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Dorothy Must Die (Dorothy Must Die, #1)

Danielle Paige

Start date: August 1, 2014

Finish date: August 31, 2014

Discussion: AUGUST BOTM

Why we're reading this: Dorothy Must Die is our Young Adult BOTM for the category of "New Release".…more
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Dorothy Must Die
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Jul 16, 2014 Kristal & Charmaine rated it it was amazing

Shelves: 5-star, favorites, i-love-fantasy, belongs-to-a-series, bad-ass-chicks, cliffhanger, quirky-goodness, fun-and-easy, ya

Full Review at www.onceuponabookblog.com

***5 Stars***

I loved the sound of this as soon as I saw the cover and the title. The overall effect was a little bit creepy and a lot intriguing! I knew I had to read it. Then the blurb confirmed that not only did I have to read it, but I had to read it STRAIGHT AWAY.

There's no place like anywhere but here.

I felt like every two sentences I was stopping to highlight a section of the page. Honestly I probably could've highlighted the whole book ...more

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Oct 31, 2014 alek rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favorites, i-loved-this-more-than-satan-loves, why-wait-for-the-next-one, this-series-has-taken-my-soul, my-otp-need-to-get-married, i-ship-this-like-a-pirate, i-need-this, im-scared-and-excited, gimme-gimme-more, war-and-gore

Wowwww. Wow. Wow. Wow.
I love Amy Gumm and her logic, how she sees the world and views the Order. And her conclusion about Oz:

I have waited for a book like this forever.

Humorous, adventure-packed and twisted, Dorothy Must Die isn't afraid to use gore and down right creepy on Oz.

This isn't the typical Oz.

♫Follow the yellow brick road, follow the yellow brick road.♫

Don't forget there is a whole steaming heap of insanity here in 'ol Oz.

♫Don't follow the yellow brick road, for what awaits is a fate w ...more

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Mar 28, 2025 Tori rated it liked it · review of another edition

3⭐️
The book is not terrible but not great. We all have a strong understanding of how the world of Oz looks and feels. This is probs a good thing because the book heavily relies on this to gloss over what would be very complex and detailed world building and I don’t believe that the quality of the writing could deliver that effectively (sorry for the savagery). Lots of cliches but lots of fun!

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