Published by: Little Brown
To Be Released on: March 28th, 2017
Series: Strange the Dreamer #1
Purchase from: Amazon | B&N | Indiebound
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Rating: 5 Stars
Source: e-arc from publisher to review in exchange for my honest review
A new epic fantasy by National Book Award finalist and New York Times bestselling author Laini Taylor of theDaughter of Smoke & Bone trilogy.
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. 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. 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 to lose his dream forever.
What happened in Weep two hundred years ago to cut it off from the rest of the world? What exactly did theGodslayer slay that went by the name of god? And what is the mysterious problem he now seeks help in solving?
The answers await in Weep, but so do more mysteries—including the blue-skinned goddess who appears in Lazlo's dreams. How did he dream her before he knew she existed? and if all the gods are dead, why does she seem so real?
In this sweeping and breathtaking new novel by National Book Award finalist Laini Taylor, author of the New York Times bestselling Daughter of Smoke & Bone trilogy, the shadow of the past is as real as the ghosts who haunt thecitadel of murdered gods. Fall into a mythical world of dread and wonder, moths and nightmares, love and carnage.
Welcome to Weep.
Beautifully written, and utterly mesmerizing. Laini Taylor proves once again that I will read anything she writes. I'm pretty sure I say this about all of her newest releases, but this just may be her best book yet. I couldn't devour this book fast enough.
Strange the Dreamer is one of those books that effortlessly pulls you into it's entangling, magical world, and ensnares you with it's poetic like writing style. While I normally like to talk about the characters and specific aspects of the book, all I want to talk about is Taylor's writing. It is beautiful. Her vivid descriptions effortlessly bring every aspect of this book to life. I am in love with the writing of this book. I wanted to crawl into this book, and hang out in far longer than it took me to read it.
Taylor has a way of making it incredibly easy to visualize all of the details of her book. From her rich world building to her complex characters, and everything in between. I loved it. I wanted more. I couldn't read it fast enough, yet I wanted to take my time and savor everything I was reading. Taylor's writing is addictive.
True to a Taylor's writing style, this book is not without unforgettable characters, rich world building, romance, magic, friendship, intrigue, heartache, danger, revenge, forgiveness, and destruction. The way she writes and infuses these elements together is heartbreakingly beautifully. It leaves you feeling satisfied, and wanting more all at the same time.
My word, I hope Taylor never stops writing. I did not want this book to end. This is one book that I'd definitely recommend picking up.
My word, I hope Taylor never stops writing. I did not want this book to end. This is one book that I'd definitely recommend picking up.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Laini Taylor is the New York Times bestselling author of the global sensation the Daughter of Smoke & Bone trilogy: Daughter of Smoke & Bone, Days of Blood & Starlight, and Dreams of Gods & Monsters, and the companion e-novella, Night of Cake & Puppets. She is also the author of the Dreamdark books Blackbringer and Silksin
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Eeee :D Five stars. <3 Yay :D I'm reading this next, I think, and I'm so, so excited. I haven't read any of her books yet, but have them all :) Thank you for sharing. <3 So glad you loved it lots :)
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