The Wicked Will Rise
Author: Danielle Paige
Publication Date: May 7th 20105
Publisher: Harper Collins
~A copy was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review~
In this dark, high-octane sequel to the New York Times bestselling Dorothy Must Die, Amy Gumm must do everything in her power to kill Dorothy and free Oz.
To make Oz a free land again, Amy Gumm was given a mission: remove the Tin Woodman’s heart, steal the Scarecrow’s brain, take the Lion’s courage, and then Dorothy must die....
But Dorothy still lives. Now the Revolutionary Order of the Wicked has vanished, and mysterious Princess Ozma might be Amy’s only ally. As Amy learns the truth about her mission, she realizes that she’s only just scratched the surface of Oz’s past—and that Kansas, the home she couldn't wait to leave behind, may also be in danger. In a place where the line between good and evil shifts with just a strong gust of wind, who can Amy trust—and who is really Wicked?
I read Dorothy Must Die last year, and it fell flat for me.
Maybe that was because of high expectations or the lack of learning the plot
considering what you learn from the whole 452 pages was mostly on the back of
the book. But, I did love how twisted Oz had become (or should I say, more twisted?)
and it felt more of a companion to The Wizard of Oz in the vein of Splintered,
which was the best part of the book. Going into The Wicked Will Rise, I lowered
my expectations and I ignored the synopsis and the mission taglines on the
back, and you know what? I liked it so much better for it. The Wicked Will Rise
was everything I wanted Dorothy Must Die to be, badass, twisted, character
development and originality in a world we already know. In short, The Wicked
Will Rise brought it's A Game.
