A review by beautifulandfullofmonsters
Muse of Nightmares by Laini Taylor

5.0

2023 REREAD UPDATE:

The first about 45% of this is weaker. The Lazlo and Sarai romance bits are honestly boring to me and get in the way of all the other exciting things going on! They’re in love and I’m happy for them but come on, get to the point! I can’t really fault this book though because it’s so inextricably linked to StD and they’re such a complete story.

All I’m ever looking for from fantasy is the experience I got when reading this duology for the first time unspoiled and with Steve West’s compelling performance. The setup of killing as not being the answer and the oh-so-difficult balance of action, character work, emotions, and thought-provoking points are just unparalleled. It’s all I want!