I did quite enjoy this book. I find twisted familiar stories entertaining most of the time. I like it when an author takes something like The Wizard of Oz and manipulates it into something completely different, however, still keeping some of the infamous familiarities we know and love from the original.
This book has some annoyances, however, I do think a lot of which can be blamed on the inexperience of the writer. I do believe this is her first book, if I am not mistaken. Usually when an author writes a series like this, one can see the improvements in the writing and character and plot development as the series progresses. So I am excited to see where the book goes from here.
I did really like it. I found some phrases repetitive; Amy said 'I don't even know who you are, why would I help you?' Or the like several times. There was also a weird twist in the end which was both confusing and made the previous over half of the book seem almost irrelevant - as the whole mission and her alliances change.
However, the writer kept me interested, and I will be purchasing and reading the following books in the series to see what happens! I definitely found the creepy, twisted characters and events pretty awesome and intriguing, refreshing and exciting.
I gave this one 4/5
I am going to begin reading the prequel, because I think that's the only other one out at the moment in this series. I will have to wait a while for the others!
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