I’ve been meaning to pick this up for years, and it was the first book purchased on my Kindle. To be honest though, I’m not surprised by that one bit. A lot of people think this book is the be all end all of explaining a lot of spiritual things (or at least, that was what I was thinking heading into it), but I wasn’t overwhelmed by it as much as I was expecting to be. There were a lot of good thoughts and a lot of hard ideas to think on wrapped in a narrative that was both supernatural and a little bit loopy. As the final book in the series, it does not disappoint.

As always, the Land of Oz is filled with strong characters and gorgeous settings. It recalls on your knowledge of the three former books in the series as well as testing your memory of the Oz books you read as a child. Just like the others in the series, Out of Oz is a complex book full of unexpected turns and a new way of looking at the traditional Oz-ian legend. Along the way we run into familiar characters such as Brr, more commonly known as the Cowardly Lion Candle and Liir, Rain’s parents Dorthy, the strange girl from Kan-sis and eventually, Tip, a character new to the Wicked series, but recognizable to fans of the Oz-verse. Rain joins the not-so-merry band of The Clock of the Time Dragon, and begins growing up on the road. Since we last saw the Land of Oz, the conflict with Munchkinland has grown into the beginnings of a full blown war. The fantastical conclusion to the Wicked series, follows the journey of Rain, the granddaughter of Elphaba, more commonly known as the Wicked Witch of the West.

Not knowing how far I’ve gone makes it easier for me to plow ahead. I can’t quite put my finger on why, but I think there something to do with not quite comprehending how much I’ve read on the electronic format. I’m devouring books at a crazy rate with this thing. One of my first purchases was a Kindle which I’ve been LOVING. I finally got myself an Amazon account and I subsequently feel like a much more grown up human. Since one of my goals for the year is to read 26 books (that’s one book every two weeks for those of you playing along at home), I thought it might be fun to share some of the books I’m reading and liking with the internet.

Daisy and the Pirates by J.T. Allen