas from Oz, but once she got back to Oz (won't say how) she quickly changed into a whole new person.
We see the Scarecrow, the Tins Woodsman, and Lion again, Glinda is mention a lot, but no seen. We meet Ozma before things happened to her. Hearing Dorothy thoughts towards Ozma and her aunt and uncle was disturbing, you can see he thirst for magic play out and how she became wicked. You do get a glimpse on what influences her decisions.
This was very dark and I absoultely loved it. It had me on the edge of my seat; I will admit there were times that I wanted to skip some pages because I was too scared to see what was going to happen even though I know. Just seeing it being played out made me anxious.
After returning to Kansas, Dorothy Gale has realized that the dreary fields of Kansas don’t compare to the vibrant landscapes of Oz. And although she’s happy to be reunited with Aunt Em, she misses her friends from the yellow brick road. But most of all, Dorothy misses the fame and the adventure. In Kansas she’s just another prairie girl, but in Oz she was a hero. So Dorothy is willing to do anything to get back, because there really is no place like Oz. But returning to the land she left comes at a price, and after Dorothy is through with it, Oz will never be the same.
My Rating: 4 out of 5 Stars
If you read the Dorothy Must Die, you will know how evil Dorothy is and with No Place Like Oz you see how she becomes that way. The way she got evil was wow. I hate Dorothy (as a character, not in the bad way), she was so ungrateful towards her Aunt Em and Uncle Henry after all they went through.
In the beginning you can understand why she was upset after returning to Kansas from Oz, but once she got back to Oz (won't say how) she quickly changed into a whole new person.
We see the Scarecrow, the Tins Woodsman, and Lion again, Glinda is mention a lot, but no seen. We meet Ozma before things happened to her. Hearing Dorothy thoughts towards Ozma and her aunt and uncle was disturbing, you can see he thirst for magic play out and how she became wicked. You do get a glimpse on what influences her decisions.
This was very dark and I absoultely loved it. It had me on the edge of my seat; I will admit there were times that I wanted to skip some pages because I was too scared to see what was going to happen even though I know. Just seeing it being played out made me anxious.
There’s a new Wicked Witch in Oz—and her name is Dorothy. This digital original novella is the second installment in the prequel arc to the edgy and exciting New York Times bestseller Dorothy Must Die.
Dorothy Gale is back . . . and she’s not the sweet little heroine of Oz anymore. She’s power-hungry and vicious, and she leaves a trail of destruction beneath her spike-heeled, magical shoes. But behind the scenes, there’s someone else pulling the strings. Someone who doesn’t want fame or glory—just control.
Glinda of the North brought Dorothy back to Oz for a reason. And in The Witch Must Burn, a young maid is about to discover that a witch who says she’s Good might be the most dangerous kind of Wicked.
My Rating: 2.5 out of 5 Stars
This wasn't my favorite... well so far, I only have one more to read. Jellia was a boring character and I found it hard to get through, that I took a month break from it before I decided to be done with it so I can read the last novella.
I'm sure if this was written in another perspective I would enjoy it more. But I guess we had to know Jellia from Dorothy Must Die and who she was before the story started. What I found out about who she was and how she got started was fascinating, but boring.
The story started out with Jellia being sent to stay the summer with Glinda, but things goes bad on the ride to Glinda's palace. Finding out how the mining started was a bit disturbing and I felt bad for Jellia. Then we meet Nox and I don't remember if it was mention that he worked for Glinda in the book, but that was a shocker.
To me, nothing really exciting happened and I wish it did. I mean it was great to hear about what happened to Oz before the story started, but this one didn't do it for me.
Dorothy Gale is back . . . and she’s not the sweet little heroine of Oz anymore. She’s power-hungry and vicious, and she leaves a trail of destruction beneath her spike-heeled, magical shoes. But behind the scenes, there’s someone else pulling the strings. Someone who doesn’t want fame or glory—just control.
Glinda of the North brought Dorothy back to Oz for a reason. And in The Witch Must Burn, a young maid is about to discover that a witch who says she’s Good might be the most dangerous kind of Wicked.
My Rating: 2.5 out of 5 Stars
This wasn't my favorite... well so far, I only have one more to read. Jellia was a boring character and I found it hard to get through, that I took a month break from it before I decided to be done with it so I can read the last novella.
I'm sure if this was written in another perspective I would enjoy it more. But I guess we had to know Jellia from Dorothy Must Die and who she was before the story started. What I found out about who she was and how she got started was fascinating, but boring.
The story started out with Jellia being sent to stay the summer with Glinda, but things goes bad on the ride to Glinda's palace. Finding out how the mining started was a bit disturbing and I felt bad for Jellia. Then we meet Nox and I don't remember if it was mention that he worked for Glinda in the book, but that was a shocker.
