Review by smepplin95 - Strange the Dreamer

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smepplin95 's review for:

Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor

4.25

adventurous inspiring mysterious sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I really enjoyed the plot and setting of this book. The author is a great storyteller! I will definitely be reading the sequel as well.

I do want to warn potential readers that some of the subject matter was darker than I expected from reading the dust jacket summary (

infants and small children being brutally murdered - this event is mentioned frequently throughout the book

). There were also some really beautiful moments in the book too though, and I found myself genuinely curious about the mysteries of Weep.

I have two criticisms: one is that the book’s pacing dragged a bit at some points. There were times when I knew from foreshadowing that a big event was coming, but I had to slog through several chapters of characters’ conversations or daily life stuff before anything actually happened. My other criticism is that I felt Sarai was a more fully fleshed out character than Lazlo; I liked him, but I had trouble understanding his emotions and motives. He was just sort of a generic “good person.”

Overall, though, this was a good story and worth a read if you like fantasy and mythology!

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