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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.

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?

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?

Welcome to Weep.

I'll start reading it tomorrow.

I'm starting today, too :) This is one of my favourite books and I'm so excited to reread it. Amazon is saying my Muse of Nightmares pre-order won't get here until the 9th, though. Sob!

I heard so much about this book and the cover is beautiful :D
Can't wait to read it :)

I'm starting today! Really excited to read this with y'all!

Currently reading it so I am going to jump in!

12.5% (view spoiler)[So I hate Thyon Nero and I want him to die for taking away my precious Lazlo's books and I wish he was dead. (hide spoiler)]

25% (view spoiler)[So the whole godspawn part of this story and Sarai and her family, it just feels so different from what the story began as? I mean I like it, I just didn't expect it to happen like this!So many questions, and no answers in sight! I both hate and LOVE when that happens! (hide spoiler)]

12% (view spoiler)[It seems that the "Golden Child" Thyon Nero hasn't such a great life after all but he is an a**. And i am sure he has a "good"(bad) reason to take Lazlo's books... So, Strange really found a way to make gold :) With a fairy tale book :D And how they just "by the way" mentioned that the people in this book have a soul? Like a second blood circulation? WOW :) (hide spoiler)]

16% (view spoiler)[And here we have our reason: he wanted to learn the language of the Lost City and present it as it was his work.... and then they won't even let Lazlo try to get one of the 3 spots... I AM FURIOUS! that's so unfair... But thank god, Lazlo had the courage to speak to the General(?) and they took him with them :) And now we have a 2nd POV... i don't really like that but we will see how it goes :) (hide spoiler)]

i am so curious to see what the moths have to do with all that, after all they are on the covers and even mentioned in the books more than once...

Which edition of the books do you all have?
or

It's not important, just curious :)
(I have the yellow/blue one)

Lisa wrote: "Which edition of the books do you all have?
or

It's not important, just curious :)
(I have the yellow/blue one)"

I have :)

Lisa wrote: "i am so curious to see what the moths have to do with all that, after all they are on the covers and even mentioned in the books more than once..."

Ooooh, you'll find out in a bit! It's not what you are expecting, I can tell you that much!

Lisa wrote: "Which edition of the books do you all have?
or

It's not important, just curious :)
(I have the yellow/blue one)"

I have !

Ritika wrote: "Lisa wrote: "i am so curious to see what the moths have to do with all that, after all they are on the covers and even mentioned in the books more than once..."

Ooooh, you'll find out in a bit! It..."

I love their significance and was curious the first time I read this, as well. I have always loved moths and butterflies and this book made me love them even more.

I like butterflies and moths if me and them keep some distance between us... yesterday there was a... *looking for the english word*... oh! it's moth :p in my room at night and i stood there frozen. i don't like them flying in my direction or touching me :(

... but they are pretty on the cover...

67.5% (view spoiler)[Another person i wish was dead? Minya!!! Someone SERIOUSLY needs to kill that 6 year old!Also I can feel the purity of the romance that is about to develop between Lazlo and Sarai and I am SO HERE FOR IT! (hide spoiler)]

Lisa wrote: "I like butterflies and moths if me and them keep some distance between us... yesterday there was a... *looking for the english word*... oh! it's moth :p in my room at night and i stood there frozen..."

I totally get this! I have super thick, curly hair and I was once driving late at night with the windows down and a moth somehow flew in and got tangled in my hair. Haha!

It was a really big one and first i didn't see it and i thought it was a mice... horror moment :(

1/4 of Strange the Dreamer: (view spoiler)[I forgot how infuriating the first portion of this is! Thyon drives me into an absolute rage! Lazlo is just far too precious for this treatment.

As this is my second reading, the sudden perspective shift didn't catch me by surprise but my utter delight at being introduced to Sarai, and the whimsical individuals she resides with, has not changed. (hide spoiler)]

Is it odd that I really want Laini Taylor to write a threave love story?

Dannii wrote: "Is it odd that I really want Laini Taylor to write a threave love story?"

That would be weird, but honestly? I get it!
Finished (view spoiler)[ I mean I hate Minya so much but at the end scene I felt a little for her, damnit Laini Taylor!!! Also Lazlo's transformation is the BEST THING EVER! (hide spoiler)]

I just reserved this from the library so I will join once it arrives :)

Ritika wrote: "Dannii wrote: "Is it odd that I really want Laini Taylor to write a threave love story?"

That would be weird, but honestly? I get it!
Finished [spoilers removed]"

I completely agree. Lazlo has my whole heart!

Kathryn wrote: "I just reserved this from the library so I will join once it arrives :)"

Yay!

2/4 of Strange the Dreamer: (view spoiler)[There's not a single part of this that doesn't make my heart ache with all its unending loveliness. Even the chapter titles are all beautiful!

I especially loved Lazlo's description of his first viewing of Weep. I could see and feel the sprawl of waterfall and forest below him, with the city nestles in the centre. (hide spoiler)]

Chapter 5 // 10%

(view spoiler)[Lazlo shouldn't give the book, Miracles for Breakfast, to Thyon. He should make the gold himself that way he could be the aristocracy in this awful caste system. (hide spoiler)]

Ritika wrote: "12.5% [spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[That's my feeling right now. Shrestha it is. That Nero stole my Lazlo's dream. (hide spoiler)]

Starting book 2! I'm scared!!

