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Strange the Dreamer (Strange the Dreamer, #1)

Laini Taylor

Start date: March 1, 2019

Finish date: April 30, 2019

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Strange the Dreamer - Mar & Apr

Strange the Dreamer - Chapters 1 - 13
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Dec 18, 2018 Megan Agee rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: read-in-2018

This book is a masterpiece.

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Feb 27, 2019 Vidhya rated it liked it

I am sorry - But this was just not for me.
I loveeed the eloquent word building - but that was about it for me.

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Feb 06, 2019 Nicole rated it really liked it

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First half of this book was so “meh” for me, I almost DNF’d it... but so glad I didn’t because once Lazlo and Sarai meet it was all up hill for me! I love these two and I would freaking die for them!
Minya can take a long walk off of a short cliff and go fly a freaking kite! And do I feel bad I want to throat punch a 6 year old? Hell NO!

536 pages toward the Booktube Games

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Jan 26, 2018 Bran Pendergrass rated it it was amazing

Shelves: the-many-loves-of-my-life, re-read, duo-can-t-go-wrong

Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor

5 Stars and a broken heart!

Lazlo is the dreamer of my heart!!! I went into this thinking that I probably would not love it but would enjoy the story thoroughly that I would probably be left on a cliffhanger, as this style of writing is Laini Taylor’s signature! I thought this because I really enjoyed her other series The Daughter of Smoke and Bone but I did not LOVE it. With this in mind, I delved deep into the world of one Lazlo Stra ...more

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May 03, 2018 Leni - From The White Cottage rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: read-2018

Part 1 was a 5 Star read for me!
But after that it took a different direction from what I had expected and hoped for....

But I have to say beautiful writing but the story wasn't really my thing :( ...more

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Dec 02, 2018 Stephanie rated it it was amazing

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Guys, can I just say that these books were absolutely FANTASTIC?! I don't know why I was hesitating so much to read these but I completely fell in love with the world and the characters and pretty much everything about this book. I kind of wish there was more to the story especially when Lazlo and the rest go off on that journey at the end - it would definitely be interesting to read more about it. But anyways, I loved this book.

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Guys, can I just say that these books were absolutely FANTASTIC?! I don't know why I was hesitating so much to read these but I completely fell in love with the world and the characters and pretty much everything about this book. I kind of wish there was more to the story especially when Lazlo and the rest go off on that journey at the end - it would definitely be interesting to read more about it. But anyways, I loved this book.

The first book was definitely more of a slow burn for me. I took my time reading it and finished it after maybe 4 or 5 days which is quite long for me. However, I loved the time that it took for the author to set everything up but still keeping it very intriguing and the readers (aka me) very entertained. I loved reading about Lazlo and his beginnings and how he fell in love with the forgotten city of Weep to begin with. There were just so much wonderful interactions and dynamics that he had with the rest of the characters.

I also really enjoyed reading about Sarai's perspective as well. The first book had a dual POV set up where we got to read about Lazlo's POV as well as Sarai which I enjoyed. To be fair though, when Sarai first popped up, I was a little confused because it was just so different from Lazlo's world that I did get a bit lost. However, after a few more of her perspective, I was really able to fall in love with her issues and her situation.

In terms of the second book, I pretty much devoured it and finished it in 2 days or so. At that point, I literally just wanted to know everything about what was going on and what really struck out to me for this book was the fact that the author finally shared the history of the gods that were introduced in the first book. I found that absolutely fascinating and knew that where the gods came from was going to play a vital part and it did.

Honestly, everything about these books were just so incredible. I loved learning about the forgotten city of Weep, what really happened 200 years ago and why they disappeared, why the name of the city was gone from everyone, where did the gods come from, the history of their powers and pretty much everything. Everything was so beautifully written and came together seamlessly.

If I had to mention one negative thing, it would be the fact that there were a few incidences where I found the writing to be a bit too lyrical that I would read through it so fast because it literally just flowed so well but then I would realize that I didn't actually absorb anything I just read and would have to go back a page or two. This mostly happened in the second book because, as stated, I devoured that book!

Overall, I absolutely loved these books and would highly, highly recommend it! ...more

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Jul 29, 2020 Book_Phenom rated it really liked it

I wasn't expecting to enjoy this one as much as I did. There was a lot of romance in the second half and instalove that I didn't enjoy. This was the reason for my star deduction. I think the romance was cute, if a bit cheesy. I loved the writing, which was really flowery and whimsical. The prologue is one of the best that I've read. My favorite thing was the main character, Lazlo Strange. He's a librarian, obsessed with a lost city, and a love of books. I love the way he looks at the world and d ...more

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Nov 17, 2018 Baileys Book Babble rated it liked it

Such a beautifully written story and amazingly built world. What I found the hardest with this story was the constant questions. Each time I thought answers would come I was just left with bigger questions.

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Oct 15, 2017 Hannah Cassie rated it it was amazing

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Sep 15, 2017 Ziva (ZzZiva Reads) rated it it was amazing

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I have no words for how beautiful this book is. Everything, not just the writing, but also the mythology, the characters, the story, the dreams, just everything is perfection. It is so moving.
But then this is Laini Taylor, so it couldn't have been anything less. ...more

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