More reviews on my blog, Exploring Pages.'"That part is simple," Mombi said. "The witch is going to burn."-- Danielle Paige, The Witch Must BurnThe Witch Must Burn is a prequel novella to Danielle Paige's Dorothy Must Die, released months after the release of the actual novel. As big of a fan I am of Paige's debut novel and couldn't stop recommending it to everyone, it was nothing but obvious I had to read this one too. I liked this addition to the series. I really do. Then why do have this feel...

3.5 starsThis short novella was about Jellia, Dorothy’s lady’s maid, and her magic. Glinda knew something about Jellia that even Jellia didn’t know, and tried to use that to her advantage.I felt quite sorry for Jellia and the position she was put in, and it seemed obvious that she was getting a rough deal from both Dorothy and Glinda. I did like the surprise twists thrown in there, and the little details like Glinda only eating pink food.. It will be interesting to find out what happens in the n...

I liked this one A LOT! I love Jellia. Review to come.

Rating: 4/5In the second prequel of Dorothy Must Die, we get a little insight on Jellia, the head-maid for the first book and life in Oz after Dorothy becomes its ruler. Jellia is working on the palace under Dorothy but knows that things aren't looking good for Oz. One day Glinda appears and asks for Jellia to spend the summer working for her. But Glinda isn't looking for a maid, but someone with enough magic to start up her magic-sucking machine. In Glinda's palace Jellia will learn a few secre...

3.5 starsThis is Jellia's tale. Friend of Ozma, head servant for Dorothy. If you have not read Dorothy Must Die, I highly suggest reading that before this book. Spoilers ahead if you have not read the first book yet. You have been warned....This book has me feeling really bad for Jellia, especially after what happens to her in Dorothy Must Die. Although this story dies give us greater insight into who what role she really plays in the story. It also had me wishing she played a larger role. But I...

3.5. I like the added bonus's to the story, but why can't the author just add this information into the regular books she has been writing?? I don't think I'm going to spend the time and money right now on the third novella, I'll just jump right into The Wicked Will Rise because I already own it. It just seems silly to write 3 separate 100 page books. To me it makes it seem the author isn't a good enough writer to incorporate and flow everything together.

This is post originally on Vivian's Book Pavilion The Witch Must Burn So this is the best novella in this book, I love it. And…there is Nox!!!!! How can I not like it? But I also remind the moment when Amy realized Jellia and Nox had a past. Yet…actually…nothing happened between Jellia and Noz!!! Or perhaps not in this novella…so Nox looks just as great as usual to me. I know, that’s not the point. So…how can I not love this book when spoil idiot Dorothy was gone, Jellia’s back, and Nox inv...

I love these books and am eagerly awaiting the next full sized installment in March 2015.This prequel follows the journey of Jellica, a maid in the Emerald Palace. Jellica has some of her own magic and attracts the attention of Glinda the no-longer-good-witch in Oz. Everyone's done a role reversal in Paige's version of Somewhere Over the Rainbow. Dorothy is now tyrant whose seized power from Ozma the rightful ruler. The Scarecrow has morphed into a disturbing version of Dr. Frankenstein, the Cow...

I really liked Dorothy Must Die. I enjoyed the first prequel--seeing how Dorothy ended up as the dictator she did was great. I was really looking forward to the next book in the series.This has destroyed my enthusiasm. It didn't add to the narrative in any way that couldn't be incorporated into the larger narrative. I feel like the publisher wanted Paige to put something out and she polished her notes about a secondary character to make it a novella.Disappointing. The fact that the next novel in...

Overall Thoughts I found this one more enjoyable than the first No Place Like Oz, mostly because of Jellia. I found her super sweet and loved her point of view. I'm a huge fan of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and so getting to read from all these different characters and their point of views is so much fun. Mostly because it's a more twisted, dark version. And who doesn't like dark and twisted? ;)Until Next Time, Emerald BookWorm

¡Necesito ya The Wicked Will Rise! "She tittered gaily; it was like watching an eagle try to sound like a mouse."

I was so extremely disappointed when Jellia died in the main book series. I loved her character so much I was hoping someone would save her. She was so compassionate and sweet i couldn’t deal when the lion ate her.This short story is told from Jellias point of view and gave us a glimpse of how she became involved with the Revolutionary Order of the Wicked. I always wondered that and we finally get the answer in this short story. I loved everything about it. Also, she is half fairy?!? Say whatttt...

Yee, I love Jellia - even though I think like liked No Place Like Oz better than this one.I thought this was interesting but not captivating, and the story was just okay for me.

Read all my reviews on http://urlphantomhive.booklikes.com Maybe 2.5 StarsSo far the Dorothy Must Die series has not been working for me, but I still had this little novella so I wanted to give it one more shot. The Witch Must Burn adds a little bit more to some of the characters, and how they met and are connected, but ultimately it couldn't convince me to keep reading the series. The villains are made from cardboard - or at least their plans and intentions are. There is a little hint that the

[4.5]My favourite so far. It gives us so much context and I love everything about it. So amazing.

What? A different, unexpected character's perspective. Prequels are what every other fandom wants so I'm pleased to learn about Oz before the protagonist of "Dorothy Must Die" gets there. "The Witch Must Burn" is from Jellia's point of view. She is Dorothy's head maid who takes the fall for some of Amy's action in "Dorothy Must Die." It turns out she was part of the Order of the Wicked but not much else is known about her so it's not a character I was expecting to headline one of the prequels. H...

This novella paints a picture of Dorothy and Glinda through the eyes of Jellia, a maid at the palace in the Emerald City. Serving Dorothy is a nightmare but when she is snatched by Glinda to serve in her pink palace, Jellia discovers an evil plot in store for the whole of Oz. The author does an excellent job in making me hate particular characters and wish for their demise. I'm absolutely hating Dorothy before I've even picked up the first Dorothy Must Die book!

This was the second prequel in the Dorothy Must Die series. I think that I liked this a bit better than No Place Like Oz (prequel #1). I say this mainly because of Jellia. I love her! And I found Dorothy a little bit (*cough a lot a bit *cough) annoying. (view spoiler)[This prequel, I would say started off just a few months (weeks) after the first prequel. This time it was told through Jellia's point of view instead of Dorothy. I think that Danielle Paige does an excellent job of portraying diff...

The Witch Must Burn is a prequel novella of Jellia who is Dorothy’s maid in the palace. She enjoys her work even if she’s no longer working for Ozma her friend but for Dorothy who’s taken over the Emerald City. It’s while at the Emerald City Glinda see’s that there is more than just a maid to Jellia and takes her off to her fortress. While at the Glinda’s pink palace she learns that Glinda’s plans for Oz is much worse than what it was like working for Dorothy. After the real reason that Glinda r...

It had a slow start and I wasn't sure how Jellia was going to fit into everything, but I am glad I got to hear her story. Can't wait to read the next two novellas!