Wednesday 12 February 2014

Waiting on Wednesday: Dorothy Must Die - Danielle Paige



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This week I am eagerly awaiting the release of Dorothy Must Die by Danielle Paige

I didn't ask for any of this. I didn't ask to be some kind of hero.
But when your whole life gets swept up by a tornado—taking you with it—you have no choice but to go along, you know?

Sure, I've read the books. I've seen the movies. I know the song about the rainbow and the happy little blue birds. But I never expected Oz to look like this. To be a place where Good Witches can't be trusted, Wicked Witches may just be the good guys, and winged monkeys can be executed for acts of rebellion. There's still the yellow brick road, though—but even that's crumbling.

What happened?
Dorothy. They say she found a way to come back to Oz. They say she seized power and the power went to her head. And now no one is safe.

My name is Amy Gumm—and I'm the other girl from Kansas.
I've been recruited by the Revolutionary Order of the Wicked.
I've been trained to fight.
And I have a mission:
Remove the Tin Woodman's heart.
Steal the Scarecrow's brain.
Take the Lion's courage.
Then and only then—Dorothy must die!


Why am I waiting for this?
I've always loved the Wizard of Oz, and I will take any excuse to go back there, even if it's to kill Dorothy. Plus I added it to my fairy tale challenge and I've come to really like the retelling stories I've read so far, so can't wait for another.


10 comments:

  1. I've been seeing this book around a lot lately and I'm really curious about it :) I waiting for reviews to start coming in for it. Great pick!

    Janina
    My WoW!

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  2. I've even seen a few good reviews of this one, so it's on my list too!

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  3. A popular one today. Great pick. Thanks for sharing :)

    Happy Wednesday!

    My WoW

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  4. I like books that do retellings. I'm thinking that this one is going to be good. I love twists. Good pick.

    Grace
    Books of Love
    http://gracebooksoflove.com

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  5. Great pick! This book seems to be very popular, heard so many good things about it! Really hope it's as good as it sounds. Thank you for sharing!

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  6. Oh my god I'm a big Wizard of Oz fan too and this one is my WOW too! I love the sound of it!!! So interesting!! And the good thing is, it looks like it'll be a series!!! Can't wait and getting ready to preorder it! Happy Reading! If you'd like please stop by and see my WOW

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  7. This is a good one, i so want it! Great pick!

    This is our WOW of this week.

    Leydy @OUaT & RCE

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  8. YES. Waiting on Wednesday Twins!! I'm just so excited for this. It sounds like such a dark retelling..LOVE

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  9. This one sounds really interesting, I hope you love it.

    Thanks for stopping by :)

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