The Wicked Will Rise

Danielle Paige

Mar 2015 · Dorothy Must Die Book 2 · Sold by Harper Collins

About this ebook

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.

Ratings and reviews

As an avid reader of Fantasy, I know what im saying when I tell you that this book felt like she rushed through writing it for the sole purpose of getting it published. If readers are going to spend money to read it, at least make it worth the price. Way too many open story lines and unfinished thoughts. Seemed to jump from one thing to another in a rush to end it. Readers need periodic breaks in the emotional stimulus when reading. (Like developing a character bond, or perhaps a romance.) This book stayed entirely too fast paced. Seriously could have added 100 pages if she would have developed the story. Kinda sad considering the possibility this whole series has. Probably won't even waste my money on the next one.

I read some other reviews here that said this wasn't good, so I'm adding my two cents. This one is just as good as the first. Sad though. Just as a heads up.

More in depth & faster paced than its predecessor, for those who complained about pacing in the first book. I finished this one in a few short hours. Can't wait to read the others!

About the author

Danielle Paige is a graduate of Columbia University and the author of the New York Times bestselling Dorothy Must Die series. Before turning to young adult literature, she worked in the television industry, where she received a Writers Guild of America Award and was nominated for several Daytime Emmys. She currently lives in New York City.