The Wicked Will Rise (Dorothy Must Die, #2)

by Danielle Paige

In this New York Times bestselling sequel to Dorothy Must Die, who is good-and who is actually Wicked? The Wicked Will Rise is perfect for fans of richly reimagined fairy tales and classic tales like Marissa Meyer's Lunar Chronicles and Gregory Maguire's Wicked. My name is Amy Gumm-and I'm the other girl from Kansas. After a tornado swept through my trailer park, I ended up in Oz. But it wasn't like the Oz I knew from books and movies. Dorothy had returned, but she was now a ruthless dictator. Glinda could no longer be called the Good Witch. And the Wicked Witches who were left? They'd joined forces as the Revolutionary Order of the Wicked, and they wanted to recruit me. My mission? Kill Dorothy. Except my job as assassin didn't work out as planned. Dorothy is still alive. The Order has vanished. And the home I couldn't wait to leave behind might be in danger. Somehow, across a twisted and divided land, I have to find the Order, protect the true ruler of Oz, take Dorothy and her henchmen down-and try to figure out what I'm really doing here.

• ISBN10: 0062280716
• ISBN13: 9780062280718
• Publish Date: 21 April 2016 (first published 30 March 2015)
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: US
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc
• Imprint: HarperCollins
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 320
• Language: English

Reviews

[tweetybugshouse]

Amy has to get the Tin Man's heart, the Lion's tail, and the Scarecrow's brain before she can properly kill Dorothy.  Which sets you off on this adventure to take out Dorthy.  Alot of the story focuses on Ozma/Pete history but we see a lot of epic action as well. 

Amy really starts to come into her own in this second book in the series she really starts to get what she doing in Oz and that taking it back from the Evil Dorthy.   Their some parts of it that just seem down right silly like the giant cat named Heathcliff with a unicorn horn on its head.   Like anything you see in Oz you take it with a grain of salt, i mean come on you got munchkins and flying monkeys it can be believed right. 

The next book in the series is called Yellow Brick war which seems like a great title for a book about Oz

[anastasia]

Full Review on my blog!

The first book was a bit more entertaining, but I still really enjoyed this one! This was a great sequel!

One of the things that I really love about The Wicked Will Rise is how strong the main character, Amy Gumm, is. Amy Gumm is a really good heroine. Flawed, as expected but I really saw her develop in this book; discovering more about herself, and realizing who she is and who she will become. I loved how she went through with what she believed in. I know, I know that probably sounds stupid but still …. :c Amy has these amazing powers that are connected to darkness, and didn’t try to stop using them, but rather welcomed them and she tried her best to control it.

I love the relationship between Amy and Nox, I liked how the story didn’t revolve around them which was nice; it was literally perfect.

Throughout the beginning of the book, it seems like all is going according to plan. Get the Tin Man’s heart, the Lion’s tail, and the Scarecrow’s brain before she can properly kill Dorothy, restore the magic to Oz, right? Wrong. When the reader least expects it, BAMMM! Major plot twist. This isn’t a typical plot twist that will surprise you and then you’ll get over it in a few minutes. No, no, no! The plot twists in this series so far are very powerful, and amazing and will make you LOVE the series!

I know this book seems really short, but it’s jam-packed with suspense and action. Danielle Paige does an amazing job describing Oz. I absolutely LOVEEEE how she includes the same landmarks, like the yellow brick road, the Emerald City, which really makes reading so enjoyable. What makes this book even better is the character development, an improved story line and more plot twists.

I REALLY, REALLY LOVED THIS SEQUEL. Y'all should definitely check this series out! I highly recommend it!

Check out my reviews of the rest of this series!
Dorothy Must Die
The Wicked Will Rise
Yellow Brick War
The End of Oz
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[Kelly]

Had a strange Wonderland feel to the storyline. Entertaining, but not as sassy as Dorothy Must Die.