Take away all that you know about the Broadway show and remember this was used as an inspiration to create said show. Okay, that being said.... This book was kinda a mess. There was a lot of things that just happened without much of an explanation and it really goes throughout the Wicked Witch's life from birth until her end. That's a long timeline to fit a lot of stuff into! There were so many events talked about but not many of explanations of some plot (if you can call it a plot) points, which led me a bit confused. It was very slow, some parts were more developed than others, but still didn't feel wrapped up in the end like a book should.