Review: Oz never seemed more annoying... and confusing...
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 04 23, 2014
This was a very giant change of pace for me. I went from dark erotica, to a young adult 'sequel' to The Wizard of Oz. Now, at first I was taking this the wrong way. I thought this was going to continue on AFTER the full original series took place. I feel like most people just wiki The Wizard of Oz when they do retellings, and honestly I feel like that's what this author did. Maybe I'm being judgy about this book because I'm such a fan of Oz. But, I honestly can't tell if this is a full retelling, which it can't be, this is supposed to be where Dorothy returned from Oz, and has lived an isolated life, with no friends, and bored on the farm. In the original books there were 14 installments and Dorothy was basically the savior.I give the author valiant efforts for creativity. However, I can't help but feel like this is almost fan fiction. I would like to note I felt the same way about Wicked. I always feel if you are going to retell, keep the base, and move on from there, or retell the WHOLE story.This book is the prequel to Dorothy Must Die. I get why she needs to maybe be 'debriefed' but I'm not sold on her being a villain. I'm not sold on the 'fairy' idea, and I actually hated Ozma. I didn't care what happened to her she seemed ridiculously ungrateful for how everyone saved Oz and was very eh about it. Then she got all judgy about it. I probably would have tossed some ruby slipper mojo at her too if I was Glinda or Dorothy.As a whole, I need to know what happens now. I bought the full first book in this series and I'm hoping to start it soon. As of right now, I feel like the story is solid, yet I don't really like any of the characters but Glinda and Dorothy and I believe I'm designed to hate them. Which kind of shows that the author didn't do her job as a writer in selling me that 'Dorothy Must Die' because right now, I don't think she should.