To me, nothing really exciting happened and I wish it did. I mean it was great to hear about what happened to Oz before the story started, but this one didn't do it for me.
The Wizard left Oz in a hot air balloon—or did he? This digital original novella is the third installment in the prequel arc to the edgy and exciting New York Times bestseller Dorothy Must Die.
Dorothy Gale is back . . . and she's not the sweet little heroine of Oz anymore. She's power-hungry and vicious, and she leaves a trail of destruction beneath her spike-heeled, magical shoes. But she wasn't always in charge. There used to be a different ruler of Oz. Someone who also came from the Other Place, and who stole power for himself. They called him the Wizard.
The story goes that when a young Dorothy revealed the Wizard as a fraud, the man behind the curtain fled Oz in his hot air balloon. But in The Wizard Returns, he wakes in a field of poppies to find out that not only had he never left, but that he has no memory of who—or where—he is. As he undergoes a series of tests to uncover his memories, he finds that the very girl who threw him from the Emerald Palace is in control. And that Oz may be his destiny after all.
Rating: 4.5 out of 5 Stars
This story starts off with the Wizard on his way back to the Other World. But as you know, he doesn't make it back and ends up in the poppy fields and asleep for 25 years. We meet Pete who awakes the Wizard, known as Hex throughout the novella seeing how he doesn't remember anything. The Wizard has to do three tests to regain his memory back: Wisdom, Courage, and Love.
We also see the monkeys and how they are at war with each other because of Dorothy. The Wizard first test was wisdom, which he failed miserably, the next was courage, which surprised Pete. The final test was love and I admit I thought he was going to choose the first option even though I knew he didn't, his reason behind it was a little selfish.
Oh, we meet fairies too, who are not even remotely nice and doesn't care too much for Ozma. I don't trust them and neither does the Wizard, who reverted back to his old ways. Now that I read this I don't know if I can truly trust him or not. I think in upcoming books the Wizard will be tested of his true loyalty or be called out on his true intentions.
Dorothy Gale is back . . . and she's not the sweet little heroine of Oz anymore. She's power-hungry and vicious, and she leaves a trail of destruction beneath her spike-heeled, magical shoes. But she wasn't always in charge. There used to be a different ruler of Oz. Someone who also came from the Other Place, and who stole power for himself. They called him the Wizard.
The story goes that when a young Dorothy revealed the Wizard as a fraud, the man behind the curtain fled Oz in his hot air balloon. But in The Wizard Returns, he wakes in a field of poppies to find out that not only had he never left, but that he has no memory of who—or where—he is. As he undergoes a series of tests to uncover his memories, he finds that the very girl who threw him from the Emerald Palace is in control. And that Oz may be his destiny after all.
Rating: 4.5 out of 5 Stars
This story starts off with the Wizard on his way back to the Other World. But as you know, he doesn't make it back and ends up in the poppy fields and asleep for 25 years. We meet Pete who awakes the Wizard, known as Hex throughout the novella seeing how he doesn't remember anything. The Wizard has to do three tests to regain his memory back: Wisdom, Courage, and Love.
We also see the monkeys and how they are at war with each other because of Dorothy. The Wizard first test was wisdom, which he failed miserably, the next was courage, which surprised Pete. The final test was love and I admit I thought he was going to choose the first option even though I knew he didn't, his reason behind it was a little selfish.
Oh, we meet fairies too, who are not even remotely nice and doesn't care too much for Ozma. I don't trust them and neither does the Wizard, who reverted back to his old ways. Now that I read this I don't know if I can truly trust him or not. I think in upcoming books the Wizard will be tested of his true loyalty or be called out on his true intentions.
Overall Rating: 4 Stars
I have a hard time reading this, I started in the beginning of February and just now finished it. I flew through the first one, but when I got to the second one, I just couldn't get through it. It was just so bland and not very interesting like the first one. This month I decided that I was going to finish it whether I like it or not; after finishing the second one I flew right through the third one. It's hard to decided which novella I like more, but I'm leaning towards The Wizards Returns as my favorite.
If your a fan of Dorothy Must Die I do recommend picking this up because you will love them, but beware that The Witch Must Burn is not so exciting.
I have a hard time reading this, I started in the beginning of February and just now finished it. I flew through the first one, but when I got to the second one, I just couldn't get through it. It was just so bland and not very interesting like the first one. This month I decided that I was going to finish it whether I like it or not; after finishing the second one I flew right through the third one. It's hard to decided which novella I like more, but I'm leaning towards The Wizards Returns as my favorite.
If your a fan of Dorothy Must Die I do recommend picking this up because you will love them, but beware that The Witch Must Burn is not so exciting.