Yellow Brick War

Name: Yellow Brick War
Rating: 3.762 (3002 reviews)
ISBN: 9780062280756

By Danielle Paige

Publisher Description

In this action-packed third book in the New York Times bestselling Dorothy Must Die series, new girl from Kansas Amy Gumm is caught between her home—and Oz.

My name is Amy Gumm. Tornadoes must have a thing about girls from Kansas, because—just like Dorothy—I got swept away on one too. I landed in Oz, where Good is Wicked, Wicked is Good, and the Wicked Witches clued me in to my true calling: Assassin.

The only way to stop Dorothy from destroying Oz—and Kansas—is to kill her. But I failed. Others died for my mistakes. Because of me, the portal between the worlds has been opened. And if I don’t find a way to close it?

Dorothy will make sure I never go home again.

Now it’s up to me to: join the Witches, fight for Oz, save Kansas, and stop Dorothy once and for all.

Perfect for fans of Marissa Meyer’s Lunar Chronicles and Gregory Maguire’s Wicked, Danielle Paige delivers a dark, high-octane reimagining of L. Frank Baum’s The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.

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Yellow Brick War Reviews

3.5

Danielle Houston

Tawnya

Cathy

Hannah Harms

Change and grow Strong relationships Strong villain Unforgettable protagonist Suspenseful Twisty Setting fits the story Vivid descriptions Descriptive Substance abuse Violence War violence

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Created 14 days ago

“Yellow Brick War is the third book in Danielle Paige's Dorothy Must Die series, a dark fantasy retelling of The Wizard of Oz, where Kansas girl Amy Gumm must fight to save Oz and her home from a power-hungry Dorothy. In this installment, the conflict escalates as Dorothy bridges the worlds of Oz and Kansas, forcing Amy to team up with the Revolutionary Order of the Wicked to stop her, facing new villains like the Nome King and navigating the dangers of Oz's corrupted magic. Key aspects of the book: Series: It is the third book in the Dorothy Must Die series, following Dorothy Must Die and The Wicked Will Rise, and preceding The End of Oz. Plot: Amy Gumm's mission to kill Dorothy is complicated as Dorothy threatens to destroy Kansas. Amy must work with the witches to close the portal between worlds and defeat Dorothy, who is using Oz's magic for her own gain. Genre: A dark, action-packed, and twisted reimagining of the classic Oz stories, suitable for fans of fantasy and adventure. Themes: Explores themes of good vs. evil, the corrupting nature of power, and the balance between magic and the real world. Yellow Brick War, the third book in Danielle Paige's Dorothy Must Die series, ends with Amy Gumm seemingly defeating Dorothy (who gets consumed by her own magic/the great clock) and helping Ozma regain her true form, but it's a cliffhanger: Amy and the remaining rebels realize they've been betrayed from within, and the Yellow Brick Road whisks Amy and Nox away to the dangerous land of Ev to face the Nome King, setting up the final book, The End of Oz. Key Events at the End of Yellow Brick War Dorothy's Defeat (Temporary): Amy uses the Emerald City's magic and a special amulet to defeat Dorothy, who is destroyed by the very power she wielded, though not everyone believes she's truly gone. Ozma Restored: The amulet brings Ozma back to her original self, ushering in a new era for Oz with a coronation. Betrayal Uncovered: Amy overhears Mombi and Glamora plotting, revealing Glinda's controlling influence and internal distrust within the Order. The Road's Intervention: As Amy and Nox are left without clear direction amidst the chaos and mistrust, the Yellow Brick Road appears and whisks them away from Oz. New Threat: The Road takes them to the dark land of Ev, where the Nome King who turned out to be her schools principal who had been spying on them this whole time. and Dorothy (possibly resurrected or still a threat) await, setting up the final confrontation as the knome king held tight to Madison Pendleton (the prissy teenage mother from the real world in book one) and transported both to the land of Oz to use against Amy in the final fight In essence, Yellow Brick War closes one chapter (Dorothy's apparent downfall) while opening a darker, more dangerous one, leaving Amy and Nox facing the ultimate challenge in Ev.”

Multilayered Strong villain Action-packed Rushed Slow start, strong finish War violence

About Danielle Paige

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.