![]() ![]() If she’s not excessively detailing her own emotional turmoil then she’s directly describing someone else’s, leaving little for the reader to infer and robbing scenes of emotional depth. ![]() Unfortunately, the breathless pacing and intriguing world-building of the first volume sputter here, with Amy’s narration taking an introspective turn that is often frustratingly narrow. The other members of the Order, however, are either injured or lost, and as Amy embarks on the task alone, she ends up dabbling in dark magic and finds herself wondering if she, like Dorothy before her, will be transformed into something truly wicked by the power of Oz. There’s still a ways to go before Oz can be entirely saved, and Amy is now charged with retrieving the Lion’s courage and the Scarecrow’s brain (to accompany the heart she tore out of the Tin Man’s chest) before she can murder Dorothy. At least Dorothy and her crony Glinda seem to be on the run and the magic that they had been essentially hoarding from Oz is returning to the land. ![]() Emerald City is in flames and Amy Gumm, recent recruit of the Order of the Wicked, has failed to kill the evil Dorothy at the beginning of this sequel to Dorothy Must Die (BCCB 5/14). ![]()
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