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Book Review: Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor


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Rating: 5 stars

Strange the Dreamer was a masterpiece. I loved every second reading it. I loved Laini Taylor's Daughter of Smoke and Bone trilogy so I thought I'd like this book. Now I'm questioning which book of Laini's I love the most. It's probably a tie between Strange the Dreamer and Daughter of Smoke and Bone.

Strange the Dreamer follows the PoVs of Lazlo Strange and a goddess. Lazlo is an orphan who is obsessed with the forgotten history of a city called Weep. When a group of people from Weep are recruiting talented people at his library, he fights to be part of this team. The other point of view is better left as a surprise. All I'm going to say is that she is awesome.

Taylor is amazing at writing romances. I felt so many feels for the main couple in this book. I think Lazlo is definitely going on my book boyfriend list, because he is such a sweetheart. He loves books and is driven by his dreams. Lazlo sees everything as beautiful and he's just so sweet.

You can't dispute that Taylor's books and characters are unique. I've never felt like her characters are one dimensional ever. I love her writing down to every sentence; you will find so many lovable quotes in her books. I love the mythology that Laini creates in each of her books; I've never read anything like it (and I've read a lot of books). The ending hurt my soul! I'm not going to spoil you, but oh my gosh, that ending is heart wrenching.

I'd highly recommend this book if you've loved Taylor's past works or if you like YA fantasy books like The Star Touched Queen or Ember in the Ashes.

My past reviews of Laini Taylor's books:
Daughter of Smoke and Bone
Days of Blood and Starlight

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