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Dorothy Must Die (Dorothy Must Die, #1)

Danielle Paige

Start date: August 1, 2015

Finish date: August 31, 2015

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Nov 16, 2013 aimee (aimeecanread) rated it it was ok

Shelves: cliffhangers, eye-roll, not-funny, covergasm, ending-sucked, no-chemistry, predictable, might-make-you-shit-bricks

It's pretty obvious why this one was a must-read for me, right? A Wizard of Oz retelling where Dorothy is evil... I had to read it. No questions asked. And then I finished it... and was utterly disappointed. Remember my review of Hexed? I kind of felt that the writing in both books were similar, so if you enjoyed one you'll maybe enjoy the other.

So the story's told from Amy Gumm's perspective. Ah, Amy. The first word that comes to mind when I think of her is shallow. She can't listen to any ...more

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Nov 23, 2013 Figgy marked it as owned-but-not-read

I am aware of the Full Fathom Five thing, became aware of it after I had already ordered the book.

I'll admit I'm conflicted, but I am going to do my best to read this book for the story that it is, not for who had a hand in developing/selling it.

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Feb 18, 2014 Melissa rated it it was amazing

Wow. This book is just amazing. Plain and simple there is nothing better than a good retelling when everything is not as it seems! I couldn't put this book down, with the twists and turns, friends and foes, good and bad, up is down I had no idea what to expect when starting. I was in love the whole time, the more I read the more I fell.

Amy is badass. She is a truly amazing heroine out there in the YA world. She gets knocked down but she gets back up, she doesn't totally lose her shit and she wil ...more

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