Read of the Town: Dorothy Must Die by Danielle Paige

It seems like everyone in the YA book blogging world is talking about the new twist on the Oz story written by Danielle Paige, called, Dorothy Must Die. I've had this book on my TBR list since I first heard the title! But then when I saw the cover I became even MORE excited! But the wait will soon be over! It's set to release on April 1st, but for those of us who just can't wait, below you will find out how you can get your hands on the first 12 Chapters of this debut novel!

Travel back to Oz and take a deliciously devilish walk down a darker brick road by checking out the first 12 chapters of the highly anticipated DOROTHY MUST DIE now: http://www.epicreads.com/blog/read-the-first-12-chapters-of-dorothy-must-die/

In this reimagined Oz, the Good Witches can’t be trusted, Wicked Witches may just be the good guys, and Dorothy has become its tyrannical ruler.  Gritty, compelling, and high stakes, DOROTHY MUST DIE by Danielle Paige reimagines L. Frank Baum's Wizard of Oz series in a way you've never seen before.

Arriving just in time for the 75th anniversary of The Wizard of Oz and already slated to become a CW show produced by Heroes creator Tim Kring, DOROTHY MUST DIE by Danielle Paige will be on sale April 1st.

So, we've got Good Witches behaving badly and "friendly" Wicked Witches?? What could possibly go wrong in this new twist on an old classic? I personally LOVE when old fairytales and classic stories from my childhood are taken and retold in a way that doesn't take away from the original, just adds a new spin. Just from reading the first 12 chapters I can tell Danielle Paige has done just that and more.

I know I'll be going to work late (or I might even take the day off!!) just so I can get my hands on this book the second Barnes & Noble opens and begin reading it right away!

Want to read the first 12 chapters and find out all there is to know about this new Young Adult Author? Look no further...

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DOROTHY MUST DIE will be available April 1st
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SYNOPSIS

Crash landing via tornado into a childhood nightmare, Amy Gumm finds the lime-lit, sparkling city of Oz a far cry from its former over-the- rainbow glory. The culprit? That bitch from Kansas: Dorothy Gale. Power-hungry and invincible, Dorothy has turned everything on its head. Now, the Scarecrow conducts inhumane experiments on the winged monkeys, the Tin Woodman is a trained killer, and the Lion is a deranged monster out for blood.

Upon arriving, Amy is immediately inducted into The Revolutionary Order of the Wicked, a group of not-so-wicked witches that are determined to rid their land of Dorothy. Now, Amy will have to show more gumption than was ever necessary in her Kansas trailer park life. When everyone has ulterior motives and no one is whom they seem, it's not easy to know what to do next. But one thing's for sure: Dorothy must die.

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To learn just how Dorothy Gale got back to Kansas and what made her so evil, plunge into Paige's world with NO PLACE LIKE OZ, the prequel digital novella to DOROTHY MUST DIE, on sale now: http://www.epicreads.com/books/no-place-like-oz/9780062280763/
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Dorothy Must Die Chapters 1 - 12

Danielle Paige is a graduate of Columbia University. 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.

Books of the Month (January '14)

I buy A LOT of books. Some weeks I buy more than others but as a whole I'd say I can end up buying upwards of 5 a week. For some that might be nothing, but considering I have a strict rule about the condition of my books when I purchase them, my funding to buy brand new books isn't where I'd like it to be. Even so, I rather starve myself in order to buy books.

Therefore, after someone asked me if I ever blog about the books I buy I began to wonder if I should? I'd hate to just list every month "here's what I bought" as if to show off what I have and you don't? Nah...my blog is more of a "here's what I've read and why you should too."

So, I think I will not only list what books I have bought every month, but also give a sentence or two on WHY I purchased this book out of ALL the others I may have seen in the book store. Trust me it will be no more than a sentence or two! Especially this month because I may have gone a bit crazy with buying books! But hey, I got over $200 worth of B&N gift cards! What did you expect?

Books purchased from 12/28 - 1/31:

Aunt Dimity's Death by Nancy Atherton - This is one of those titles that just caught my eye right away in the mystery section. With so many flashy titles substituting bakery or cat lingo for murder in their titles, there was something about this one that said, "pick me! pick me!"

David and Goliath by Malcolm Gladwell - Whatever Glenn Beck recommends I buy and I read. Some quicker than others. This is one of those that it seems EVERYONE is reading (as well as his earlier books which I may pick up as well if I like this one).

Good Tidings and Great Joy by Sarah Palin - I read her last two books from cover to cover and loved them both. Stands to reason I should love this one.

Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood - I met Margaret Atwood at a book signing in Washington, DC last September. When I met her I had only read The Handmaid's Tale at the time even though the "it" book of hers was the conclusion to her trilogy. I figured I aught to give it a chance...

The Year of the Flood by Margaret Atwood - see previous answer...

Life After Life by Kate Atkinson - Heard great things about this book. The cover and the title always spoke to me, but I held out until the paperback edition came out before I purchased it.

Lone Survivor by Marcus Lutrell - uhm, DUH!

The Last Lion (Visions of Glory: 1874-1932) by William Manchester - I've been searching high and low, far and wide, for as comprehensive a book as I could find on the life of Winston Churchill and it looks like the only way I could find one was with this 3 book set.

The Last Lion (Alone: 1932-1940) by William Manchester

The Last Lion (Defender of the Realm: 1940-1965) by William Manchester

Hollow City: Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children the Sequel by Ransom Riggs - I know I wasn't the only one waiting for this book to come out!? I was so excited I actually went to work late and had B&N go down into their stock room to get it for me! Can you imagine the store had been open 10 minutes and they didn't have it on the shelves yet?!

What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? by Henry Farrell - Love the movie and when I saw this on the shelf in passed I just had to get it.

Long Walk to Freedom by Nelson Mandela - I'm slowly collecting autobiographies on world leaders who deserve to be remembered and studied. Nelson Mandela is on my short list.

Perfect by Rachel Joyce - Her debut book about Harold Frye was so great I just couldn't put it down. I still remember seeing the title and standing there, in the middle of the store, reading the book. I got to page 20 before I realized I should just buy the damn thing. I'm sure this book will have that same effect on me.

The Sting Man: Inside Abscam by Robert W. Greene - The movie, I've heard, is amazing, and so before I see it I'd like to read the book it was based on.

Mary Poppins, She Wrote: The Life of P. L. Travers by Valerie Lawson - See previous answer.

Daughter of Destiny: An Autobiography by Benazir Bhutto - I ordered this book through Amazon last year and it arrived in a condition that was unacceptable to me. I gave it away to a friend. On a whim, I decided to try again and see if I would yet again receive a copy as dreadful as the last? It was brand new! So now I can finally read about this infamous woman. The first and only female Prime Minister of Palestine who was assassinated.

Heaven is for Real by Todd Burpo - I've heard of this true story (who hasn't) and now it's been made into a movie starring Greg Kinnear (who I love) and so I must read it before I see the movie.

*Splintered by A. G. Howard - I love the cover art. Isn't that a good enough reason to buy a book?

*Unhinged by A. G. Howard - see previous answer.

*Philomena: A Mother, Her Son, and Fifty-Year Search by Martin Sixsmith - I love Dame Judi Dench and I'm excited for this movie starring her. And yet again, can't see a movie that's based on a book before I've read the book.

*The Monuments Men by Robert M. Edsel - see previous answer.

*Her Dark Curiosity by Megan Shepherd - I pre-ordered this book through her parents small book shop. She will be personalizing the book as well! Aside from that, her debut book, The Madman's Daughter, was another great story I couldn't put down until I finished the entire thing.

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