I flew through this. As good as the 2nd half of Dorothy Must Die. Loved the story of how Dorothy came back to OZ. I definitely recommend reading it if you're reading the series. I usually don't count individual novellas in my Book Challenge but this one was pretty long (for a novella) so it's counting.

I breezed through this in a couple days after reading Dorothy Must Die. It was a fun read and I enjoyed feeling like I was "in on" some of the secrets for things that came after this prequel.

These novellas are great! I haven’t read Dorothy Must Die yet, so I thought I’d start here. They’re quick and fun and give such an interesting twist on what happened after Dorothy and the gang saw the Wizard.

Interesting. I like the back story. I couldn't think of a way that the sweet Dorothy from the Oz books would have ever become the Dorothy of the Dorothy Must Die book. This paints a different picture and allows the readers to see what we only see glimpses of in the Baum books: what life was like for Dorothy when she returned to Kansas.

Omg awesome, evil Dorothy! Can't wait for Dorothy Must Die!

Plot Twist: What if Dorothy went back to Oz? What if your favourite Wizard of Oz characters aren't as good as you think...?

This novella was an excellent start to the Dorothy must Die series and it definitely has me excited about what is going to happen in the first novel of the series.

The world building is amazing and I'm a fan of the way this story twists in a completely different direction to the movie I used to watch as a kid (seriously though Judy Garland is the bees knees).

Here we meet the old favourite the scarecrow, the tin man and the lion but the story is so different but oh so awesome.

I really love this take on the world of Oz. I read Dorothy Must Die first, now I can't wait for the second novella and the second book.

At nearly 200 pages, this is a very long prequel.
This story starts several months after Dorothy comes home from Oz. She's miserable and everyone thinks she's crazy. She ends up back in Oz with her Auntie and Uncle (and Toto!) and quickly sees how much has changed since she's left.
Is it April yet?

DNF@ 85%
I really pushed and pushed with Ik this novella bc I want to know what happened but I’m so bored. The writing is dull af. And I just cba.

There's no place like home. I mean Oz.

This was an enjoyable read. If you're a big fan of The Wizard of Oz, I'd recommend it.

This picks up 2 years after Dorothy's adventures and it is clear that she is unsatisfied with her dull, black and white life as a farm girl back in Kansas. No worries, a pair of ruby red, 5 inch high heels mysteriously show up on Dorothy's 16th birthday to transport (and corrupt) her, as well as Aunt Em and Uncle Henry, back to the wonderful world of Oz!

Once there, you get to see the magic slowly corrupt Dorothy and things get a little out of sorts. I must admit, Evil Dorothy is kind of fun. As childish as the dialogue is at times, I liked seeing her get a little dark and twisty. If I want to slap her, you're doing your job right, Danielle Paige.

Side note: what era are we suppose to be in here. The Wizard of Oz takes place during the Industrial Revolution, not a lot of which happened immediately in Kansas. I mean, it was released in 1900 so why is it making references to WWI and Shirley Temple? Check your history. Okay, tiny rant over. It just bothers me when your history is off.

Overall, this was a fun read.