On the back of both books, there’s a list of Amy Gumm’s missions. If you like Percy Jackson, and where looking for that same humour, and same plot structure of misfortunate-kid-hates-their-human-life-and-then-realise-they’re-magical, then Dorothy Must Die is right there for you. And, the why Danielle Paige writes about setting and the creatures of Oz was Riordan-esque. She had all these little tasks to complete, and then she’d kill Dorothy. I really liked the sound of the plot, because it reminded me of a Percy Jackson book. Amy, unknowingly, joins a resistance group called The Revolutionary Order of the Wicked, and is given the mission to kill Dorothy and bring Oz back to it’s former, technicolour glory. She rules a totalitarian state, where the lion, scarecrow and tin man do her bidding and terrorise the citizens of Oz. Dorothy Gale has gone rogue, power hungry for all the magic Oz has to offer. Then a cyclone comes and takes her to Oz, which is looking a little different to how she remembers.

Wanting to be away from her mother, wanting to not be harassed by the mean girl at school. At this point in the series, I think Wicked is a better retelling, and let me tell you why.Īmy Gumm is the next Dorothy. The Wizard of Oz is one of my grandparents’ favourite films, Wicked is my favourite musical, and I’ve actually read the original for once, so I was really looking forward to see what was done to Oz to make it so terrible. I don’t think I really need to explain why I wanted to read these books. Dorothy Must Die and The Wicked Will Rise by Danielle Paige