A review by chandranolynne
The Emerald City of Oz by L. Frank Baum

adventurous lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.0

This is my lowest rated Oz book so far. I liked the premise initially because for the first time we were introduced to real conflict in Oz. I spent basically 80% of the book thinking we were gearing up for war, and I was excited! But the ending was underwhelming to say the least. I get that these are children's stories and Baum tries to keep everything light and fluffy, but at least when danger has reared its head before, Baum has come up with a clever way to avoid characters getting eating alive or having their heads chopped off. This time things just kind of... came to an end. I don't know. I feel like he kind of phones it in and it's starting to show that he doesn't want to be writing these books at this point. I guess we'll see it goes.... Six down, only eight more to go. Lol!