Jeyna Grace

I've gotten this e-ARC from the publisher via NetGalley, thanks to the author and publisher!

A surprisingly cool read for a book with great known characters! Although I have only watched the movies and not read Oz nor Wonderland before, I kept imagining the characters as those from the movies hence my reading journey was really entertaining. For example, the New Queen was Helena Bonham Carter and Hatter was Johnny Depp LOL! The author truly has a good imagination, merging both worlds together into a great fantasy. Am I right to anticipate a book 2?

My full review here:
http://www.sholee.net/2015/08/mpov-battle-for-oz-e-arc.html
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DNF... And to think I had high expectations from this one as a Baum fan...

I understand the necessity of fast pace. Of a big tale that has to be told in a certain amount of pages.

Believe me, I do.

But this was way too much, way too fast. Within a couple of chapters the main villainess was judged guilty and insane, banished to the wastelands, found a place to stay, a new army to raise, and a new place to call her kingdom. She walked up to the gates of the Emerald City, strutting her stuff, and took only a few pages to completely annihilate every and any person who stood in her way to claim the throne.

I reached page 13 before I stopped. Would I go on even if I had to wait a few more chapters for the story to actually get good?

No, thank you!

In stories like this, you need a little bit more detail. This was not fair to the plot, the characters, and generally anything that Baum has gifted readers with.

If you are to use a pre-made universe for your book, you should at least be a little considerate to how it operates and give it a story it truly deserves. THIS story, was not it.

***I was given an ARC from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. The opinion stated in this review is solely mine, and no compensation was given or taken to alter it.***… (més)

The Queen of Hearts, having been evicted from Wonderland, discovers a new land, Oz. She decides to make herself queen with the aid of faithful minions both old and new, and the magic ring she steals from Glinda. She imprisons the present queen in a mirror and proceeds to remake Oz in her own cruel and violent image. The citizens send for Dorothy to help them but, when she realizes she cannot succeed on her own, she decides to search for Alice, an old foe of the queen, to aid her.

The Battle for Oz is a novella by author Jeyna Grace combining two classics, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and Alice in Wonderland, two of my favourite books from childhood. Given the length of the book and the large number of characters, there is very little character development here. Still, it is fast-paced with lots of action so a pretty decent read if you’re looking for something to fill a lazy afternoon.… (més)