Strange the Dreamer

Strange the Dreamer - Laini Taylor

Synopsis (from Goodreads)
"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 or lose his dream forever."

Review
"On the second sabbat of Twelfthmoon, in the city of Weep, a girl fell from the sky. Her skin was blue, her blood was red."

How about THAT for an opening line? (read the rest of the prologue here)

And that GORGEOUS cover! This is the UK cover and I am in love. Usually I don't really care about covers one way or another but I can always appreciate a beautiful book.

Ahhhh what can I even say about this book? I LOVED it. It ticked all the boxes for me:

Interesting and complex characters
Fascinating new world with rich culture and history
Gods and goddesses and lost myths!
Adventure!
LIBRARIES!
Beautiful writing
Super cute and swoon-y romance

I really don't know what more I can say about it. Laini Taylor has gorgeous writing, I loved the two main characters and the personal journeys they go through. I loved the world-building! Completely new and original and it made me want to know more about everything. It's definitely high fantasy, so be aware of that going in. And while there is a sequel (it's a duology), the plot in this one wraps up nicely while preparing for the larger story to continue.

I really enjoyed this book and would recommend it to everyone!

Rating
I give this book 5 stars!!!

Details
Genre: YA, Fantasy
Language: Some, but not frequent and not very strong
Sex: Some references to past rapes (though that word is never used). Nothing graphic is described. Lots of kissing!
Violence: Some violence, nothing graphic.

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