Review: Five out of Five stars!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 28, 2014
No Place Like Oz is a digital-only prequel novella to Author Danielle Paige's debut novel Dorothy Must Die, continuing the story of Dorothy Gale and what happened after she returned to Kansas.This isn't the story you remember. Dorothy had clicked her heels together and returned home, but soon after she realized that Kansas isn't her true home anymore. Home is where the heart is, and Dorothy's heart was back in Oz.Coming on Dorothy's sixteenth birthday, all she can think about is returning to the wonderful world of Oz. She misses her old friends, the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman, and the Lion. Life in Kansas is dull and gray, everything so sub-par now that she's seen the fantastic fields of another world. After a disastrous birthday party, Dorothy finds a way to return to her beloved Oz, but things aren't the same. And neither is she.Dorothy's character progressed from a sweet, young girl to a ruthless, selfish tyrant by the end of the novella. I was impressed by the author's ability to take such an iconic character and twist her into something so dark and unrecognizable. I applaud Danielle Paige's skill. I was hooked from the first chapter, and couldn't stop until I found out what happened next.This was a prequel, so to see how awesome this was I can't wait to read the novel!