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 Review: Before this book, I didn't know anything about the Oz fairy tale/world. I was pretty much clueless who Dorothy is and what she did in Oz. So, Dorothy Must Die was a completely new book for me, let alone the book being catagorized as 'Retelling'. 
 I heard this book hype really long ago and didn't really pick it up even though I already had the book. Until I ran out of what to read, which was not a good enough excuse for books, I decided to read it. 
 "With all the magic in Oz, with all the magic the witches had taught me, there was one trick I still hadn't masters: how to make people stay." 
 The writing was great. I like captivating writing styles and I would definitely continue read the second book because of it. I wasn't able to get into the book at first because of my reading slump, but I tried getting into it slowly until interesting plot happened and the addictive writing. I honestly adored how it was so well-put together and well-structured enough, with interesting details, and imaginary descriptions. I hope the writing stays put with other 3 books. 
 The setting in this book was incredible. Tim Burtin's styled movie would go along with this very well. This book has got some dark elements and magic in it, because Oz has turned into some creepy world where munchkins turned into slaves, Dorothy ruled very cruelly, and a societal rebellion called the Order of the Wicked. I would want to see some more dark aspects of Oz world in the next books, of course. The plot was also well-organised and constant; it was able to accompany me till the end. It wasn't a hardcore, bloody and gory fantasy, it's light and little. There were, of course, some really emotional, cliche moments where Amy had to be 'the good girl'. But one thing I hate about the book, it's the ending. It was frustrating, annoying, and a pain in the ass. Because what you were expecting to happen, didn't. I'm annoyed until now. 
 The book was told from only one perspective; it's Amy. She was a very nice, good girl and I didn't seem to mind the 'greatness' of her very much. She always did things out of league, but she achieved it. Although, her instability and constant overthinking might get a little bit out of place, where people suffered for things she did. 
 Overall: I liked this book, it's a really cartoon-ish, whimsical way to portray a retelling. I would recommend this to people who love fantasy, but not high fantasy, just light ones. It lifts your heart.