I'm a huge fan of Frank L. Baum's Oz. That being said, I obviously have no problems with writers taking his land and spinning new tales from it. I am also a huge fan of Gregory Maguire's Wicked series. So when I was given Dorothy Must Die as a gift, I was excited!
This book takes a look at a Dystopian futuristic Oz where everything has changed. Including our former heroine, Dorothy, who has become a creepy dictator. The idea is quite enchanting.
I'm not one for reading the back cover, normally. However this one is in bright red letters and very hard to miss. So I had an idea of what to expect. I was wrong. Not the good kind of wrong like when you think your friend is talking about you behind your back. The bad kind of wrong like when you thought your friend remembered your birthday.
This book is basically one giant setup to the series. The "mission" outlined on the back cover doesn't come into play until the LAST CHAPTER of the book. Here you are the entire book wondering when the Tin Man and his crew are going to come into play. Then the last chapter finally comes and you think "oh, there it is."
Amy is interesting, but I'm not sure I was in love with her the way you want to be with a protagonist. Possibly it's because she's taking a stand against DOROTHY. I mean you'd really have to work hard (which this author does) to make us hate Dorothy. The woman's a legend.
I like the idea, but maybe I should've skipped the first book and jumped straight to the second. This one is all set up.
2 smiles just for the intriguing concept
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