No Place Like Oz – Danielle Paige
The land of Oz is a marvelous place full of surprises. How different is it from Kansas where Dorothy is destined to spend the rest of her life when she returns home after her exciting adventures! Back on the farm, life is dull and the only friends she has were her farm animals. Even more frustrating that nobody believes her stories – in contrary, even mocks her because of her “vivid imagination”.
On her sixteenth birthday one catastrophe occurs after another until she somehow receives a mysterious present: wonderful, glittering shoes which she uses to return to Oz. This time with her family! During her trip, the sweet heroine becomes bitter. Nothing turns out how she wants it to be. Glinda is gone and needs urgent help, a strange princess Ozma is ruling Oz, her friends are shattered all over Oz.
This sequel of the series “Dorothy Must Die” by Danielle Paige follows our sweet heroine and the development of her dark side. It gives you the answer to the question on why she needs to die.
The writing style of the rather short novel connects to the writing style of Frank Baum and is indeed very enjoyable. I would give it a respectable 8/10.