This is such a great example of beautiful prose, compelling plot, and such an amazing swoon worthy romance. Strange the Dreamer has been getting nothing but praise since its release last May, and I am definitely another reader to add to the love. She reminds me a bit of Dickens with how much detail she goes into bringing her world to life, but I never feel bored reading her descriptions.Īlso, the humor in this book was pretty great. That being said, Laini Taylor has some of the most beautiful prose I think I’ve ever read. Now, I’m not the right reviewer to go to for critiques on writing, as I usually know if I like or dislike it…and that’s about it. Okay, but enough about how this was a reread, let’s get to the review. And despite knowing all the major reveals, I was still shocked or emotional when we got to those parts of the book. There were several instances of foreshadowing I caught on the reread that just added to some of the later reveals.
Strange the Dreamer is one of those books that somehow feels new and familiar on the reread. How did he dream her before he knew she existed? And if all the gods are dead, why does she seem so real?ĭid you ever love a book, but forgot how much you LOVED the book? Yeah, that was me on this reread. The answers await in Weep, but so do more mysteries-including the blue-skinned goddess who appears in Lazlo’s dreams.
What happened in Weep two hundred years ago to cut it off from the rest of the world? What exactly did the Godslayer slay that went by the name of god? And what is the mysterious problem he now seeks help in solving? Then a stunning opportunity presents itself, in the person of a hero called the Godslayer and a band of legendary warriors, and he has to seize his chance or lose his dream forever. Since he was five years old he’s been obsessed with the mythic lost city of Weep, but it would take someone bolder than he to cross half the world in search of it. The dream chooses the dreamer, not the other way around-and Lazlo Strange, war orphan and junior librarian, has always feared that his dream chose poorly. Source: Barnes and Noble, Book Depository, AudibleĪdd to Goodreads | Amazon | B&N | Book Depository Synopsis
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