3/4 of Strange the Dreamer: (view spoiler)[Lazlo's dreams are as pure as the rest of him and I honestly don't think I could love him anymore! Some of my favourite sections of this book are where Lazlo and Sari converse inside his dreams.

Thyon's airless dreams make me pity him. He is an unlikable character but only because circumstances have made him so.. (hide spoiler)]

Lisa wrote: "16% [spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[I hate Thyon for forcing Lazlo to give his books to the golden godson to use at his own gain. But in a way, that event has pushed him to step out in front of the general and take his dream. I love the last thing he spoke to Thyon was 'You can keep the books'. (hide spoiler)]

Chapter 16 // 26%

(view spoiler)[This thought keeps bugging me. The story started with the blue girl who fell from the sky and it even mentioned that the blue skin meant something in the city of Weep. But what does it mean? The girl fell from the sky on the second sabbat of Twelfthmoon. It'll happen after Lazlo arrive at Weep?

I also really want to know who was that blue girl. I hope it's not Sarai. The moths at the end of chapter 16 kind of point into that direction. (hide spoiler)]

Ritika wrote: "25% [spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[I think it kind of make sense in a way. We now know that the city lost its name because people of slew gods 15 years ago. The story in prologue probably happen after Lazlo arrive at Weep.

So, in people of Weep's knowledge, God has long been slauthered and maybe that the first time they've seen one in 15 years. (hide spoiler)]

Chapter 22 // 34%

(view spoiler)[I kind of knew why Godslayer brought faranji to Weep so I wasn't surprised when the ghost told it to Sarai. But when Minya called Godslayer Sarai's papa, I was like...

(hide spoiler)]

Chapter 26 // 39%

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In all of Great Ellen's years in the nursery it had manifested only once, and Korako had taken the baby away on the spot.

Was that baby Lazlo? I think it could be him but why his skin isn't blue? What do you think? (hide spoiler)]

That is such a good guess ^^^

Ch 11 (end of part 1) - (view spoiler)[ I'm so glad Lazlo spoke up for himself! Now he can have a little adventure in his life. Too bad that Thyon will be joining him; I'm sure he will find another opportunity to take advantage of poor Lazlo. (hide spoiler)]

4/4 of Strange the Dreamer: (view spoiler)[Even the second-time around that ending hurts so much! I feel for all the characters caught up in the unending cycle of grief and pain. Not even Minya is beyond forgiveness, for all she has had to carry. The real antagonists to this plot are the old gods and it makes for such an interesting reading when you find yourself rooting for both sides of the argument. I can't wait to see how it is all going to be resolved in book two. (hide spoiler)]

Dannii wrote: "That is such a good guess ^^^"

Right!!! Here's another one to support my little theory...
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"You're cultivating patches of blue under your eyes."

LAZLO IS TURNING BLUE!? (hide spoiler)]

Chapter 39 // 64%

(view spoiler)[I really want to know what Eril-Fane is going to do ... one side is people of Weep and another side is his flesh and blood. I think at some point he loves Sarai. So, it must be hard for him to decide. It's kind of a lose-lose situation for him. You know what I mean. (hide spoiler)]

25% (view spoiler)[Yeah this whole Sarai being a ghost thing? Not working for me! Also about the prologue, wasn't Korako the one who tested the kids? (hide spoiler)]

50% (view spoiler)["Do you wanna die, too?" Who died first Minya? SHe killed the Ellen's didn't she? (hide spoiler)]

75% (view spoiler)[ What is it with Laini Taylor's villains? They are terrible people but you feel so bad for them. They were made evil not born. Why can't we have someone who is just evil for the hell of it? I mean seriously! (hide spoiler)]

100% (view spoiler)[That ending, awwww! Though everything did wrap up a little too happily for my tastes! I still really liked it! Lazlo didn't have enough screen time in this one I'm telling ya! (hide spoiler)]

Ch 22 (end of Part 2) - (view spoiler)[ Well, now they are all in the same town and I guess, about to face off against each other. I'm still trying to reconcile the Godslayer-the hero vs. Godslayer-the killer of children. I also wonder what will happen when Lazlo finds out about this dark side. Thyon didn't play much of a role in this section of the book, which seemed strange...I wonder what he will be up to in the coming part. (hide spoiler)]

Chapter 50 // 79%

(view spoiler)[Don't be Sarai ... Please, don't be Sarai. I wish it would be Miny who fell from the sky. (hide spoiler)]

khungkhing wrote: "

Chapter 50 // 79%

[spoilers removed]"

This BROKE me!

1/4 of Muse of Nightmares: (view spoiler)[The introduction of new characters initially threw me. It was also interesting to see how other humans react to getting taken by the gods. To the sisters the gods were their saviours from the drudgery of everyday life, rather than the stuff of nightmares, as they are viewed in Weep. (hide spoiler)]

Finished

(view spoiler)[The scene that Lazlo met Sarai's body broke my heart. When he took Sarai to Minya and asked her to catch his lover's ghost, I was shouting a series of 'NOOOOOO!!!!!'. Don't get me wrong, I don't want Sarai gone but I don't want her to be just a pawn for Minya to use in order to control Lazlo. (hide spoiler)]