Rating: 4/5 
 ***Minor spoilers*** 
 Amy Gumm has a pretty crappy life. She's called trailer trash, she lives with her drug addict mother, her father left them, and she pretty much takes care of herself. People call her Dumb Gumm and Salvation Amy. So when there's a tornado warning, she doesn't care all that much. What has she got to lose? Her mother already left her that night to go to a tornado party, and Amy is all alone with her mom's pet rat, Star. When the tornado actually happens, instead of dying like she expected, Amy is swept away to somewhere that sort of resembles the Oz she knows from the books and movies. But this Oz is different - Dorothy is evil, corrupted by the power she has. The Scarecrow, Tin Woodsman, and Lion have all gone dark too. Amy doesn't know anybody or what to do - how is she going to survive in this hellish Oz? 
 This was so good! I went in not expecting to love it so much. It ended up being a lot more than I expected and I loved the reimagining of Oz. It was do different and so dark and you just didn't know what to expect around the corner. Dorothy is now princess and rules cruelly from her throne and doesn't care about anything except her own happiness. She is taking all of the magic in Oz for herself, and in turn the land is becoming grey and lifeless. The Munchkins are like slaves mining for magic, and the monkeys are forced to cut off their wings if they don't want to be slaves to Dorothy. The Scarecrow is doing experiments on people, the Lion is terrorizing the inhabitants of Oz, and the Tin Woodsman will do anything, no matter how cruel, to win Dorothy's heart. It's so messed up and that's what makes me love it so much. 
 I thought Amy Gumm was a very realistic character. She made mistakes, she wasn't perfect, and she had bouts of anger. She had real emotions and wasn't afraid to take risks. (view spoiler)[ I was quite annoyed that she missed her chance to kill Dorothy a bunch of times, but I expected it. I didn't think there could be more of this series if Dorothy didn't live. (hide spoiler)] I thought the other characters were quite good as well. They all had their own stories to share, but I still enjoyed Amy the most. There was also a twist with one of the characters at the end, which I didn't see coming at all! 
 Overall, I was impressed by this book and how much I enjoyed it. This dark Oz was a fantastic reimagining of the original happy and pretty Oz. While some things were pretty predictable there were also things that I didn't see coming. If you're interested in seeing how dark Oz has become or you're a fan of fantasy, definitely check it out. It's worth a read.