Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Dorothy Must Die by Danielle Paige

14 reviews

adalee's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

It's a really good story and amazing take on the Wizard of Oz, the writing style does use a lot of words that you sometimes need to push through, but it's worth it for the story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing and Blood

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Addiction

annagrace43's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Gore, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cursing and Pregnancy

seregelda's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

Pet peeve as a witch: A "warlock" is not the same as a witch or wizard, it means "oath-breaker."

I was impressed at the deep knowledge of the author, they used some things from the movies but there were a lot of references to the other Oz books. Disappointing ending, was hoping for some closure, but it's intended as a series opener.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Torture, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Minor: Alcoholism

mabs_grace's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.5

I don’t think I would have finished this book if I was reading the physical copy. I listened mostly to the audio book. There is nothing wrong with this book, it’s got an interesting plot! I just think I’ve grown out of YA for a while. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Confinement, Death, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction

bellebookstitch666's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I thought the summary sounded interesting so I picked the audiobook. However, I found it to be boring, dark, and slow with an overflow of gross, predictable tropes. There were some plot twists that felt obvious and could have been something else.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Death, Drug abuse, Torture, Violence, and Blood

Minor: Pregnancy

blombern's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Blood

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Gore, and Violence

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Slavery, Torture, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

berodatheelf's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

maddsienicole's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

The entire book is a set-up for a “big reveal” you know about all along…. Because it’s listed on the back cover. Some YA books can hold an adult audience… I’m not sure this is one of them. What differentiates it from other Oz retellings is the sheer amount of gore and horror. Don’t read if you can’t stomach graphic violence. The forced “enemies to lovers” romance trope is slapdash and unnecessary, and the constant repetition of “don’t trust anyone” is tiresome and makes it difficult to commit to any of the characters. I’ll read the next book, solely because it seems to center the hero’s journey this book only unfairly teases. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Confinement

ly6's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Gore, Violence, Blood, Abandonment, and War

kshertz's review against another edition

adventurous informative lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

I’m hooked! I love twisting up old stories and making them new. I love Dorothy living long enough to become the villain and a new girl from Kansas has to set things right. It’s still not clear who is on whose side and it’s gearing up to be a huge showdown. I can’t wait!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Murder, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail