Dorothy Must Die Stories Vol.2 (Dorothy Must Dies Series 0.4~0.6)
By Danielle Paige
So now…I have to wait till February to get
the latest Dorothy Must Die series…can someone give me The End of Oz…like RIGHT
NOW??? I CAN’T WAIT ANY LONGER TO READ THE FINAL!!!!!! Yes, I’m crazy, again.
But I must say, also I gave this book 3 stars, I think it’s better than the
first volume of Dorothy Must Die Stories. I like Ozma, either she is crazy
little fairy or an all-powerful queen. And…except from Tin, I really like Ruler
of King and The Straw King stories. By the way, Heart of Tin, The Straw King,
and Ruler of King are the short stories in this volume. These are all stories
happened before Amy Gunn comes to Oz, and how those characters were been corrupt
by the evil magic of Oz. However…someone was truly evil, always and always.
(Well? I never like pink…so I’m not so fond of that character. Yet…I do like
Strawberry Sundae.)
Heart of Tin
Everyone knows the Tin Woodman as Dorothy's
lovable sidekick, the tin man who longed for a real heart to beat inside his
tin chest. This digital original novella is the fourth installment in the
prequel arc to the edgy and thrilling New York Times bestsellers Dorothy Must
Die and The Wicked Will Rise, and tells what happened to the Tin Woodman after
he got his wish.
In The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, the Wizard
gave the Tin Woodman a heart, and all lived happily ever after—or so the story
goes. But in Heart of Tin, the heart wants what the heart wants—and the Tin
Woodman's heart pines for Dorothy. The gift that the Wizard once bestowed on
him turns twisted with longing. And when Dorothy returns to Oz with her own
dark agenda, the Tin Woodman will do whatever it takes to help her rise to
power—and to make her his.
Ah! I hate lovesick guy. No, they’re all
idiot. And no, I don’t think I’ll like to have a boyfriend to make me a
lovesick idiot…perhaps…fictional boyfriends. <3 <3 <3 Now…we all know
the Tin in “Somewhere over the Rainbow” and the Tin in the original Dorothy
Must Die series. Yet, this is something never be seen. In Dorothy Must Die, we
mostly focus on how Tin built an army for Dorothy and follow her like a
lovesick puppy dog, and in the original story of Oz? He had no heart, until the
Wizard gave him one. In this short story, we’re going to see how Tin made all
effort to get close to Dorothy, and what kind a king he was.
“Dorothy, you are my sun, my moon, my starlit
sky.”
I must say…even I love stars, moon, and sun
so much…I can’t help but feel disgusting. (Sorry if I offend…but…nope, I’m not
a Tin/Dorothy shipper.) I’m really obsessed with stars…as you might know, my
novel is all about Stars. However…after I read this story, I started to realize
that not everyone with “star” is good. Now, our lovesick Tin. He wasn’t truly a
horrible king, I must say, yet not the best one as well. All his mind was about
Dorothy. And this was happened during the time Dorothy first came back to Oz
again by Glinda’s red boots. We can see how hard Tin tried to impress Dorothy,
unfortunately, nothing happen at all. Dorothy’s mind was now all full of power.
This isn’t exactly a bad story, so I did give
it 3 stars. Yet…I’m just not into this kind of plot, so sorry Tin.
The Straw King
In The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, the Scarecrow
received the gift of a brain from the Wizard and was appointed the new ruler of
Oz. In The Straw King, the Scarecrow's tale takes a crooked turn when his reign
is threatened. With faith in his newfound wisdom shaken, the Scarecrow will
turn to anyone who can help—even if others have their own interests at heart.
Ah! This one is slightly better than the
first. I think Scarecrow was indeed an interesting character in the series…before
he was crazy as well. I love reading! So I’ve totally no objection for someone
to sit around library all day long. But…you are a king!!!! Or, “were” until the
army come to attack and Glinda came.
“You ain’t the real king, you old strawbag,
and I’m dumping you out on your straw behind.”
Someone came to challenge Scare, and since he
spent most of his time reading, he had no battling experience, not to mention
with guns pointing right between his eyes. And he wasn’t the one ask for
courage, so it make sense that he ran away first, right? Now, Glinda came! Why
aren’t I surprise at all? Glinda might seem to be an unimportant character in
the novella series, yet she appeared every time, EVERY. SINGLE. TIME. And she
was one of the most horrible villains of all. Sorry? Where your sense of taste?
Pink? (Which has nothing to do with the point.) SO, HEAR MY POINT NOW!!! Glinda
appeared in every novella, and made tons of horrible decisions. What I don’t
get it is that how can Scare sensed the horrible deeds behind Glinda still help
her alone? Where was your brain? Was it make of STRAW??? PLEASE!!!! No,
sometimes, even you can memorize doesn’t mean you’re smart, and Scare was one
of the cases.
But, the story was truly exciting, and I love
how Lulu appeared as a child and how Ozma appeared as a crazy queen. She really
reminds me of Luna!!
In a good way, sort of. And I especially love
the scene that Ozma stood out to protect her country, even she didn’t really
know what she was doing. That’s a true queen, she was destined to be one.
Ruler of King
When the Cowardly Lion set off for the
Emerald City in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz with Dorothy and the others, he
sought courage above all else. This digital original novella is the sixth
installment in the prequel arc to the edgy and thrilling New York Times
bestsellers Dorothy Must Die and The Wicked Will Rise, and is the Lion’s story
after he got what he’s always wanted.
The Lion’s wish has finally come true—he is
the courageous ruler of the forest and all of its beasts. But the Lion is
bored—he misses the days of his adventures with Dorothy, the Tin Woodman, and
the Scarecrow. When Glinda the Good Witch shows up unexpectedly and tasks him
with a mission back in the Emerald City, he jumps at the chance to do something
exciting, even though he knows she’s not telling him the entire truth.
Now this was my favorite of them all. I like
the plot twist, the storyline, and everything. Perhaps besides the ending…I can
never understand which side Lion was on.
“You love the fight more than you love what
you are fighting for. Be careful, here.”
Once again, Glinda appeared in Lion’s boring
life and gave him a mission. Not mission impossible, but mission intolerable. Yet
during Lion’s time with Ozma, he gradually like the princess and agree to
protect her. This was the first time that The Nome King appeared, and…I really
curious what would happen next after this story.
Ozma and Lion decided to find the Nome King,
and Lion’s secret mission had a lot to do with this. However, when Ozma truly
trusted her life with Lion, Glinda appeared and reveal the mission. Of course,
BOOM!!! No trusting relationship anymore. Oh! By the way, there was a part that
I believe Dorothy would want to see. Come, come Dorothy!!! (Oh sorry, I forget
she was now corrupt by magic. Oops!)
The reason why I like this novella the most
was that the part of bargain and the part that when you seem to forget the most
important thing, Danielle Paige once again successfully drew back your
attention. That’s what I like mostly about her stories. It’s really unexpected
to reader, and I love unexpected things.
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Must Die Stories Vol.2
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