Reviews tagging 'Animal death'

Dorothy Must Die by Danielle Paige

8 reviews

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

hobbit_96's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

I didn't really like the Wizard of Oz, but it made me want to watch the movie. Will definitely continue the series.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Animal death

miblette's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

2.75

I found the beginning and ending bits of the book to be enjoyable. However, there was a whole middle section that slogged on and, for me didn't have enough action as I had hoped. We spent the entire time in Amy's head, and while it works sometimes, I found it to be severely annoying and distracting from the story (first person narrative woes).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Torture, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction and Alcoholism

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

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

katelynprice's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense 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

3.75

I wasn't sure about this book at first, but it definitely picked up along the way. I loved the twist on a famous story. It's definitely a dark retelling with a fair share of gore and mild torture, so beware. I'm so intrigued by where this series is headed and will for sure be moving on to the next installment soon. I do want to note that there is a bit of cussing and gore, so I don't plan on recommending this to just any YA reader.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, and Blood

Moderate: Addiction, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Torture, Violence, and Alcohol

Minor: Gore, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail